Comparison

AmpSet Blue vs HAWE eControl

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AmpSet Blue

Configure Sun's Bluetooth Embedded Amplifiers wirelessly using your iOS device. This app allows for on-site tuning of electro-proportional cartridges with an intuitive interface and smart prompts. Save configuration files or email them for backup and reuse.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth configuration
  • Configure electro-proportional cartridges
  • On-site tuning
  • Save and email configuration files
  • Intuitive interface with smart prompts
  • Supports iPad, iPhone, and iPod
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Introducing Sun Hydraulics’ "AmpSet Blue(TM)" app for configuration of Sun's Bluetooth Embedded Amplifiers. This new app is iOS compatible and fully optimized for Sun Hydraulics' electro-proportional cartridges. Configurability is now in the palm of your hand with an iPad or iPhone product using proven wireless Bluetooth technology while maintaining the controller's IP69K sealing. Sun’s AmpSet Blue will allow you to select and interact with individual embedded cartridge valve amplifiers within range of your iPhone or iPad, making on-site ‘tuning’ portable, quick and simple. On-screen graphics and smart prompts will guide the user through the straightforward configuration process that covers all typical parameters associated with proportional valves from command type to coil drive limits. The application also allows the user to save the configuration file or interrogate an unknown controller and send the information via the smart device-installed email client for safe backup or to allow further upload into new controllers as needed.

About

HAWE eControl

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HAWE eControl - The smart configuration and diagnostic cockpit for electronic proportional amplifier in hydraulic applications. Connect your smartphone with the HAWE EV2S-BT proportional amplifier plug via Bluetooth within a few seconds. After successful authentication you will see process data in real time. You can easily change settings and optimize your hydraulic application. Save the setting of your application - send them via e-mail or duplicate them onto another EV2S-BT proportional amplifier. Ideal suited for: + Initial operation at remote locations + Remote diagnostics and condition monitoring of proportional valves + Troubleshooting in electro-hydraulic systems + Adjustment and optimization of your configuration in real time + Duplicating configurations without computer or bus links Functions: + Avoid unauthorized access by setting a password + Live values such as set point, output current, supply voltage and temperature + Scaling of analogue input signals + Scaling of PWM output signals + Configuration of CAN parameters + Definition of Error thresholds + Save, load and send configurations + Firmware update + Support contacts + Demo mode The HAWE eControl App is designed and optimized for the configuration of HAWE EV2S-BT electronic proportional amplifiers.

Screenshots

AmpSet Blue4 screens
HAWE eControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AmpSet Blue at every 2 months against HAWE eControl's every 6 months. AmpSet Blue also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AmpSet Blue ships an update every 2 months, HAWE eControl every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AmpSet Blue versus HAWE eControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpSet BlueHAWE eControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun Hydraulics CorporationHAWE Hydraulik SE

In-app purchases

None

AmpSet Blue

No in-app purchases

None

HAWE eControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AmpSet Blue free?
AmpSet Blue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAWE eControl free?
HAWE eControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AmpSet Blue or HAWE eControl have ads?
Neither AmpSet Blue nor HAWE eControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AmpSet Blue or HAWE eControl?
AmpSet Blue ships an update every 2 months, and HAWE eControl every 6 months. Most recently, AmpSet Blue was updated on October 9, 2026 and HAWE eControl on October 17, 2026.

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