My RollTarp vs ShurLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My RollTarp
Control your electric tarp system remotely with this mobile application. Power your tarp up and down, and open or close it with a single touch, all from your smartphone up to 100 feet away.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Power tarp up/down
- One-touch open/close
- Support for multiple phones
- Up to 100 ft range
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Sioux City Tarp is excited to bring you the FIRST-EVER Mobile App for Electric Tarp Systems. With My RollTarp, you have the ability to completely control and operate our patented LockDown Electric Tarp System right from your smartphone. Our powerful Bluetooth allows you to control your tarp system up to 100 feet from your trailer, giving you more freedom out in the field. Features Include: - Bluetooth range is approximately 50-100 ft - Power up & down from your phone - Open & close your tarp system with a single touch - Pair and use multiple phones for one trailer No need to keep tabs on both your phone and remote. With the My RollTarp App, you can operate everything right from your phone. Rest easy knowing you never have to worry about operating your Electric Tarp System, our control box still comes equipped with a backup remote and a switch right on the trailer.
ShurLink
This utility app functions as a configuration tool for specific hardware receivers and remotes. It also includes a simulator for a particular hardware model, offering a way to test its features digitally.
- Configure ShurLink receivers
- Configure ShurLink remotes
- ShurLink EZR simulator
- Hardware configuration tool
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ShurLink is both a configuration tool for ShurLink receivers and remotes, as well as a ShurLink EZR simulator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShurLink at 3.9 against My RollTarp's 3.1. ShurLink also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). My RollTarp's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ShurLink holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of My RollTarp's written reviews are positive against 0% of ShurLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | My RollTarp | ShurLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GAMA Electronics, Inc. | Michael Fort |
Customer experience
My RollTarp
ShurLink
In-app purchases
My RollTarp
No in-app purchases
ShurLink
No in-app purchases
