Comparison

Link2Valves vs Archon Fire

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

Head to head
About

Link2Valves

This utility app helps water systems track the maintenance status of their control valves. It provides an intuitive platform to manage asset information, schedule preventative maintenance, and minimize downtime for water system infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Track control valve maintenance status
  • Manage water system asset information
  • Schedule preventative maintenance
  • Minimize equipment downtime
  • View, edit, and create valve assets
  • Sync data with web portal
Features
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To keep your water system infrastructure working smoothly, it is imperative to track the maintenance status of your control valves. The Cla-Val Link2Valves™ asset management platform is designed specifically for the needs of water utilities to ensure your equipment is being serviced routinely. Link2Valves delivers an intuitive and user-friendly design that provides clear and easy access to your asset information, helping maximize service and maintenance efficiencies for your automatic control valves and other water system assets. Access our secure portal from your desktop or mobile device to gain insights across your water system assets to help you: • Determine which valves require preventative maintenance • Minimize downtime • Maintain and optimize your water system assets • Keep your operations compliant, operational and economical The Link2Valves app allows you to view, edit, and create new valve assets with all the details of your equipment, including part numbers, setpoints, photos, and maintenance activity records. Your data is synced with the Link2Valves website, providing a complete service history, exact valve location, configuration options, and graphical indication of which valves may require attention, whether in the field or in the office. Link2Valves is absolutely free for all users. We offer this as a no-cost service to our valve users as a tool to assist them in keeping their control valves in good health. Please visit our website for more details: https://www.cla-val.com

About

Archon Fire

This app allows users to capture trip times and pressure values for trip tests using compatible hardware. Results can be saved to your device's photo library and shared with colleagues or reports.

Highlights
  • Capture trip times
  • Capture pressure values
  • Pair with Archon Probes
  • Save results to photo library
  • Share results with colleagues
  • Attach results to reports
Features
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The Archon Fire app works with Arbiter's Archon (ACN1) to let you confidently capture trip times and pressure values for full and partial trip tests. Easily pair the Archon Probes to your mobile device, then run tests and capture the results right to your photo library. Share the results with your colleagues or attach them to your reports. With Archon Fire you always get Reliable Results!

Screenshots

Link2Valves4 screens
Archon Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Link2Valves at every 3 weeks against Archon Fire's every 7 months. Link2Valves also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Archon Fire's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Link2Valves against 5.0 for Archon Fire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Link2Valves has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link2Valves ships an update every 3 weeks, Archon Fire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Link2Valves versus Archon Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLink2ValvesArchon Fire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCla-ValArbiter Incorporated

Customer experience

Link2Valves

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Archon Fire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Link2Valves

No in-app purchases

None

Archon Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Link2Valves free?
Link2Valves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archon Fire free?
Archon Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Link2Valves or Archon Fire?
Link2Valves and Archon Fire are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Link2Valves or Archon Fire have ads?
Neither Link2Valves nor Archon Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Link2Valves or Archon Fire?
Link2Valves ships an update every 3 weeks, and Archon Fire every 7 months. Most recently, Link2Valves was updated on October 2, 2026 and Archon Fire on September 15, 2026.

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