SmartCraft Manager vs Centurion RECON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Centurion RECON
Stay connected to your Centurion boat remotely. Monitor key metrics like fuel level, location, and battery voltage. Access vital information easily to keep tabs on your vessel.
- Remote fuel level monitoring
- Current boat location tracking
- Battery voltage display
- Ballast level information
- User-friendly interface
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Centurion RECON is a platform for Centurion boat owners to stay connected with their boat. You can remotely view fuel level, current location, battery voltage, ballast levels, and other user-friendly information. The Centurion RECON platform allows easy access to the vital information you need to know about your Centurion. *Centurion RECON works with 2022+ Ri series and select Fi series boat models only. For more information, please contact your local Centurion dealer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Centurion RECON at 3.3 against SmartCraft Manager's 1.2. Centurion RECON also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%). SmartCraft Manager's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Centurion RECON holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartCraft Manager's written reviews are positive against 25% of Centurion RECON's.
SmartCraft Manager ships an update every 3 months, Centurion RECON every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SmartCraft Manager | Centurion RECON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (26 ratings) | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mercury Marine LLC | Watershed Innovations, LLC |
Customer experience
SmartCraft Manager
Centurion RECON
In-app purchases
SmartCraft Manager
No in-app purchases
Centurion RECON
No in-app purchases
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