SmartCraft Manager vs Abyss
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.
Abyss
Monitor your device's battery, system diagnostics, and charger status. This app also allows for wireless firmware updates for compatible devices, all managed from your mobile phone.
- Real-time battery data
- System diagnostics
- Charger status monitoring
- Wireless firmware updates
- Mobile device management
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Monitor. Update. Optimize. The INFINITE™ Series app gives you real-time battery data, system diagnostics, charger status, and wireless firmware updates—all from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Abyss at 4.0 against SmartCraft Manager's 1.2. SmartCraft Manager's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 3). 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.
Abyss holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartCraft Manager has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartCraft Manager ships an update every 3 months, Abyss every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SmartCraft Manager | Abyss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (26 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mercury Marine LLC | TBB Power Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
SmartCraft Manager
Abyss
In-app purchases
SmartCraft Manager
No in-app purchases
Abyss
No in-app purchases
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