Sluice vs Connect by ValueLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sluice
Streamline your business workflows with this custom-built application. It integrates cloud services and client back-end systems to automate processes, accelerate report delivery, and manage a network of contract professionals. Assign work efficiently and submit completed orders even without internet access.
- Customizable workflow management
- Cloud service integration
- Automated process workflows
- Contractor network management
- Offline order submission
- Data logging and verification
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Workflow Made Easy (Designed for use with integrated vendor management systems) Sluice is a custom-built commercial workflow application that incorporates cloud services and integrated client back end systems, which are easily customizable to meet a diverse set of customer workflow and work tracking requirements. Sluice allows localized expertise and automated process workflows to accelerate the delivery of more accurate reports. Designed to manage a large, diverse network of contract professionals, Sluice allows for the assignment of work directly to the right contractor at the right time in the field. Once an order has been accepted into Sluice, the contractor can complete the order in the field, even if Cell or Wi-Fi services are unavailable. Completed orders can be submitted when back online without any loss of work. Not being dependent on cellular coverage or Wi-Fi speeds up the delivery of assignments and more accurate data input while on site. All data collected is logged and verified including photo location in order to minimize fraud.
Connect by ValueLink
This platform streamlines appraisal management for real estate valuation professionals. It allows integration with numerous AMCs and Lenders, facilitating order management, client and vendor relations, and financial reporting within a single interface.
- Integrate with 100+ AMCs and Lenders
- Unified interface for order management
- Manage client and vendor relationships
- Track accounts and financial data
- Generate extensive reports
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ValueLink Connect is a platform designed for appraisers, appraisal companies, and real-estate valuation professionals. Integrate with more than 100 AMCs and Lenders nationwide and work with them through a unified interface. Manage orders, client and vendor relationships, accounts, and run extensive reports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect by ValueLink at 4.4 against Sluice's 3.8. Connect by ValueLink also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Sluice's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 22%) and ratings volume (45 vs 10). 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.
Connect by ValueLink holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Sluice's written reviews are positive against 22% of Connect by ValueLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sluice ships an update every 3 months, Connect by ValueLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sluice | Connect by ValueLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (45 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ClearValue Consulting Inc. | Spur Global Ventures Inc |
Customer experience
Sluice
Connect by ValueLink
In-app purchases
Sluice
No in-app purchases
Connect by ValueLink
No in-app purchases







