DV vs BluVac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DV
This application displays real-time vacuum measurements from a wireless micron gauge. It offers advanced features like alarming, customizable themes, unit options, job timers, and data logging with email export capabilities.
- Wireless micron gauge integration
- Real-time vacuum measurement display
- Alarming capabilities
- Customizable colored themes
- Unit of measure options
- Job timers
- Data logging with save and email functionality
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Wireless micron gauge from JB Industries, Inc. that allows user to view vacuum measurement. Alarming capabilities, colored themes, unit of measure options, and job timers are just a few of the advanced features included. Data logging is also provided with ability to save and email logs.
BluVac
Connect to compatible vacuum gauges via Bluetooth to perform detailed system evacuations. Features timed tests, decay tests, and data recording. Offers advanced reporting, multiple gauge connections, and geolocation for enhanced screenshots.
- Bluetooth gauge connection
- Timed evacuation tests
- Decay test functionality
- Detailed results viewing
- mQ Assist integration
- Pro Report feature
- Connect up to 6 gauges
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Easily connect and perform detailed system evacuations with your BluVac+ Pro, BluVac+ LTE, and BluVac+ Micro vacuum gauges via Bluetooth. With the BluVac+ Pro, you can perform timed evacuation and decay tests, set target times, and view detailed results. For BluVac+ LTE and Micro, quickly record and display essential data. The app now features mQ Assist integration for evacuation guidance, an improved interface, and geolocation tracking for enhanced screenshots. Additional upgrades include a new Pro Report feature, the ability to connect up to 6 BluVac gauges simultaneously, and the option to rename gauges by their function (e.g., Pump, Core Tool, System). Plus, the decay test will now only start once the evacuation rate hits zero.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BluVac at 5.0 against DV's 3.3. DV's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 36%) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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.
BluVac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of DV's written reviews are positive against 36% of BluVac's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DV ships an update every 3 months, BluVac every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DV | BluVac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JB Industries, Inc. | Manifold Cloud Services Ltd. |
Customer experience
DV
BluVac
In-app purchases
DV
No in-app purchases
BluVac
No in-app purchases
