Crown Service Request vs machiNetCloud Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crown Service Request
Manage your forklift fleet's uptime with this app. Request service, rent equipment, and receive real-time status updates via push notifications. Easily locate your local dealer for support.
- Service request initiation
- Equipment rental
- Real-time push notifications
- Local dealer locator
- Fleet uptime management
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When it comes to your forklift fleet, it’s all about uptime. Whether you need responsive service or are just looking to rent the equipment you need, count on the Crown app to get the process started anytime, anywhere. Push notifications provide timely updates on the status of each service request. You can also find your local Crown dealer with ease. Crown Equipment Corporation is one of the world’s largest material handling companies, with a reputation for award-winning line of forklifts, automation and fleet management technologies supported through a global service and distribution network spanning more than 80 countries. http://www.crown.com.
machiNetCloud Mobile
Monitor your production floor's productivity remotely with real-time data and visual displays. Gain insights into key performance indicators like OEE to make informed decisions and optimize operations, even when you're away.
- Remote machine productivity monitoring
- Real-time production floor data
- Visual status displays
- OEE key performance indicators
- Trend analysis
- Lean manufacturing support
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machiNetCloud Mobile Portal for Shibaura Machine Company puts productivity at your fingertips. Get information to make enlightened decisions about what's happening on the production floor - even if you are not there. Shibaura Machine owners can remotely monitor the productivity of their machines using this app. Key performance indicators supporting best practices in lean manufacturing such as Operational Equipment Effectiveness, OEE, are incorporated in visual status displays and trends. machiNetCloud Mobile Portal for Shibaura Machine Company is produced by ei3 Corporation under agreement with Shibaura Machine Company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: machiNetCloud Mobile at none against Crown Service Request's shown. machiNetCloud Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Crown Service Request's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
machiNetCloud Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crown Service Request has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crown Service Request ships an update every 2 months, machiNetCloud Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crown Service Request | machiNetCloud Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crown Equipment Corporation | Ei3 Corporation |
Customer experience
Crown Service Request
machiNetCloud Mobile
In-app purchases
Crown Service Request
No in-app purchases
machiNetCloud Mobile
No in-app purchases
