WEG Tutorial Code vs sDrives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WEG Tutorial Code
This app helps users identify fault and alarm codes for variable frequency drives and soft starters. It provides possible causes for alarms on automation products manufactured by WEG. The app can be used offline, with optional data updates when connected.
- Identify fault codes
- Identify alarm codes
- Troubleshoot automation products
- Offline functionality
- Product data updates
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WEG has produced this app to help customers identify fault and alarm codes on their variable frequency drives and soft starters. Use this app to identify faults and alarms associated with the full line of automation products manufactured by WEG and to identify possible causes for the alarms. The WEG Tutorial Code does not require an active data connection to run, however if the data connection is actived the product data will be updated when new products are released or when their is a firmware update to the WEG product.
sDrives
Access alarm descriptions, troubleshooting guides, and user manuals for Siemens drives. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, supporting a wide range of drive models.
- Quick alarm description access
- Troubleshooting guides
- Links to user manuals
- Support for multiple Siemens drive models
- Multi-language alarm descriptions
- In-app purchase to unlock all drives
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The 'sDrives - VFD help' app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Siemens drives. In a second you get a full alarm description, troubleshooting guide and even a link to the latest user manual. App greatly helps by commissioning and service giving you the necessary information when you need it and where you need it. It is small but really feature full application. A professional tool for professionals. Currently supported drives: G110, G120 CU240B-2, , G120 CU240E-2, G120 CU230P-2, G120C, G120P, MM420, MM430, MM440, S110, SIMOREG DC-MASTER, SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES VC, V20, V60, V90. The app is in English. For most popular drives the alarms descriptions are also available in Russian, Spanish, French, Italian and simplified Chinese. Free version is fully functioning but is limited with only one randomly chosen drive. If you like the app, you can unlock all the drives by means of in-app purchase. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER This app IS NOT affiliated with Siemens AG or any of its affiliates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: sDrives at 100% against WEG Tutorial Code's 33%. sDrives also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). WEG Tutorial Code's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 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. sDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WEG Tutorial Code asks for nothing beyond the download.
sDrives holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sDrives has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of WEG Tutorial Code's written reviews are positive against 100% of sDrives's.
WEG Tutorial Code ships an update every 9 months, sDrives every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WEG Tutorial Code | sDrives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WEG Equipamentos Eletricos S/A | Evgeny Makarenkov |
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In-app purchases
WEG Tutorial Code
No in-app purchases
sDrives
- All Drives$1.99
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