Cummins Guidanz vs SmartSkid Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cummins Guidanz
This app provides genuine service products and capabilities for Cummins equipment. It helps speed up repairs and improve customer uptime by offering fault code information, diagnostic tools, and the ability to share service data.
- Equipment dataplate information
- Prioritized Cummins fault codes
- Share information via email
- Route Parameter Manager diagnosis
- Read J1939 fault codes
- Immediate Assessment feature
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Cummins Guidanz™ is a new suite of genuine service products, features and capabilities available from Cummins. Visit https://www.cummins.com/parts-and-service/digital-products-and-services/guidanz to learn more about Guidanz. The Guidanz mobile app helps you speed up the repair process and improve customer uptime. Among the features are the following: • Equipment and device dataplate information • Prioritized Cummins fault codes and descriptions • Ability to share any information in the app via email • Route Parameter Manager diagnosis, repair and update functionality • Read industry standard J1939 fault codes for all connected devices • English, Spanish, and French language support – Cummins certified service providers who subscribe to the Immediate Assessment feature of Guidanz also have access to: • Prioritized faults and the top three most likely root causes • Estimated service times • A history of recently retrieved information, faults, and analysis right on your phone • The ability to turn assessments into Guidanz Job Orders to track the equipment throughout the service event To use Guidanz you will need a Cummins INLINE™ datalink adapter. Simply plug either the INLINE 7 or the new INLINE mini wireless adapter into the J1939 connector on the vehicle or equipment, and then connect to your phone or tablet via Bluetooth®. For more information or to purchase adapters, visit https://www.cummins.com/parts-and-service/digital-products-and-services/inline Some features will require a functioning Internet connection at the time of service. Stay tuned for additional updates as Cummins works to provide you a simple, user-friendly, guided workflow. You will be able to seamlessly share critical information about servicing Cummins engines and related equipment across multiple platforms, and with your whole service team.
SmartSkid Controller
This app provides wireless control for SmartSkid and SmartTrailer tools. It allows users to monitor fluid levels, pre-program deliveries, manually operate the pump, and receive alerts for tank status and potential issues.
- Monitor fluid levels in all tanks
- Pre-program clean fluid delivery amounts
- Manual pump operation with jog feature
- Over-the-air controller software updates
- Alerts for tank status and leaks
- Pump performance optimization alerts
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The SmartSkid Controller is the wireless interface into the SmartSkid and SmartTrailer tools by RPM Industries, LLC. The SmartSkid Controller allows you to: - Monitor the amount of fluid in all tanks - Pre-program clean fluid delivery amounts - Manually operate the pump using the jog feature - Update controller software over the air The SmartSkid Controller will alert you when: - Clean or used tanks are full - Clean tank doesn't have enough capacity for pre-programmed delivery amount - Leak detected in containment - Pump is not working optimally
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Verdict
Cummins Guidanz and SmartSkid Controller both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 21% of Cummins Guidanz's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartSkid Controller's. Cummins Guidanz also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 5). SmartSkid Controller's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Cummins Guidanz against 3.0 for SmartSkid Controller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cummins Guidanz has 49 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Cummins Guidanz's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartSkid Controller's.
Cummins Guidanz ships an update every 3 months, SmartSkid Controller every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cummins Guidanz | SmartSkid Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (49 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 371 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cummins Inc. | RPM Industries, LLC |
Customer experience
Cummins Guidanz
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In-app purchases
Cummins Guidanz
No in-app purchases
SmartSkid Controller
No in-app purchases
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