Legacy View vs Shark Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View valve settings and status
- Change valve settings remotely
- Monitor water usage
- Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
- Connect to multiple valves
- Update valve firmware
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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.)
Shark Link
Control and monitor your Shark Filtration water treatment system remotely. View valve settings, track water usage, and initiate system cycles directly from your smartphone or tablet.
- View valve settings and status
- Change valve settings
- View water usage information
- Start regeneration/backwash cycles
- Set dealer information
- Update Bluetooth LE valve firmware
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Shark Link makes setting up and monitoring your Shark Filtration water treatment system easier than ever! When used with a Shark Link 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Legacy View at 5.6K against Shark Link's 1. Shark Link's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shark Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy View has 5.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Legacy View | Shark Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chandler Systems, Inc. | Shark Filtration LLC |
In-app purchases
Legacy View
No in-app purchases
Shark Link
No in-app purchases
