Comparison

Onewheel vs BuildBench

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

BuildBench

Track vehicle restoration projects with detailed parts inventory, cost tracking, and a build journal. Log work with photos and videos, and manage vendor information. Designed for privacy and offline use.

Highlights
  • Multiple project vehicles
  • Parts inventory tracking
  • Cost calculator
  • Build journal with photos
  • Vendor directory
  • Offline data storage
  • Progress sharing
Features
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Document the build. BuildBench is a no-fuss vehicle restoration tracker for hobbyist mechanics, classic car enthusiasts, and weekend builders. Built to be private, offline, and out of your way. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Multiple project vehicles, each with their own: • Parts inventory with status (wishlist, ordered, on shelf, installed) • Needed-parts checklist • Cost calculator with estimated vs. actual side-by-side • Build journal, work logged with photos, milestones flagged, parts arrivals noted • Photo + video gallery • A directory of trusted vendors with parts and quotes linked back to each build HOW IT WORKS Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud upload. Your data is your data. Cross-build views show your full Build Log and a Cost Dashboard so you can see progress across all your projects at a glance. Share progress to Instagram or anywhere else with the built-in post composer, pick photos, write a caption, auto-suggest hashtags based on the vehicle, copy + share in one tap. DESIGNED FOR LIGHT + DARK A blueprint-inspired design with technical labels, dimension lines, and a navy palette. Follows your phone's dark mode automatically. PRO COMING SOON Cloud sync, PDF Build Books, and receipt OCR are on the roadmap. Join the early-access list inside the app to be notified when they launch.

Screenshots

Onewheel4 screens
BuildBench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BuildBench at 5.0 against Onewheel's 3.5. Onewheel's advantage is ratings volume (987 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10 vs 15.5). 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

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

BuildBench 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onewheel ships an update fortnightly, BuildBench monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Onewheel versus BuildBench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnewheelBuildBench
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (987 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings987 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture Motion Incduo2labs

Customer experience

Onewheel

All ratings942 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative32.0%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral16.4%
Negative51.2%

BuildBench

All ratings5 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

BuildBench

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Onewheel

No in-app purchases

None

BuildBench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onewheel free?
Onewheel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuildBench free?
BuildBench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onewheel or BuildBench?
BuildBench is rated higher. Onewheel averages 3.5 out of 5 from 987 ratings, while BuildBench averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Onewheel or BuildBench have ads?
Neither Onewheel nor BuildBench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onewheel or BuildBench?
Onewheel ships an update fortnightly, and BuildBench monthly. Most recently, Onewheel was updated on October 24, 2026 and BuildBench on October 7, 2026.

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