VRM vs Fluss +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VRM
Monitor and manage your energy systems remotely. Track solar, battery, and power usage in real time, receive alerts, and optimize performance from your smartphone. Ideal for off-grid, marine, or backup power solutions.
- Remote energy system monitoring
- Real-time solar, battery, and power tracking
- Instant alert notifications
- Performance optimization
- Smartphone control
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Stay in control of your energy system anytime, anywhere with the Victron VRM app! Remotely monitor your solar, battery, and power usage in real time, receive instant alerts, and optimize performance—all from your smartphone. Whether you’re off-grid, on a boat, or managing a backup power system, VRM keeps you connected. Download now and take charge of your energy! This app requires your system to be connected to the internet through a Victron Global Remote, Victron Ethernet Remote or Color Control GX / Venus GX.
Fluss +
Transform your iPhone into a secure digital key for electronic gates, garage doors, and other motorized access points. Control access remotely via Bluetooth or WiFi and grant or revoke permissions for multiple users. Enhance security for residential complexes and manage guest access seamlessly.
- Digital key for electronic motors
- Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity
- Grant and revoke user access
- Secure access for residential complexes
- Guest invitation and tracking
- Remote control of gates and garage doors
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Fluss+ turns your iPhone into a key that can open your garage, your gate, your door (anything's that is electronically triggered). Can be triggered either through via bluetooth or WiFi. The Fluss+ hardware must be installed on the motor and the App will communicate with the hardware through bluetooth and/or internet. The owner of the device can share various types of access with other people and revoke access if needed. The target market is anyone who wants to securely control their electronic motor (specifically access control barriers such as gates, garage doors, booms) and wants to share secure access with multiple people It allows controlled access at a residential complex, and allows users to invite guests - and security can track who enters or exits - without the risk of personal details being stolen or sold.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fluss + at 60% against VRM's 40%. Fluss + also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VRM ships an update fortnightly, Fluss + every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRM | Fluss + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victron Energy | Fluss Technologies (PTY) LTD |
Customer experience
VRM
Fluss +
In-app purchases
VRM
No in-app purchases
Fluss +
No in-app purchases
