Comparison

Vehocheck vs C.A.T Manager

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

Head to head
About

Vehocheck

Streamline daily vehicle inspections for HGV, LGV, PSV, and plant machinery. Drivers can record checks on their mobile device, uploading results to the cloud for transport offices to manage defects and access reports.

Highlights
  • Daily walk-around checks
  • Cloud data synchronization
  • Defect management pipeline
  • Reporting and analysis tools
  • Customizable checklists
  • Photo defect recording
  • Offline check retention
Features
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Vehocheck daily walk around check for HGV, LGV and PSV, as well as Plant, Machinery and Construction Vehicles. The Vehocheck app for iPhone & iPad allows drivers and plant operators to record their daily walkaround check using their phone or tablet and post the results up to the Cloud. Using the Vehocheck Desktop Dashboard the transport office can view the live images and data being sent by the driver. The dashboard has multiple features to manage the defect to repair pipeline as well as powerful reporting and analysis tools. Within the app, the driver is presented with the relevant DVSA checklist for his vehicle (HGV/LGV/PSV) or a customised, organisation specific check relating to the selected vehicle or asset. The Driver/Opertor must check off all elements of the check to ensure compliance. Defects can be recorded through simple check-list options. Photos of any vehicle defects can be recorded and uploaded with the report to the transport manager. Driver’s checks are also retained on the device, so in the event of a roadside check the driver can produce any walk around checks that have been conducted.

About

C.A.T Manager

This app securely transfers data from compatible cable avoidance tools to a cloud service. It allows businesses to monitor operator usage and analyze data from multiple devices in near real-time, helping to prevent damage to buried utilities.

Highlights
  • Secure cloud data transfer
  • Near real-time data monitoring
  • Fleet management for multiple devices
  • Operator usage analysis
  • Prevent utility damage
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C.A.T Manager Online for iOS links your gC.A.T4 to the Radiodetection C.A.T Manager online secure cloud. Recording what users actually do with Cable Avoidance Tools is a vital component of a quality management approach to prevent damage and harm related to excavation of buried cables and pipes. To facilitate this, Radiodetection’s gC.A.T4 records key parameters every second, and stores them in non-volatile memory. The data collected can be subsequently analysed using our PC application. For customers with a fleet of CATs the problem has been to manage and analyse the data from all these devices quickly, simply and accurately. This problem is solved with the release of the new C.A.T Manager Online service from Radiodetection. Use this iOS app to automatically transfer data from gC.A.T4s to the Radiodetection secure cloud. See data from all your CATs in near real-time, and ensure that all your operators are using their gC.A.Ts correctly. Use of the C.A.T Manager Online service requires agreement to a set of terms and conditions. Radiodetection makes no warranties of any kind, written or oral, statutory, express or implied, with respect to this app, including, any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose other than as set out in the C.A.T Manager Online terms and conditions. This app is designed for use by businesses that have professional, trained, operators for their Radiodetection gC.A.T4 devices. Older gC.A.T4 devices may require a firmware update to function with this app. * iOS compatibility is only for gC.A.T4 produced from August 2016. Check the label above the battery compartment to verify if your locator is compatible

Screenshots

Vehocheck4 screens
C.A.T Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vehocheck at 75% against C.A.T Manager's 33%. Vehocheck also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). C.A.T Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Vehocheck ships an update every 2 weeks, C.A.T Manager every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vehocheck versus C.A.T Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVehocheckC.A.T Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVehoGroup LtdRadiodetection Ltd.

Customer experience

Vehocheck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

C.A.T Manager

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Vehocheck

No in-app purchases

None

C.A.T Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vehocheck free?
Vehocheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is C.A.T Manager free?
C.A.T Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vehocheck or C.A.T Manager have ads?
Neither Vehocheck nor C.A.T Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vehocheck or C.A.T Manager?
Vehocheck ships an update every 2 weeks, and C.A.T Manager every 7 months. Most recently, Vehocheck was updated on September 13, 2026 and C.A.T Manager on June 10, 2026.

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