Comparison

PLCLink vs Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF

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

Head to head
About

PLCLink

Features
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Supervision application for PLC or other URL command device. Particularly intended for supervision integrators, for research laboratory, up to end user or home remote. PLCLink can read and write one or more accessible PLC over Internet with ModBus or HTTP protocols and is well adapted for numerical results presentation. You just add a XML file inside app documents folder or inside PLC folder, some web page help you for this work. Transfert between PLC and application with ModBus (502) or HTTP (80) format. WAGO PLC are full compatibles because of SSI capabilities but some other ModBus PLC can be used to. • Configuration are easy to send for end user with a email. • Cell value can be send by email. (IFTTT action). • A room can be protected with a PIN code. • DropBox can help you for file storage. • QR Code can load wagoML source with plclink:// protocol. • Data can be saved in a .csv file. • Modbus record transfert mode for easy debug. • Modbus can now be synchronous for Schneider PLC. • Many data representation : text, days, month, bits and explicit icon. • A colorPicker for setting RGB lamp. • Push notification. • Action with javascript objects into iFrame. IPad version is very powerful with self editor for wagoML local file. PLCLink questions regularly this file (2s) and display results in a specific room window. This file comes with WagiML format, you will find a description here : http://pautex.fr/plclink/wagoml.php Entries can be saved and email up to final destination client, very easy to managed. This version allows playback of information by a url, the answer is direct text reply or included in an xml or JSON structure. These mode are ready good for small device as MBED and Raspberry PI. PUSH notification You choose a random 10+ digits number and simply with reading a specific URL you send calls to iPhones recorded with this number. All PLCs connected to the Internet are capable of producing this notification. Development : Pautex JF ¢ Pautex 2011-2024, NANCY

About

Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF

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Cette application, spécifiquement crée par et pour les experts en automobile du réseau de la MACIF adhérents à l’Amicale des Experts IARD est un outil d’aide à la décision au cours de l’accord contradictoire. Celle-ci permet, via un téléphone ou une tablette, de chiffrer, directement sur le terrain, les différents forfaits utilisés dans la réparation automobile, ceci en fonction du véhicule, de sa marque, de son modèle et de différents scenarios. (Par exemple forfait climatisation : l’application indique un tarif conseillé dans une fourchette mini/maxi, en fonction du type de gaz utilisé, de l’intervention effectuée : recharge complète ou partielle). A l’issue de la consultation, un document récapitulatif sous format PDF est disponible et peut être réintégré dans le logiciel de gestion expert. Cette base de données « mutualisée » est complétée ou corrigée au fils du temps par les utilisateurs eux-mêmes via l’adresse mail dédié.

Screenshots

PLCLink4 screens
Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF at Free against PLCLink's $8.99. PLCLink's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF is free to download; PLCLink costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLCLink ships an update every 2 months, Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on December 3, 2025 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PLCLink versus Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLCLinkForfait Auto Amicale MACIF
Price$8.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJean-Francois PautexAmicale Experts IARD de la MACIF

In-app purchases

None

PLCLink

No in-app purchases

None

Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLCLink free?
PLCLink costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF free?
Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PLCLink or Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF have ads?
Neither PLCLink nor Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PLCLink or Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF?
PLCLink ships an update every 2 months, and Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF every 10 months. Most recently, PLCLink was updated on December 3, 2025 and Forfait Auto Amicale MACIF on September 11, 2026.

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