myDockLink vs Dock Lifeguard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myDockLink
Control your boat lift remotely with this app. It offers effortless operation, real-time status monitoring for enhanced safety, and a user-friendly interface for a smarter boating experience.
- Remote boat lift operation
- Real-time lift status monitoring
- Enhanced safety features
- Intuitive user interface
- Smart boating lifestyle enhancement
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Take control of your boating experience with the myDockLink™ Smart Control App, designed to streamline the operation of your boat lift. Whether you're preparing for a day on the water or wrapping up your boating adventures, myDockLink™ puts convenience, safety, and reliability at your fingertips. Key Features: - Effortless Control: Operate your boat lift with a simple tap on your smartphone. Raise and lower your lift remotely with precision and ease. - Enhanced Safety: Monitor lift status in real-time, ensuring safe and secure operation every time. - User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design makes managing your lift simple, even for first-time users. Why Choose myDockLink™? Designed by experts in marine technology, the myDockLink™ app enhances your boating lifestyle by making lift operation smarter, safer, and more convenient. Stop waiting and start boating with a system that works as hard as you do. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dock Lifeguard
This app detects dangerous electricity on docks and in surrounding water, sending push notifications if detected. It offers features like GFCI breaker tripping and integration with external alarms for enhanced safety.
- Detects electricity on dock frames and in water
- Push notifications for detected electricity
- Ability to trip GFCI breaker
- Runs on DC battery, AC, or AC with battery backup
- Dry contacts for external sensors and alarms
- Super bright LED indicator and loud audible siren
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Detects Electricity on your Dock frame and in the water around your Dock. With this app, you will receive a push notification when we detect electricity in the water or on your lift or dock frame. Some features of the Dock Lifeguard system includes: Ability to turn off power to your dock by tripping GFCI breaker, Able to run off DC Battery, AC, or AC w/battery backup, Dry contacts to trip relays to trigger external sensors and alarms, Alarms via Super bright LED indicator, Loud Audible Siren (90+ dB), visual indication of amount of stray voltage being detected by an array of LEDs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myDockLink at 4.6 against Dock Lifeguard's 3.0. myDockLink also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1). Dock Lifeguard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. myDockLink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Dock Lifeguard asks for nothing beyond the download.
myDockLink holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myDockLink has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
myDockLink ships an update every 2 months, Dock Lifeguard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myDockLink | Dock Lifeguard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firstmate, Inc | Dock Lifeguard, LLC |
Customer experience
myDockLink
Dock Lifeguard
In-app purchases
myDockLink
- myDockLink3 Months trial$9.991 Month
- Special Premium1 Year trial$9.991 Month
- myDockLink3 Months trial$99.991 Year
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- Special Premium Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
Dock Lifeguard
No in-app purchases
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