Fluke Connect vs yDrives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fluke Connect
Wirelessly connect to compatible tools to capture live measurements and data remotely. Analyze trends, generate reports with notes and photos, and receive instant alerts for performance changes. Store and access your data securely in the cloud.
- Live tool readings
- Remote data capture
- Real-time trend analysis
- Cloud data storage
- Mobile report generation
- Instant performance alerts
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Connect your Fluke tools, capture live data, and share results instantly—all from your mobile device. Key Features · Live Readings: Collect up to 6 tool measurements remotely and safely. · Trend & Graph: Uncover hidden issues early with real-time data trends. · Cloud Storage: Organize, sync, and access data anytime, anywhere. · Mobile Reports: Create and share reports with measurements, notes, and photos. · Alerts & Monitoring: Receive instant notifications when performance changes.
yDrives
Access alarm descriptions and troubleshooting guides for Yaskawa AC drives instantly. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, including links to user manuals. Supports a wide range of Yaskawa drive models.
- Quick alarm descriptions
- Troubleshooting guides
- Links to user manuals
- Support for multiple Yaskawa drive models
- Multilingual alarm descriptions
- Offline access to information
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The 'yDrives - VFD help' app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Yaskawa AC 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, must have in your First Aid Kit. Currently supported drives: A1000, D1000, E7, F7, G7, J1000, L1000A, P7, P1000, R1000, U1000, V7, V74X, V1000, VS mini, Z1000. The app is in English. For most popular drives the main alarms descriptions are also available in Russian, Português, Spanish and French. DISCLAIMER: This app IS NOT affiliated with Yaskawa Electric Corporation or any of its affiliates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fluke Connect at none against yDrives's 1. Fluke Connect also leads on ratings volume (363 vs 18) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. yDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fluke Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fluke Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluke Connect has 363 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Fluke Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of yDrives's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fluke Connect | yDrives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (363 ratings) — better | 4.2 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 363 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluke Corp. | Evgeny Makarenkov |
Customer experience
Fluke Connect
yDrives
In-app purchases
Fluke Connect
No in-app purchases
yDrives
- All Drives$1.99
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