Comparison

Legacy View vs Ghost Controls

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

Head to head
About

Legacy View

Monitor and control your Chandler Systems water treatment system with ease. View system settings, track water usage, and initiate cycles remotely. Connect to multiple valves from a single device and update valve firmware.

Highlights
  • View valve settings and status
  • Change valve settings remotely
  • Monitor water usage
  • Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
  • Connect to multiple valves
  • Update valve firmware
Features
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Legacy View makes setting up and monitoring your Chandler Systems water treatment system easier than ever! This App covers systems sold under Chandler Systems' three brands (CSI, Clearion and WaterSoft) that use the Legacy View Valve. When used with a Legacy View Valve the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system from one tablet or phone. - Update firmware on Bluetooth LE valves - Manage your connection to your valves. Note: This app is only compatible with Chandler Systems valves that have a revision number greater or equal to “C2.00”. These valves use Bluetooth 4.0+ (a.k.a. Bluetooth LE) to communicate and require smartphones or tablets to also have Bluetooth LE to use the features in this app. All recently manufactured Apple devices are Bluetooth LE compatible. Check your device specifications if you are unsure of it's compatibility. (The firmware revision of the valve can be viewed on the valve display for 2 seconds after the valve is powered up.)

About

Ghost Controls

Control your automatic gate opener remotely. Open, close, check status, and receive alerts. Schedule gate activity and grant access to others. Requires a compatible control board and the AXMC-R module.

Highlights
  • Remote gate open/close
  • Gate status monitoring
  • Open/close alerts
  • Customizable schedules
  • Grant remote access
  • Diagnostic data sharing
Features
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The Ghost Controls smart app allows you to easily open, close, check the status of, and help diagnose your automatic gate opener. This app supports all Ghost Controls gate openers that has the AXMC-R module installed. Please note that the AXMC-R module is a separately purchased accessory that does not come standard in standard Ghost Controls Kits. Additional Features: • Setup open and close alerts • Create schedules to open and/or close your automatic gate opener • Grant access to remote users • Select user connection type of Bluetooth or Wifi • View and Send diagnostics data to Ghost Controls to help reduce troubleshooting time For Ghost Controls Smart App control you will need: • A Ghost Controls control board with MultiConnect onboard • Connection to Bluetooth or Wifi To upgrade your existing Ghost Controls control board to one compatible with MultiConnect please visit www.ghostcontrols.com for more information.

Screenshots

Legacy View4 screens
Ghost Controls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Legacy View at 4.7 against Ghost Controls's 2.9. Legacy View also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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

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

Legacy View holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy View has 4.4K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Legacy View's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ghost Controls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Legacy View ships an update every 3 weeks, Ghost Controls every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Legacy View versus Ghost Controls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLegacy ViewGhost Controls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better2.9 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChandler Systems, Inc.Assemblabs Ltd

Customer experience

Legacy View

All ratings4,407 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.5%
Negative37.1%

Ghost Controls

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Legacy View

No in-app purchases

None

Ghost Controls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Legacy View free?
Legacy View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Controls free?
Ghost Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Legacy View or Ghost Controls?
Legacy View is rated higher. Legacy View averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Ghost Controls averages 2.9 from 26 ratings.
Do Legacy View or Ghost Controls have ads?
Neither Legacy View nor Ghost Controls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Legacy View or Ghost Controls?
Legacy View ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ghost Controls every 8 months. Most recently, Legacy View was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ghost Controls on September 22, 2026.

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