Max Cloud App vs DKS Smart Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Max Cloud App
Control your gates remotely with this advanced application. It functions as a sophisticated remote controller, allowing you to manage gate access directly from your mobile device.
- Remote gate control
- Advanced controller functionality
- Mobile device integration
- Gate access management
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An advanced remote controller contained in an app for gates.
DKS Smart Connect
Control your automatic vehicular gate directly from your smartphone. Open, close, and monitor its status remotely for enhanced convenience and security.
- Remote gate operation
- Gate status monitoring
- Smartphone control
- Automatic vehicular gate compatibility
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DKS Smart Switch. Open, close and monitor your automatic vehicular gate from your smartphone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Max Cloud App at 2.8 against DKS Smart Connect's 2.1. Max Cloud App also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). DKS Smart Connect's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 17%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Max Cloud App holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Max Cloud App's written reviews are positive against 40% of DKS Smart Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Max Cloud App ships an update every 5 months, DKS Smart Connect every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Max Cloud App | DKS Smart Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) — better | 2.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Maximum Controls | DoorKing, Inc. |
Customer experience
Max Cloud App
DKS Smart Connect
In-app purchases
Max Cloud App
No in-app purchases
DKS Smart Connect
No in-app purchases
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