Comparison

Sluice vs Simply Connect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable workflow management
  • Cloud service integration
  • Automated process workflows
  • Contractor network management
  • Offline order submission
  • Data logging and verification
Features
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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.

About

Simply Connect

This platform streamlines the closing process for consumers and vendors. It offers sophisticated tools for an enhanced experience and an efficient, simplified workflow for signing agents, inspectors, and appraisers. Users can track vendor movements and access closing details for quick reference and feedback.

Highlights
  • Enhanced closing experience
  • Simplified vendor workflow
  • Vendor tracking
  • Closing details access
  • Intuitive design
  • Quick feedback mechanism
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Simply Connect is the new mobile web technology platform designed to exceed the ever-changing needs of our consumers. This new platform will deliver sophisticated tools to enhance the overall closing experience for our consumers and will provide an efficient simplified process for vendors such as signing agents, inspectors, and appraisers who conduct business with Mortgage Connect. The application enables tracking of the vendors to visit, as they travel to a closing destination, and thus reducing the need for constant communication between various stakeholders of the closing process. Further, the application provides closing details to the vendor, for ready reference, and also provide quick feedback regarding the closing. The intuitive design and user experience enable targeted users to easily understand and use all the functions of the application. Further functionality is planned for future releases, which will provide additional power to the vendor. The application is expected to help improve the accuracy and efficiency of the process. "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery

Screenshots

Sluice4 screens
Simply Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sluice at 3.8 against Simply Connect's 3.2. Sluice also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%) and ratings volume (44 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Sluice holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sluice has 44 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Sluice's written reviews are positive against 33% of Simply Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sluice versus Simply Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSluiceSimply Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (44 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClearValue Consulting Inc.Mortgage Connect, LP

Customer experience

Sluice

All ratings44 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.5%

Simply Connect

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Sluice

No in-app purchases

None

Simply Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sluice free?
Sluice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simply Connect free?
Simply Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sluice or Simply Connect?
Sluice is rated higher. Sluice averages 3.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Simply Connect averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Sluice or Simply Connect have ads?
Neither Sluice nor Simply Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sluice or Simply Connect?
Sluice ships an update every 3 months, and Simply Connect every 3 months. Most recently, Sluice was updated on August 25, 2026 and Simply Connect on July 4, 2026.

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