Comparison

MaX UC vs Protocol Foods

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

Protocol Foods

Features
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Focus on producing safe, high-quality food while Protocol Foods handles the rest. Transform food safety compliance by bringing plant operations into the digital age. Streamline your processes, reduce recalls, and improve compliance—no more outdated pen-and-paper methods. Key features Monitoring checks: Easily complete, track, and manage all safety checks in one place. Real-time oversight: Get notified instantly about missed checks, failures, or corrective actions. Compliance history: Simplify audit preparation with searchable and filterable task records. AI assistant: Access FDA and USDA guidelines instantly with a conversational AI tool. Built for food safety: Designed to enhance compliance and support efficient, reliable operations.

Screenshots

MaX UC4 screens
Protocol Foods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Protocol Foods at fortnightly against MaX UC's every 2 months. Protocol Foods also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, Protocol Foods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MaX UC versus Protocol Foods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaX UCProtocol Foods
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMetaswitchProtocol Foods

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

Protocol Foods

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MaX UC

No in-app purchases

None

Protocol Foods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaX UC free?
MaX UC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Protocol Foods free?
Protocol Foods is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MaX UC or Protocol Foods have ads?
Neither MaX UC nor Protocol Foods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaX UC or Protocol Foods?
MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, and Protocol Foods fortnightly. Most recently, MaX UC was updated on October 11, 2026 and Protocol Foods on October 4, 2026.

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