Comparison

PROView Link vs SmartCraft Manager

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

SmartCraft Manager

This app allows authorized Mercury dealers and boat builders to remotely configure SmartCraft-powered vessels. It offers an intuitive dashboard for setup, cloud-integrated IoT features, and over-the-air updates, streamlining the configuration process.

Highlights
  • Remote vessel configuration
  • Intuitive dashboard
  • Cloud-integrated IoT features
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
  • Repeatable configurations
  • CAN H functionality control
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The Mercury Marine SmartCraft Manager is a one-stop solution available exclusively for authorized Mercury dealers and boat builders to configure SmartCraft-powered vessels using a mobile device. The app unlocks many industry-first features, including … - An intuitive dashboard that helps set up vessels remotely without the need for interacting with multi-function displays on the vessels, saving setup time and resources for boat builders, dealers and consumers - Industry-leading cloud-integrated IoT-type features along with easy over-the-air firmware and software updates - Easily repeatable configurations that save time and resources while configuring vessels - Ability to turn off CAN H functionality through the app on vessels equipped with SmartCraft Connect SmartCraft Manager serves as a central connection point to devices that link into the growing Mercury SmartCraft ecosystem.

Screenshots

PROView Link4 screens
SmartCraft Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PROView Link at 4.5 against SmartCraft Manager's 1.2. PROView Link also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (344 vs 24). SmartCraft Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

PROView Link holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PROView Link has 344 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of PROView Link's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartCraft Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROView Link ships an update monthly, SmartCraft Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PROView Link versus SmartCraft Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROView LinkSmartCraft Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (344 ratings) — better1.2 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings344 — better24
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPro Charging Systems, LLCMercury Marine LLC

Customer experience

PROView Link

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

SmartCraft Manager

All ratings24 ratings
Positive4.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PROView Link

No in-app purchases

None

SmartCraft Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PROView Link free?
PROView Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartCraft Manager free?
SmartCraft Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PROView Link or SmartCraft Manager?
PROView Link is rated higher. PROView Link averages 4.5 out of 5 from 344 ratings, while SmartCraft Manager averages 1.2 from 24 ratings.
Do PROView Link or SmartCraft Manager have ads?
Neither PROView Link nor SmartCraft Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PROView Link or SmartCraft Manager?
PROView Link ships an update monthly, and SmartCraft Manager every 3 months. Most recently, PROView Link was updated on September 26, 2026 and SmartCraft Manager on September 12, 2026.

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