MaX UC vs MANA parent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High quality audio
- Cross-device chat syncing
- Visual voicemail with transcriptions
- Real-time contact presence
- Accessibility support (WCAG 2.1 AA)
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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.
MANA parent
This app helps parents monitor their child's location, activity, and phone usage in real-time. It offers features like geofencing, emergency alerts, and remote phone locking to ensure child safety and well-being.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Geofence alerts
- Activity and screen time monitoring
- SOS emergency alerts
- Travel history and app usage statistics
- Remote phone lock
- Contact and SMS monitoring
- Camera and audio monitoring
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MANA is a smart device and mobile application designed to track your child's location and activity in real time. The product combines GPS tracker, geofence functions, activity monitoring and alerts on possible threats, making it an indispensable assistant for modern parents. Main Features: GPS Tracking: Instantly locate your child's location with the built-in GPS module. Parents can see the exact location of the baby on the map in real time. Geofence Setting: Ability to create safe zones on the map such as school, home or playground. Parents are instantly notified if the child goes outside the set zone. Activity Monitoring: Analyze and track your child's physical activity, including steps, distance traveled, and activity level. This helps parents keep track of their child's health and fitness. Emergency Alerts: Built-in SOS button that your child can press in case of danger. Parents immediately receive an alert with the exact location of the child. Travel History: The ability to view the child's routes and movements over a specific period of time. This helps to analyze and plan safe routes. App Usage Statistics: View the phone screen time statistics to monitor your child on the phone. It is possible to set a limit on app usage. Phone Lock: Remotely lock your child's phone during class. Contact and SMS Monitoring: View the list of contacts and incoming/outgoing numbers on your child's phone. Ability to add numbers to a blacklist. Battery Monitoring: Alerts the parent when the battery level on the child's phone is low. Internet connection monitoring: Ability to determine if the child's phone is connected to the Internet. Phone Sound Monitoring: Detects whether the sound on your child's phone is on or off. Camera: Hidden connection to the child's camera with video recording capabilities, camera switching and parental audio on. Simple and Intuitive App: The user-friendly app interface allows parents to easily set up the device, view data and control all functions from their cell phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MaX UC at none against MANA parent's shown. MaX UC also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MANA parent's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for MaX UC against 4.0 for MANA parent. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaX UC has 1.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, MANA parent every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaX UC | MANA parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metaswitch | ANA MANA MChJ |
Customer experience
MaX UC
MANA parent
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
MANA parent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MaX UC
No in-app purchases
MANA parent
No in-app purchases








