Comparison

SKF Shaft alignment vs Balancer Adash

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

Head to head
About

SKF Shaft alignment

This utility app, when paired with specific hardware, enables precise and intuitive shaft alignment for rotating machinery. It offers a demonstration mode for experiencing the full process without the hardware and generates automatic, shareable reports.

Highlights
  • Intuitive shaft alignment with hardware
  • Flexible three-position measurement
  • Demonstration mode for full experience
  • Automatic, customizable alignment reports
  • Explanatory setup and measurement videos
  • 3D animations for guidance
  • Machine library with QR code scanner
Features
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The Horizontal shaft alignment app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 or TKSA 71. Together, the hardware and the app form an alignment system that allows shaft alignments of many rotating machines to be made in an intuitive and easy way. The system uses line laser to PSD technology that enables highly accurate and reliable shaft alignments. The hardware and its app communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth®. Without the hardware the app can nonetheless be used, as it features a fully functional demonstration mode allowing the complete alignment process to be experienced before purchasing the TKSA 51 or TKSA 71 instrument.

 KEY FEATURES:
 • Very easy-to-use – The Horizontal shaft alignment app focuses on making the main alignment tasks as easy as possible and enabling accurate shaft alignments. 

• Full measurement flexibility – The Horizontal shaft alignment app uses a flexible three position measurement method that allows measurements to start at any angle and if the space is limited alignments can be performed with a total of 40° rotation only.

 • Demonstration mode – The Horizontal shaft alignment app offers a fully functional demonstration mode allowing the complete alignment process to be experienced before purchasing a supported SKF Shaft Alignment Tool.

 • Automatic alignment report – Automatically generated alignment reports give a complete overview of the alignment process and results. The reports can be customised with additional notes, a machine picture, a signature and can easily be shared via email or cloud services.

 • Explanatory videos – Easy to follow videos demonstrating how to set up and perform accurate measurements using the TKSA 51 or TKSA 71.

 • 3D Animations – 3D animations guide the user through the alignment process, allowing accurate shaft alignment to be performed in a very easy way.

 • Machine library and QR code scanner – Helps keeping track of the machines that have been measured. Machine information like distances, the machine picture, and other details are saved for each machine and can be reused the next time the same machine is measured. QR codes can be scanned to identify a machine and quickly retrieve its details. The library can also be used for easy access to all the reports generated for each machine in one place. HARDWARE – SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 and TKSA 71:
 The SKF TKSA 51 and TKSA 71 systems use a pair of measurement units that are combined with laser transmitter and detectors to measure and correct shaft alignment with high accuracy and reliability. The data is transferred in real time through Bluetooth® 4.0 LE to the app.

 IMPORTANT NOTE:
This app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 or TKSA 71 hardware. 
The SKF TKSA 51 or TKSA 71 can be purchased separately from your local SKF Authorized Distributor. For more information and technical specifications about the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool, please visit our website.

About

Balancer Adash

This application assists with basic rotor balancing, allowing for in-situ balancing using a single-channel vibration meter or even a smartphone's built-in accelerometer. It serves as an emergency option for balancing fans, impellers, and other rotating equipment to ensure reliable operation.

Highlights
  • In-situ rotor balancing
  • Single-channel vibration meter support
  • Smartphone accelerometer utilization
  • Emergency balancing option
  • Balancing fans and impellers
Features
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Basic rotor balancing so called in-situ balancing can be performed even with simple, single channel vibration meter. It is very easy with Adash Balancer. Get a vibration meter (such as A4900 Vibrio from Adash) and get down to work with this App! Additional app possibility is to do balancing without vibration meter. Now you really don’t need any vibration meter. Your smart phone has simple acceleration sensor already and we are using them for taking the readings during balancing job. Please take this app as an emergency option for balancing. The mathematics behind it is unquestionable, but to do balancing with the smartphone is far far away from precision which you can get while balancing with Adash vibration analyzers such as VA3Pro or VA5Pro. Balanced rotor, fan, impeller etc. on rotating equipment is very important for reliable factory operation. Balancing is important part of machine condition monitoring and predictive maintenance based on vibration analysis.

Screenshots

SKF Shaft alignment4 screens
Balancer Adash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SKF Shaft alignment at 100% against Balancer Adash's 50%. SKF Shaft alignment also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (10 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

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

SKF Shaft alignment holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SKF Shaft alignment has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SKF Shaft alignment's written reviews are positive against 50% of Balancer Adash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SKF Shaft alignment ships an update every 3 months, Balancer Adash every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SKF Shaft alignment versus Balancer Adash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSKF Shaft alignmentBalancer Adash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.8 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKFAdash spol. s r.o

Customer experience

SKF Shaft alignment

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Balancer Adash

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SKF Shaft alignment

No in-app purchases

None

Balancer Adash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SKF Shaft alignment free?
SKF Shaft alignment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balancer Adash free?
Balancer Adash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SKF Shaft alignment or Balancer Adash?
SKF Shaft alignment is rated higher. SKF Shaft alignment averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Balancer Adash averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SKF Shaft alignment or Balancer Adash have ads?
Neither SKF Shaft alignment nor Balancer Adash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SKF Shaft alignment or Balancer Adash?
SKF Shaft alignment ships an update every 3 months, and Balancer Adash every 5 months. Most recently, SKF Shaft alignment was updated on October 21, 2026 and Balancer Adash on October 7, 2026.

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