Ghost Controls vs Kind Water View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghost Controls
Control your automatic gate opener remotely. Open, close, check status, and receive alerts. Schedule gate activity and grant access to others. Requires a compatible control board and the AXMC-R module.
- Remote gate open/close
- Gate status monitoring
- Open/close alerts
- Customizable schedules
- Grant remote access
- Diagnostic data sharing
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The Ghost Controls smart app allows you to easily open, close, check the status of, and help diagnose your automatic gate opener. This app supports all Ghost Controls gate openers that has the AXMC-R module installed. Please note that the AXMC-R module is a separately purchased accessory that does not come standard in standard Ghost Controls Kits. Additional Features: • Setup open and close alerts • Create schedules to open and/or close your automatic gate opener • Grant access to remote users • Select user connection type of Bluetooth or Wifi • View and Send diagnostics data to Ghost Controls to help reduce troubleshooting time For Ghost Controls Smart App control you will need: • A Ghost Controls control board with MultiConnect onboard • Connection to Bluetooth or Wifi To upgrade your existing Ghost Controls control board to one compatible with MultiConnect please visit www.ghostcontrols.com for more information.
Kind Water View
This app allows users to easily monitor and control their water treatment system. View valve settings, track water usage, and initiate system cycles remotely. It also provides access to dealer information and system diagnostics.
- View valve settings and status
- Change valve settings remotely
- Monitor current water usage
- Graphical water usage display
- Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
- Access dealer information
- Update valve firmware
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Kind Water View makes setting up and monitoring your water treatment system easier than ever! When used with a Kind Water View valve, the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system (if they are all Kind Water View Valves). - Update firmware - Manage your connection to your valves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kind Water View at 5.0 against Ghost Controls's 2.9. Kind Water View also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Kind Water View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 17 respectively.
Ghost Controls ships an update every 8 months, Kind Water View every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghost Controls | Kind Water View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Assemblabs Ltd | Purview Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Ghost Controls
Kind Water View
In-app purchases
Ghost Controls
No in-app purchases
Kind Water View
No in-app purchases
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