FastAmps vs Baldrick Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastAmps
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Using the FastAmps App allows you to connect to your charger via BlueTooth®, enabling the following features: • Add your charger and give it a name. • See the real-time status of your charger. • Start or stop the charging process. • Lock your charger. • See the charging history over the last week, month, year. • Export charge history data eg to email. • Set charging times. • Enable or disable: solar charging, the charge now button, and charge times. • Change the randomised delay. • View technical information. • View the user manual. • Update your charger firmware. • The app will also tell you if your charger has been subjected to an unsuccessful cyber or tamper attack.
Baldrick Buddy
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Baldrick Buddy finds the Baldrick lighting controllers on your network and lets you run and set them up from one place, without hunting for IP addresses or opening each board's web page. FIND YOUR BOARDS • Every board on the network in one list, with name, type, firmware, address and whether it is receiving data • Search, filter and sort when you have a lot of boards • Tap a board's address to open its web interface in Safari RUN THEM • Start a test pattern to check your wiring, with brightness and colour • Start and stop Cunning FX presets, and choose the one that runs at power-up • Busk Board: big buttons for running looks live, with a Blackout button • See what is sending a board data, and how fast SET THEM UP • Outputs and pixel models: names, pixel counts, colour order, brightness • Relays and dimmers • DMX presets, and the preset sent at power-up • Physical buttons: what a press and a long press do • Board name and network: fixed IP address and WiFi • Create and edit Cunning FX presets and Busk Board buttons Nothing is changed on a board until you tap Save. KEEP THEM UP TO DATE • Update one board, or every board that needs it, and watch them come back • Switch boards between the main, beta and commercial release channels, one at a time or all together • Offline update: download firmware while you have internet, then update boards on a network that has none PRIVATE BY DESIGN Buddy talks only to the boards on your own network. There is no account and no cloud, and your board list and settings never leave your device. The only internet use is downloading firmware when you ask for it. You need Baldrick hardware on the same WiFi or Ethernet network. If nothing is found, check you are on the right network and allow Local Network access when asked.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Baldrick Buddy at every 3 days against FastAmps's every 6 months. FastAmps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FastAmps ships an update every 6 months, Baldrick Buddy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastAmps | Baldrick Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FastAmps Limited | ILightThat |
In-app purchases
FastAmps
No in-app purchases
Baldrick Buddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FastAmps free?
Is Baldrick Buddy free?
Do FastAmps or Baldrick Buddy have ads?
Which is updated more often, FastAmps or Baldrick Buddy?
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