Comparison

MaX UC vs ARI Mobile

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

ARI Mobile

Easily manage your dealership's major unit inventory directly from your phone. Upload new items, add photos, update pricing, and control visibility across your website and sales channels in real-time.

Highlights
  • Upload new inventory
  • Attach photos via phone camera
  • Manage pricing on-the-go
  • Control inventory visibility
  • Match inventory to data library
  • Enhance incomplete listings
Features
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Upload Inventory in Seconds with ARI Mobile! Managing major unit inventory on your ARI dealer website just got a whole lot easier thanks to the ARI Mobile app. From uploading new inventory and images to managing pricing and third-party sales channels, ARI Mobile puts complete control of your showroom in the palm of your hand. Create new major unit inventory from scratch in seconds! Match new inventory to ARI’s data library to add stock photos and OEM specifications to your product listings. Eliminate time-consuming file transfers. Use your phone’s camera to snap and attach photos to inventory. No files to transfer, no tedious desk work searching for photos to upload. Take complete control over the visibility of your major unit inventory. Assign units to your website, showrooms and third-party sales channels. Manage pricing on-the-go! Update prices and sale prices from your phone, wherever and whenever. Changes you make will automatically publish to your website. Complete inventory control. Use ARI Mobile to fill in missing details like photos, colors, stock numbers and more to drive more leads through your online inventory. Use pre-defined workflows and smart filters to quickly find and enhance incomplete inventory listings.

Screenshots

MaX UC4 screens
ARI Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MaX UC at 4.1 against ARI Mobile's 1.7. MaX UC also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 17). ARI Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

MaX UC holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaX UC has 1.1K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 18% and 18% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, ARI Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MaX UC versus ARI Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaX UCARI Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better1.7 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews18.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMetaswitchARI Network Services, Inc

Customer experience

MaX UC

All ratings1,145 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral18.6%
Negative63.9%

ARI Mobile

All ratings17 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative76.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

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

ARI Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MaX UC

No in-app purchases

None

ARI Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaX UC free?
MaX UC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARI Mobile free?
ARI Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MaX UC or ARI Mobile?
MaX UC is rated higher. MaX UC averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while ARI Mobile averages 1.7 from 17 ratings.
Do MaX UC or ARI Mobile have ads?
Neither MaX UC nor ARI Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaX UC or ARI Mobile?
MaX UC ships an update every 2 months, and ARI Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, MaX UC was updated on October 11, 2026 and ARI Mobile on October 1, 2026.

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