PROView Link vs SmartCraft Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | PROView Link | SmartCraft Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (344 ratings) — better | 1.2 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pro Charging Systems, LLC | Mercury Marine LLC |
Customer experience
PROView Link
SmartCraft Manager
In-app purchases
PROView Link
No in-app purchases
SmartCraft Manager
No in-app purchases
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