Comparison

PROView Link vs charging play

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

Head to head
About

PROView Link

Monitor your wireless-enabled devices remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Access crucial information like charge status, history, and battery details. Features include asset assignment, location tracking, data export, and direct customer support access.

Highlights
  • Remote device monitoring
  • View charge status and history
  • Access battery details
  • Assign asset names/numbers
  • Locate equipment up to 300 ft
  • Export historical charging data
  • Direct customer support access
Features
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PROView Link® (PVL) allows you to monitor your PCS wireless-enabled device(s) from your mobile device(s). Wireless connectivity provides a convenient and functional way to access pertinent information directly to your smartphone or tablet such as state of charge, history, and status. The stored charging data includes date and time stamp information, battery type(s) and voltage, beginning battery voltage, amp hours replaced, percentage returned, and early charge termination(s) details. Other valued features include the ability to assign a name and/or an asset number to your charger/equipment, assistance in locating your product up to 300 ft., one-button upload of your historical charging profile to an email, one-button push to call PCS customer support, the capability to receive messages and update your charger to the latest firmware, access to app tutorial, set up videos, definitions, FAQ’s and more. PROView Link® is the perfect companion to your PCS wireless-enabled product. Our intuitive PROVolt® profile makes PRO Charging Systems products the most technologically advanced products on the market today. With the addition of PVL wireless interface, you can rest assured that the technological and unmatched performance advantages you enjoy with our products will continue to advance in the years to come. PCS products are proudly designed, developed, and made in the USA. Please visit our website for more information at www.dualpro.com.

About

charging play

Enhance your charging experience with custom animations. This app automatically displays vibrant visuals when your device is plugged in or placed on a wireless charger, and exits when charging stops. It also intelligently calibrates charging percentage data for a more personalized display.

Highlights
  • Automatic charging animation display
  • Wireless charging animation support
  • Intelligent charging percentage calibration
  • IOS 14 shortcut command automation
  • Automatic exit when charging stops
Features
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A charging animation software with IOS 14 shortcut command automation is used. When the mobile phone is connected to the data line or the wireless charging panel is placed, the program will automatically start and turn on the charging animation display. When the data line is pulled out or removed from the wireless charging panel, the program will automatically exit, which is convenient and practical. 
 the program will automatically calibrate the decimal data of charging percentage according to your charging data, and automatically learn to calibrate so that the device can understand you better 
 the software needs to cooperate with IOS 14 shortcut command automation to achieve a perfect experience. Please set it according to the configuration process. For low version system, please add boot to shortcut center, and then manually start charging animation

Screenshots

PROView Link4 screens
charging play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PROView Link at none against charging play's 1. PROView Link also leads on ads (none vs shown). charging play's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 8%) and ratings volume (14K vs 344). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. charging play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PROView Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PROView Link against 4.5 for charging play. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: charging play has 14K ratings behind it against 344, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 8% of PROView Link's written reviews are positive against 36% of charging play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PROView Link versus charging play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROView Linkcharging play
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (344 ratings)4.5 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews36.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34414K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB123 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPro Charging Systems, LLC妮琳 张

Customer experience

PROView Link

All ratings344 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative76.9%

charging play

All ratings13,568 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews873 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative50.9%

Bugs and requests

PROView Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

charging play

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Can't change animation after initial setup
  • App gets stuck on charging screen
  • Ads don't close properly
  • Compatibility issues with certain phones
  • Sound doesn't work with headphones

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow changing animations while locked
  • Add more animation options
  • Make it work with headphones
  • Improve translation quality
  • Add widget support
Show 1 more
  • Optimize for iPad

In-app purchases

None

PROView Link

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

charging play

One-time1
  • Advanced features$1.99

Questions

Is PROView Link free?
PROView Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is charging play free?
charging play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PROView Link or charging play?
PROView Link and charging play are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 344 and 14K ratings respectively.
Do PROView Link or charging play have ads?
charging play shows ads; PROView Link does not.
Which is updated more often, PROView Link or charging play?
PROView Link ships an update monthly, and charging play monthly. Most recently, PROView Link was updated on September 22, 2026 and charging play on September 24, 2026.

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