FloatHub vs Float Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FloatHub
Monitor your boat's location and system status remotely. View publicly available vessel data nearby and access a history of your boat's key metrics like voltage, speed, and depth.
- Vessel location tracking
- Real-time system status
- Nearby vessel data
- Historical system data
- Voltage, speed, depth monitoring
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The FloatHub app currently lets you see the location and status of your vessel, publicly available data about vessels in your vicinity, and a recent history of your vessels systems (voltages, speed, depth, 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 in-app purchases: FloatHub at none against Float Hub's 2. FloatHub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Float Hub's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FloatHub asks for nothing beyond the download.
FloatHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Float Hub has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FloatHub ships an update every 44 months, Float Hub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FloatHub | Float Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modiot Labs LLC | The Float Life |
Customer experience
FloatHub
Float Hub
In-app purchases
FloatHub
No in-app purchases
Float Hub
- Setup Tool Full Access (Early)$29.99
- Setup Tool - Full Access$39.99
