Comparison

DKS Smart Connect vs The Filter List

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

Head to head
About

DKS Smart Connect

Control your automatic vehicular gate directly from your smartphone. Open, close, and monitor its status remotely for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • Remote gate operation
  • Gate status monitoring
  • Smartphone control
  • Automatic vehicular gate compatibility
Features
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DKS Smart Switch. Open, close and monitor your automatic vehicular gate from your smartphone!

About

The Filter List

Features
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Never forget a filter again. The Filter List keeps every filter in your life — home and car — in one simple place, and reminds you before each one is due. Track your HVAC furnace filter, refrigerator water filter, under-sink and reverse-osmosis filters, car cabin air, and engine air filters. Add anything custom, too. - See everything sorted by what's due soonest - Get a reminder before a filter is due, and on the due date - One tap to mark a filter replaced — the next due date sets itself - Smart presets fill in sensible replacement intervals for you - Save the replacement part so reordering is effortless - Group filters by location — your home, your car, anywhere - Optional sync — keep your filters the same on every device Sync is set up with a five-word code. No account, no email, nothing to sign up for. It's off unless you turn it on, and the app works exactly the same without it. No account. No subscription. No ads. Simple, clean, and built to stay out of your way until you need it.

Screenshots

DKS Smart Connect4 screens
The Filter List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Filter List at every 2 months against DKS Smart Connect's every 13 months. DKS Smart Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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

DKS Smart Connect ships an update every 13 months, The Filter List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DKS Smart Connect versus The Filter List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDKS Smart ConnectThe Filter List
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDoorKing, Inc.Timothy Smith

In-app purchases

None

DKS Smart Connect

No in-app purchases

None

The Filter List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DKS Smart Connect free?
DKS Smart Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Filter List free?
The Filter List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DKS Smart Connect or The Filter List have ads?
Neither DKS Smart Connect nor The Filter List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DKS Smart Connect or The Filter List?
DKS Smart Connect ships an update every 13 months, and The Filter List every 2 months. Most recently, DKS Smart Connect was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Filter List on October 15, 2026.

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