Comparison

Crestron Go vs Shark Link

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

Head to head
About

Crestron Go

Control your smart home or workplace with a customized, intuitive interface. This app offers dynamic navigation, real-time feedback on various systems, and a sleek look consistent with mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable user interface
  • Dynamic navigation (swiping, knobs, sliders)
  • Real-time feedback on system status
  • Scalable buttons, sliders, and gauges
  • Momentum scrolling toolbars and menus
  • Support for Apple Super Retina display
  • Integration with Crestron VC-4
Features
Read full description

Whatever you do with your mobile device, you want the experience to be intuitive, reliable, and enjoyable. With the Crestron Go app, your Crestron dealer can provide you with a thoroughly satisfying and intuitive user interface, customized to meet your exact control needs in the home, workplace, classroom, or for any specialized application or market. Crestron Go leverages spectacular Crestron Smart Graphics™ to enable dynamic navigation that includes swiping, knobs, sliders, gauges, and scrolling lists. It includes a full set of scalable buttons, sliders, knobs, and gauges for controlling virtually any function with real-time feedback of audio settings, lighting levels, room temperature, and security system status. With Crestron Go, you get toolbars and menus that scroll with momentum at the flick of a fingertip, giving you easy access to all your controlled devices, functions, and media content. Crestron Go affords a look and feel that’s consistent with the mobile smart device experience, yet uniquely your own. With support for the Apple Super Retina® display, your UI will look its best, while support for the Crestron VC-4 gives you a centralized server based alternative to individual hardware based control systems in every room.

About

Shark Link

Control and monitor your Shark Filtration water treatment system remotely. View valve settings, track water usage, and initiate system cycles directly from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • View valve settings and status
  • Change valve settings
  • View water usage information
  • Start regeneration/backwash cycles
  • Set dealer information
  • Update Bluetooth LE valve firmware
Features
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Shark Link makes setting up and monitoring your Shark Filtration water treatment system easier than ever! When used with a Shark Link Valve the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system from one tablet or phone. - Update firmware on Bluetooth LE valves - Manage your connection to your valves.

Screenshots

Crestron Go3 screens
Shark Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shark Link at 5.0 against Crestron Go's 2.2. Shark Link also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Crestron Go's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Crestron Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shark Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shark Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestron Go has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crestron Go versus Shark Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrestron GoShark Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrestron Electronics, Inc.Shark Filtration LLC

Bugs and requests

Crestron Go

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 16.4.1
  • Project upload fails from VTProe
  • Black screen on rotation or app re-launch
  • App freezes upon opening
  • App crashes constantly, especially on rotation
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  • App hangs and crashes on iOS 16
  • Keyboard not working in landscape mode
  • Cannot enter credentials on new iPhone
  • App breaks with OS 16 upgrade
  • Family sharing not working
  • WiFi IP address changing on new iPhone
  • Volume bar not working
  • App not working after transferring to new iPhone
  • Settings page not showing completely
  • Restore purchase directs to pay again
  • App freezes when switching between apps
  • Connection failures
  • Cannot restore purchase through family share
  • App fails to acknowledge prior in-app purchase
  • Endless loop when migrating to new iPhone
  • iTunes error during purchase recovery
  • App stopped working after phone restore
  • App doesn't work with new iPhone
  • Intermittent issues with new iPhones
  • App not working at all
  • Setup issues on new iPhone
  • App crashes before start

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix restore purchase functionality
  • Enable family sharing
  • Improve app stability on new iOS releases
  • Address keyboard issues in landscape mode
  • Ensure settings transfer to new devices
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  • Provide better consumer support
  • Update app more frequently
  • Fix volume bar functionality
  • Improve app intuitiveness

Shark Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crestron Go

One-time1
  • Crestron Go - Default$99.99
None

Shark Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crestron Go free?
Crestron Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shark Link free?
Shark Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crestron Go or Shark Link?
Shark Link is rated higher. Crestron Go averages 2.2 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Shark Link averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crestron Go or Shark Link have ads?
Neither Crestron Go nor Shark Link shows ads.

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