Comparison

Onewheel vs RootBase

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

Head to head
About

Onewheel

Connect your device to your electric skateboard to monitor battery status, riding parameters, and customize handling. Track your rides, control LED lights, and receive firmware upgrades wirelessly. Share your progress and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery monitoring
  • Riding parameter tracking
  • Customizable ride handling
  • LED lighting control
  • Wireless firmware upgrades
  • GPS ride tracking
  • Social sharing and leaderboards
Features
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The Onewheel app connects your iPhone to your Onewheel. The app uses Bluetooth 4.0 and allows you to monitor many important things about your Onewheel and customize your Onewheel's handling to suit your riding style. • Low battery alert • Regeneration alert (battery overcharge warning when going downhill) • Point of no return message (50% battery charge left) • Battery fully charged notification • New top speed message • Wheelslip detection • Consumption display: tells you how much percentage of a full battery charge you have already burned • Regeneration display: tells you how much percentage of a full battery charge you have regenerated (when going downhill or braking) • Estimated remaining range according to your current riding profile • Total odometer display • Speed display • Board live movement display: shows the movement of your board • Auto connect to your favorite Onewheel • Board name: give your Onewheel a name • Apple Watch app • Social sharing and online leaderboards • GPS track recording DIGITAL SHAPING Change the way your Onewheel rides, the way a surfboard shaper customizes the ride for an individual rider. MONITOR YOUR RIDING Keep track of your battery status and other key riding parameters while you fly through the world. LED LIGHTING CONTROL Control the LED lighting on your Onewheel. FIRMWARE UPGRADES The first boardsport you can upgrade from the cloud! Enhance your riding experience by loading the latest Onewheel firmware onto your Onewheel using your iOS device. No cable required! APPLE WATCH Apple Watch connectivity allows you to monitor your Onewheel's battery status and speed and adjust your Digital Shaping directly from your wrist! Battery disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

About

RootBase

Organize and manage your plant collection with smart watering schedules that adapt to your habits. Track propagations, view a complete care timeline, and keep your plant data backed up.

Highlights
  • Adaptive smart watering schedules
  • Propagation tracking
  • Comprehensive care timeline
  • Organized plant collection management
  • iCloud auto-backup
  • Offline functionality
Features
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RootBase is your homebase for happy, thriving plants. Whether you're nurturing a windowsill succulent or managing a jungle of tropicals, RootBase keeps your entire collection organized and on schedule. A watering schedule that learns from you RootBase uses a smart algorithm that adapts to your actual watering habits, not generic advice. Log a watering or defer a check-in, and the app adjusts its recommendations over time. The more you use it, the smarter it gets. Stay on top of your care routine Your dashboard shows exactly what needs attention right now. Plants are sorted into Needs Check and Upcoming so you always know what to care for today and what's coming next. Quick-action buttons let you log care in a single tap, or defer a check-in with a custom reminder if your plant isn't ready yet. Track propagations from cutting to plant Follow your cuttings through every stage, from fresh cutting to rooted to planted. Track water changes, monitor progress, and convert successful propagations into full plant records with their history intact. A complete care timeline Every watering, fertilizing, repotting, and note is logged in a searchable timeline. Track multiple fertilizer types across your collection and see your full care history at a glance. Your collection, beautifully organized Add photos, track health status, note growing medium and pot size, organize by room, manage dormancy. All in a clean, intuitive interface with full dark mode support. Your data, backed up and safe Back up your entire collection, database and photos, to iCloud automatically. Export and import ZIP backups anytime. Your plant data stays yours. Features: Smart watering schedule powered by an adaptive learning algorithm Propagation tracking through every lifecycle stage Multi-fertilizer tracking linked to individual watering events Photo galleries with full-screen viewing and zoom Care event timeline with filtering and search Push notifications for watering reminders iCloud auto-backup and restore Full dark mode with health-status color coding Works offline, no account required

Screenshots

Onewheel4 screens
RootBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RootBase at 5.0 against Onewheel's 3.5. Onewheel's advantage is ratings volume (950 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RootBase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onewheel has 950 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onewheel ships an update fortnightly, RootBase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Onewheel versus RootBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnewheelRootBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (950 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings950 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture Motion IncRootBase Labs LLC

Customer experience

Onewheel

All ratings942 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative32.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral16.5%
Negative50.8%

RootBase

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Onewheel

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disconnects during rides
  • Inaccurate battery and mileage reporting
  • Mandatory tutorial videos won't skip
  • Ride data not saving properly
  • Achievements not tracking correctly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add audible pushback warnings
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Implement board locking/security
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve ride history and analytics
Show 2 more
  • Provide metric unit support
  • Enable offline mode

RootBase

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Onewheel

No in-app purchases

None

RootBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onewheel free?
Onewheel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RootBase free?
RootBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onewheel or RootBase?
RootBase is rated higher. Onewheel averages 3.5 out of 5 from 950 ratings, while RootBase averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Onewheel or RootBase have ads?
Neither Onewheel nor RootBase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onewheel or RootBase?
Onewheel ships an update fortnightly, and RootBase every 2 months. Most recently, Onewheel was updated on September 22, 2026 and RootBase on September 21, 2026.

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