Comparison

Maclan Smart Link vs RC Report Card

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

Head to head
About

Maclan Smart Link

This app connects to Maclan Racing competition ESCs, allowing users to load and reset profiles, set parameters, update firmware, and view data logs. It requires iOS 13/14 and may need a PC firmware update for full functionality.

Highlights
  • ESC Profile load & reset
  • ESC parameters setup
  • ESC online firmware updating
  • ESC data logging display
  • Connects to iPhone and iPad
Features
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Maclan Racing Smart Link is the dedicated app for Maclan Racing competition ESC’s. It allows the ESC to connect to iPhone and iPad with iOS13/14. Smart Link has the following functions: 1. ESC Profile load & reset 2. ESC parameters setup 3. ESC online firmware updating 4. ESC data logging display Note: Your ESC may need a firmware update via a PC (Maclan Panel Software) in order to use this app for programming. The Maclan Panel software can be found here: http://www.maclan-racing.com/software/

About

RC Report Card

Features
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RC Report Card grades how you're actually racing: wins, TQs, and consistency across your last 100 races. Getting a race in takes one screenshot. If your club posts results online - LiveRC, MyRCM, anything else - screenshot the page and the app reads it: the full field, finishing positions, laps, times, consistency. It finds you by your driver name. No typing results into a notes app or a spreadsheet. Only have a paper result sheet? Photograph that instead, it works the same way. All the app needs is the results. YOUR REPORT CARD Log your first race and your Report Card unlocks. It shows how you're really driving over your last 100 races: - Wins and TQs, with A-main wins counted separately - A consistency trend chart, so you can see if you're getting smoother - Consistency broken out by session, mains against qualifiers, and by result, wins against losses - Totals: races, laps, minutes, and opponents beaten TROPHIES The trophies are mostly just for fun. Come from the back to win and you get Hold My Drink. Start an A-main last and win it anyway and you're a Sandbagger. Have a lap go really wrong and it's Hey Marshall. Have it go very wrong and it's Worst Pit Stop Ever. Fastest lap, fastest average, and somebody else still took the win? Robbed. There's a milestone ladder too, and it climbs through the materials you upgrade your car with, Steel up to Titanium. RACE DETAILS Open any race for lap-by-lap times with your best lap flagged, where you started versus where you finished, and how your consistency that day compared to your 100-race average. GETTING A RACE IN It's a race log and lap time tracker underneath, and the Results-o-matic is what fills it. Point it at a printed result sheet or a screenshot of your club's online results and it reads the full driver list, finishing positions, laps, times, and consistency. It finds you in the field by your driver name. It works with any scoring system, so it doesn't matter what software your club runs or how their sheets are laid out. If the results and the lap grid are on separate pages, add both photos to the same race. Club race, points series, regional event, it all goes in the same way. WORKS FOR Buggy, truggy, short course, stadium truck, touring car, oval, and anything else your club runs. 1/8, 1/10, 1/12. Electric or nitro. ALREADY ON THE RC SETUP APP? Then Report Card is yours. The app is free, and the paid scan tier is included for as long as you subscribe. Sign in with the same So Dialed account you use for the RC Setup App and it unlocks on its own - nothing to ask for, nothing to set up. FROM SO DIALED Makers of the RC Setup App, RC Pit Calc Pro, and RC AI Mechanic.

Screenshots

Maclan Smart Link4 screens
RC Report Card4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maclan Smart Link at none against RC Report Card's 1. Maclan Smart Link also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RC Report Card's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). 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. RC Report Card sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Maclan Smart Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maclan Smart Link ships an update every 4 months, RC Report Card every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Maclan Smart Link versus RC Report Card: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaclan Smart LinkRC Report Card
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEXPERT INTERNATIONAL LLCDegree3, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Maclan Smart Link

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RC Report Card

Subscriptions1
  • RC Report Card Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Maclan Smart Link free?
Maclan Smart Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RC Report Card free?
RC Report Card is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maclan Smart Link or RC Report Card have ads?
Neither Maclan Smart Link nor RC Report Card shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maclan Smart Link or RC Report Card?
Maclan Smart Link ships an update every 4 months, and RC Report Card every 3 days. Most recently, Maclan Smart Link was updated on October 24, 2026 and RC Report Card on October 22, 2026.

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