Do you want to have an alternative to the official Onewheel application or want to add some new features is a good idea to look into the other solutions that are developed by the community. These alternatives add good features like battery health monitoring or the battery percentage displayed on your wristwatch.
Please Note: that none of these is the official Onewheel app. They are not endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Future Motion in any way. Use at your own risk.
Onewheel Community Edition (OWCE)
Compatible models: ☑ Onewheel V1 ☑ Onewheel+ ☑ Onewheel+ XR ☑ Onewheel Pint
Status: Active
Platform: Android and iOS
This is the latest application for the Onewheel that’s built by the community, it’s still in beta and early access but works really well. It combines features from most of the now-discontinued apps and into a newly updated application.
It has features like a simple interface, customizable layout, advanced features like reading individual cell battery voltage, and additional notifications and triggers for improved safety mechanisms.
Reading the cell voltages is an important metric to understand the status of your battery pack.
It’s fully open source for developers to contribute to so if you want to help or just send a bug report go over to GIT. https://github.com/OnewheelCommunityEdition/OWCE_App
OW2Garmin: Onewheel battery status on your watch
Compatible models: ☑ Onewheel V1 ☑ Onewheel+ ☑ Onewheel+ XR ☑ Onewheel Pint
Status: Active
Platform: Android
This is a great application if you own a compatible Garmin watch. With this application, you can monitor the battery percentage and range of your Onewheel by looking at your watch.
Compatible with most Garmin watches on the market, to check your model go to the compatible list over here.
Full source code available on GitHub: https://github.com/kite247/Onewheel2Garmin
The Instructions to install it on your watch can be found here.
Discontinued applications
OneWave Pro
Compatible models: ☑ Onewheel V1 ☑ Onewheel+ ☑ Onewheel+ XR ☑ Onewheel Pint
Status: Discontinued (2019)
This app allows you to connect like the official app via Bluetooth to your Onewheel. It displays current stats, such as speed and battery, cell voltages, watt usage, and more, both in widgets, notifications, or in the app.
It has a good settings page where you can customize the notifications like adding speed warnings (try not to nosedive), charge alerts, battery low, and others like turnaround notifications.
If you get the Pro version of the app it includes Dark Mode, more widgets with more customization, and a Trip Logging mode that shows everywhere you have explored!
The app is now discontinued – be careful out there, and use it at your own risk.
https://github.com/Nanoux/Onewave/releases
POWheel
Compatible models: ☑ Onewheel V1 ☑ Onewheel+ ☑ Onewheel+ XR ☑ Onewheel Pint
Status: Discontinued (2019)
POWheel adds a lot of extended and hidden stats and features to your OneWheel. The key is that the program can log these stats so you can figure out where exactly things go wrong and cause you to nosedive.
This app logs all these stats and also shows footpads that are activated, lifetime miles on your OneWheel, trip top speed, and more.
Other nice-to-have features and customizations are power settings like setting the OneWheel LED front/backlights and brightness. It can trigger notifications and vibrations based on battery levels.
Key feature list
This table provides a concise overview of the applications’ statuses, supported platforms, key features, and any additional notes or cautions. Users can use this table as a quick reference to compare the alternatives and choose the one that best suits their needs, keeping in mind the potential risks associated with discontinued applications.
| Application | Status | Platform | Key Features | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onewheel Community Edition | Active (Beta) | Android and iOS | Simple interface, customizable layout, advanced features like individual cell voltage readings | Open source for developers, still in beta |
| OW2Garmin | Active | Android | Monitor Onewheel battery percentage and range on compatible Garmin watches | Full source code available on GitHub |
| OneWave Pro | Discontinued (2019) | Not specified | Connects via Bluetooth, displays current stats, customizable notifications, Dark Mode (Pro version) | Discontinued – use at your own risk |
| POWheel | Discontinued (2019) | Not specified | Adds extended stats, logs data for issue identification, customizable power settings, notifications | Discontinued – use at your own risk |
The app was never fully finished and is now discontinued so it might be on the rough side – be careful out there, and use it at your own risk.
