ExSkate vs Float Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExSkate
Control and monitor your electric scooter with this app. Customize ride settings, manage lighting, and track your journeys. It also facilitates over-the-air firmware updates for your device.
- Real-time status display
- Customizable ride profiles
- Ride mode and cruise control settings
- Adjustable lighting modes
- OTA firmware upgrades
- Odometer and trip tracking
- Route history
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Bringing you an intuitive ride experience! 1. Status display for speed, battery level, riding mode etc. 2. Customizable acceleration and brake profiles, drive gearing, and wheel sizes etc. 3. Change ride modes, toggle cruise control, and set standby duration etc. 4. Change lighting modes, brightness, color, etc. 5. Beginning OTA firmware upgrade. 6. Odometer, tripmeter etc. 7. Current riding route, past riding routes etc.
Float Hub
Streamline the setup of your VESC®-based electric board. Offers popular hardware presets, configuration warnings, and an intuitive interface for motor, IMU, and package setup.
- VESC®-based board setup
- Hardware presets
- Configuration warnings
- User-friendly UI
- Motor setup
- IMU setup
- Package setup
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NOTE: Float Hub is free to download, but requires a one-time in-app purchase of $39.99 USD to access its full functionality. Float Hub is your solution to an easy and streamlined setup process for your VESC®-based board. With many popular hardware presets to pick from, warnings for concerning configurations, and a user-friendly UI that keeps everything important up-front with the more advanced options out of arms reach, the Motor, IMU, and Package Setup process has never been easier! --- If you experience any issues, please report them to Nico@TheFloatLife.com with details on your board, your phone, and the issue you experienced.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Float Hub at 88% against ExSkate's 0%. Float Hub also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 months). ExSkate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Float Hub sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ExSkate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Float Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ExSkate's written reviews are positive against 88% of Float Hub's.
ExSkate ships an update every 25 months, Float Hub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExSkate | Float Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUNTO TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. | The Float Life |
Customer experience
ExSkate
Float Hub
In-app purchases
ExSkate
No in-app purchases
Float Hub
- Setup Tool Full Access (Early)$29.99
- Setup Tool - Full Access$39.99
