Comparison

MaX UC vs UPLNK

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

Head to head
About

MaX UC

Manage your home or office phone services from any device, anywhere. Features include high-quality audio, cross-device chat syncing, visual voicemail with transcriptions, and real-time contact presence. The app is designed with accessibility in mind, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.

Highlights
  • High quality audio
  • Cross-device chat syncing
  • Visual voicemail with transcriptions
  • Real-time contact presence
  • Accessibility support (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Features
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IMPORTANT: Full telephony functionality is only available as directed by your telephone service provider. With MaX UC, you can take control of your home or office telephony services on any device, wherever you are. For the past year we have focused on making our MaX UC apps more accessible. Important enhancements like supporting landscape mode, large font size and full screen reader support means that MaX UC meets the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines. This is an important milestone that helps us to support all our users, no matter their access needs. Key features: - High quality audio optimized for both Wi-Fi, and 3G/4G connections. - Chat on any device to others in your business, with messages synced across your devices so you can pick up the conversation any time. - Powerful voicemail control with alerts, transcriptions of your received messages, and visual voicemail management. - Realtime presence from your business contacts to help you get in touch at the right time, and custom presence to help others reach you. NOTE: Your service provider may not offer all features listed or may require you to pay additional subscription charges to access certain features. Contact your service provider for information. MaX UC also requires data or Wi-Fi access. Use of these services may incur additional charges.

About

UPLNK

Report non-emergency city issues like potholes and graffiti directly to responsible departments. Track the status of reported problems, add comments, and upload photos. Access various city databases within Lincoln, Nebraska.

Highlights
  • Report non-emergency city issues
  • Track issue status
  • Comment on submissions
  • Upload photos
  • Access city databases
  • Route issues to departments
Features
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UPLNK is a free app hosted on the SeeClickFix platform. It can be used to report non-emergency quality-of-life issues within the Lincoln, Nebraska city limits and access various City databases. Reported issues such as graffiti, junk cars, potholes and streetlights are routed directly to the responsible departments. Residents can also review issue status, comment, upload photos and more on items they or other members of the community have submitted.

Screenshots

MaX UC4 screens
UPLNK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UPLNK at 4.5 against MaX UC's 4.1. UPLNK also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 18%). MaX UC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 206). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UPLNK holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaX UC has 1.1K ratings behind it against 206, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of MaX UC's written reviews are positive against 45% of UPLNK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, UPLNK every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MaX UC versus UPLNK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaX UCUPLNK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.1K ratings)4.5 (206 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better206
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB145 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMetaswitchCity of Lincoln, Nebraska

Customer experience

MaX UC

All ratings1,126 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive17.7%
Neutral17.7%
Negative64.6%

UPLNK

All ratings206 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

MaX UC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incoming calls go straight to voicemail
  • Calls drop or fail to connect
  • Chat messages disappear or don't sync
  • App crashes after iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add texting functionality
  • Provide more ringtone and volume options
  • Implement call parking and transfer features
  • Improve Bluetooth compatibility

UPLNK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MaX UC

No in-app purchases

None

UPLNK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaX UC free?
MaX UC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UPLNK free?
UPLNK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MaX UC or UPLNK?
UPLNK is rated higher. MaX UC averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while UPLNK averages 4.5 from 206 ratings.
Do MaX UC or UPLNK have ads?
Neither MaX UC nor UPLNK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaX UC or UPLNK?
MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, and UPLNK every 5 months. Most recently, MaX UC was updated on September 24, 2026 and UPLNK on September 17, 2026.

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