Comparison

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud vs OnCommand® Link

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

Head to head
About

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud

Monitor and control your generator and power system remotely. Receive real-time notifications and access equipment status to minimize downtime and maximize performance. Manage multiple assets and locations with an intuitive mobile interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time notifications
  • Equipment status overview
  • Remote monitoring
  • Remote start/stop genset
  • Fault reset
  • Multi-asset management
Features
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The PowerCommand CloudTM app is the best way to ensure your generator is available when you need it. See and receive information about your generator, transfer switch and power system anytime, anywhere. With an easy-to-use and intuitive mobile interface, it sends notifications and gives you instant access to your equipment enabling real-time monitoring and control so you can make the right decisions, right away — thus minimizing downtime and maximizing power system performance. Mobile PowerCommand CloudTM app features: • Real time notifications • Equipment status at a glance • Monitoring • Remotely start, stop the genset, and reset faults • Ability to manage multiple assets and locations • And more.

About

OnCommand® Link

This app enhances the user experience for a wireless vehicle adapter. It allows users to view vehicle health reports, update engine control module software, and configure Wi-Fi settings for the adapter.

Highlights
  • Connect via QR code or password
  • Configure Wi-Fi networks
  • View Vehicle Health Reports
  • Upload reports via mobile internet
  • Update engine control module software
  • Step-by-step setup tutorial
Features
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The OnCommand® Link device that accompanies this application is a wireless vehicle adapter that connects to 9-Pin class 8 semi-truck diagnostic port. The device will provide Vehicle Health Reports that can be viewed in the OnCommand Connection portal, and will also provide users the ability to update the software on the vehicle’s engine control modules. The OnCommand® Link mobile application is designed to enhance the user experience for OnCommand® Link. The application will incorporate all of the components of OnCommand® Link in one place. The application features include: - Connect to the OnCommand® Link by capturing the QR code or using the ​password - Configure the OnCommand® Link to connect to Wi-Fi networks - Store a preferred Wi-Fi network in the application that can be passed to all future OnCommand® Link devices even if the preferred network is not in range of the vehicle being configured - Capture and View Vehicle Health Reports within the application - Upload Vehicle Health Reports to OnCommand® Connection without connecting OnCommand® Link to Wi-Fi by using the internet provided by the mobile phone - Update software on International and IC Bus engine control modules - Update software on Cummins engine control modules - Provide a detailed step-by-step tutorial to guide all users through the setup and usage process for OnCommand® Link

Screenshots

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud4 screens
OnCommand® Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OnCommand® Link at 5.0 against Cummins PowerCommand Cloud's 3.2. OnCommand® Link also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Cummins PowerCommand Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

OnCommand® Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cummins PowerCommand Cloud has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud ships an update every 2 months, OnCommand® Link monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cummins PowerCommand Cloud versus OnCommand® Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCummins PowerCommand CloudOnCommand® Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCummins Inc.NavistarInc.

Customer experience

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

OnCommand® Link

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cummins PowerCommand Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

OnCommand® Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cummins PowerCommand Cloud free?
Cummins PowerCommand Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnCommand® Link free?
OnCommand® Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cummins PowerCommand Cloud or OnCommand® Link?
OnCommand® Link is rated higher. Cummins PowerCommand Cloud averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while OnCommand® Link averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cummins PowerCommand Cloud or OnCommand® Link have ads?
Neither Cummins PowerCommand Cloud nor OnCommand® Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cummins PowerCommand Cloud or OnCommand® Link?
Cummins PowerCommand Cloud ships an update every 2 months, and OnCommand® Link monthly. Most recently, Cummins PowerCommand Cloud was updated on September 19, 2026 and OnCommand® Link on September 25, 2026.

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