SmartDrive MX2+ vs Ease Cushion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartDrive MX2+
Control your power wheelchair with intuitive gesture-activated commands. Track your activity and enjoy enhanced convenience and flexibility for greater independence.
- Gesture-activated controls
- Activity tracking
- Enhanced screen visibility
- Improved wearable battery performance
- Increased user comfort
- Fewer pushes for greater independence
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Power Your Push Your Way using the new SmartDrive MX2+ app for Permobil SmartDrive! With gesture-activated controls and activity-tracking technology, you can start your SmartDrive with a simple tap of your hand – no pushing or reaching necessary. Bringing SmartDrive MX2+ App to Apple Watch brings a premium experience to SmartDrive users. SmartDrive users have reported better screen visibility, increased wearable battery performance, and higher comfort when using their Apple Watch compared to the PushTracker E2. The SmartDrive MX2+ app for Apple Watch makes it easier than ever to achieve fewer pushes by increasing confidence, flexibility, and convenience for SmartDrive users.
Ease Cushion
This app connects to a smart seat cushion via Bluetooth to provide access to its features. It unlocks the full functionality of the cushion upon product delivery.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Product delivery unlock
- Smart cushion features
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Download the Ease Cushion app on the app store and connect to your Ease Cushion via your phone’s Bluetooth. *Access to the app will be available upon delivery of the product
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ease Cushion at 4.5 against SmartDrive MX2+'s 3.1. Ease Cushion also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 31%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months). SmartDrive MX2+'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ease Cushion holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ease Cushion has 276 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of SmartDrive MX2+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Ease Cushion's.
SmartDrive MX2+ ships an update every 15 months, Ease Cushion every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartDrive MX2+ | Ease Cushion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Mobility, LLC | Ease Seating Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
SmartDrive MX2+
Ease Cushion
Bugs and requests
SmartDrive MX2+
Reported bugs
10 issues- App not downloadable/installable even when marked as purchased
- App crashes or does not open on Apple Watch
- Frequent disconnections from Smart Drive
- Unreliable double tap registration for starting/stopping motor
- App disappears from the Apple Watch after re-pairing or updates
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- Support pages lead to 404 errors
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- App not detected or paired with Smart Drive
- Incompatibility with certain iOS/watchOS versions
- App not showing up on iPhone after download
Requested features
6 requests- Adjust double tap sensitivity for quick taps
- Improve double tap registration speed
- Add option to choose between Mx1, Mx2, Mx2+ modes
- Add shortcut to home screen
- Provide Spanish language support (already implemented)
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- Improve documentation on installation
Ease Cushion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartDrive MX2+
No in-app purchases
Ease Cushion
No in-app purchases
