VBusTouch vs WiThrottle Cab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VBusTouch
Monitor your solar system's performance worldwide with detailed temperature charts and yield balances. This app provides real-time system status updates directly on your iPad.
- View detailed temperature charts
- Generate yield balances
- Monitor system status
- Worldwide access
- iPad optimized
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The new RESOL app for the Apple iPad makes your solar yield palpable – worldwide. A touch of your finger is all you need to view detailed temperature charts, generate yield balances and monitor your system‘s status. The basic version of the VBus®Touch app is available for download free of charge in the App Store. More features and extensions are under way. To visualise your individual system with VBus®Touch, a RESOL controller with VBus® data interface (e. g. DeltaSol® BX Plus), connected to the Internet via a DL2 or DL3 datalogger, is required.
WiThrottle Cab
Transform your mobile device into a wireless controller for your model railroad. Operate trains and manage accessories like turnouts remotely over a Wi-Fi network. Enjoy the freedom to follow your trains around the layout without being tethered by wires.
- Handheld model railroad controller
- Wireless operation via Wi-Fi
- Control trains and accessories
- Follow trains around the layout
- Compatible with WiThrottle command stations
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WiThrottle Cab is an application that turns your devices into handheld controllers for your model railroad. With WiThrottle Cab, you can follow your trains around your layout without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a wired device as you move along. Using a wireless network connection and WiThrottle-compatible command stations connected to the network, WiThrottle Cab can be used to run trains and control turnouts, and other accessories that are configured in the command station.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VBusTouch at 44% against WiThrottle Cab's 0%. VBusTouch also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). WiThrottle Cab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. WiThrottle Cab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. VBusTouch asks for nothing beyond the download.
VBusTouch holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of VBusTouch's written reviews are positive against 0% of WiThrottle Cab's.
VBusTouch ships an update every 28 months, WiThrottle Cab every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VBusTouch | WiThrottle Cab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RESOL GmbH | Kostiantyn Kolesnik |
Customer experience
VBusTouch
WiThrottle Cab
In-app purchases
VBusTouch
No in-app purchases
WiThrottle Cab
- Full version, monthly$4.991 Month
- Full version, life-time$49.99
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