Onewheel vs Vanderhall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time battery monitoring
- Riding parameter tracking
- Customizable ride handling
- LED lighting control
- Wireless firmware upgrades
- GPS ride tracking
- Social sharing and leaderboards
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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
Vanderhall
Control your vehicle's core functions remotely. Monitor internal temperature, status, and range. Manage HVAC, lights, drive modes, and heated seats. Connect to Wi-Fi and update vehicle software over-the-air.
- Remote vehicle on/off
- Real-time vehicle status monitoring
- HVAC system control
- Lighting control
- Drive mode selection
- Heated seat control
- Over-the-air updates
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- Turn on and off the vehicle. - See internal temperature, vehicle state, unlock/lock status, wh/km, odometer, range, faults, etc. - Allows control of hvac system. Control on/off, temperature, and fan speed. - Turn off and on headlights and light bar. - Change drive modes from normal to Crawl, Crab, RWD, Tank, etc. - Control front and back heated seats. - See if vehicle is connected to WiFi. Vehicle will show WiFi it has scanned and allows connecting to those. - Check for updates and allows updating vehicle over-the-air. - Change settings for different measurements of units. - Language support for English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, etc. - Change theme of the app to different dark/light modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vanderhall at 5.0 against Onewheel's 3.5. Onewheel's advantage is ratings volume (987 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10 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.
Vanderhall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onewheel has 987 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Onewheel ships an update fortnightly, Vanderhall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onewheel | Vanderhall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (987 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 987 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Future Motion Inc | Vanderhall Motor Works, Inc |
Customer experience
Onewheel
Vanderhall
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
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- Provide metric unit support
- Enable offline mode
Vanderhall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Onewheel
No in-app purchases
Vanderhall
No in-app purchases
