Flowt Wear

Review by eFreeware

Most VESC monitoring happens on a phone, a laptop or a small screen bolted to the build. Flowt Wear takes a different route: it connects a Wear OS watch straight to VESC hardware so the numbers show up on your wrist while you ride. That single decision shapes everything about the app, and it is the reason it exists at all.

This is a companion tool rather than a standalone product. It assumes you already own a VESC-based board, scooter or similar machine and a Wear OS watch to pair with it. If that describes your setup, the appeal is obvious. The developer, Dmac Mobile Developments, LLC, lists it under Auto & Vehicles and released it in November 2023.

Live readouts on the watch face

The core of the app is real-time monitoring. Once a watch is connected to a compatible VESC device, the app displays live data from the controller, so you can glance at the wrist instead of pulling out a phone mid-ride. For anyone tuning a build or watching limits on a long run, that is a meaningful convenience.

The interface leans on arc gauges, and these are configurable. A long press on one of the gauges changes which value it monitors, so you can decide what matters most to you and arrange the display around that. It is a small interaction, but it puts the choice of what to watch in your hands rather than fixing a single layout.

The developer has also said more updates, including alerts, are planned. That points to a tool that is still growing rather than one that has settled into a final form.

Settings and recent additions

Settings live behind a swipe up from the main view, which keeps the monitoring screen itself free of clutter. It is a simple arrangement: the data you want in front of you, the configuration one gesture away.

The latest release brings VESC Express devices into the fold, letting them forward data over CANbus, plus a few small bug fixes. That widens the range of hardware the app can talk to, and it suggests the developer is tracking the VESC ecosystem as it develops. If you run an Express unit, this is the update that matters to you.

Beyond the gauges and the settings page, the feature set is deliberately narrow. The app monitors.

What it asks of you

Flowt Wear is a paid download at $4.99. There are no ads and no in-app purchases, so the price you see is the price you pay, and nothing inside the app is asking for more money. For a tool this focused, a single upfront charge is a reasonable model.

The install count sits at over 50, which tells you this is a niche tool serving a specific community rather than a mainstream app.

Content is rated Everyone, and the app was last updated in September 2024.

A wrist display for VESC riders

My take is that Flowt Wear earns its price for a narrow group: people who already run VESC hardware and already wear a Wear OS watch. For them, having live data on the wrist during a ride solves a real annoyance, and the configurable gauges let them shape the display around what they actually watch.

For everyone else, the equation is harder. The app does one job, and it is not free. That is not a flaw so much as a description of what it is. If you are building or riding a VESC machine and want the numbers where you can see them without reaching for a phone, this is a straightforward $4.99 to spend.

What's new in version 1.0.2

Added support for VESC Express devices with CANbus forwarding. Minor bug fixes.