myDockLink vs Lift
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/
Lift
Control your boat lift remotely using your smartphone. This app allows you to raise, lower, and set a specific boarding position for your boat. You can also grant access to others, making boat management convenient and accessible.
- Remote boat lift control (raise/lower)
- Set specific boarding position
- Share access rights
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
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Install the Lift-Mate Smart Boat Lift Controller into your existing Boat Lift and use the app to control it using your smartphone. The app supports all boat lifts with the Lift-Mate Smart Boat Lift Controller installed. Features: - Raise and lower your boat lift from your smartphone - Install the boarding position sensor add-on and send your Boat Lift to the boarding position - Share access rights to your boat lift with others - Works both via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lift at none against myDockLink's 4. Lift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). myDockLink's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). 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. Lift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myDockLink has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of myDockLink's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lift's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myDockLink | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Firstmate, Inc | Assemblabs Ltd |
Customer experience
myDockLink
Lift
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
Lift
No in-app purchases
