B*ware vs CAT Scale Locator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B*ware
This app helps drivers plan routes by displaying posted bridge information, including weight and height restrictions. Users can search for bridges by location, add new information, and report inaccuracies. It's pre-populated with data for thousands of bridges across multiple states.
- Display bridge weight and height restrictions
- Route planning assistance
- Search bridges by location or county/town
- Add and edit bridge information
- Report incorrect bridge data
- Leave location-based messages
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An app made to display posted bridge information. Tracks weight and height restrictions to help in route planning. Made by a driver for myself and other drivers. Features include: - Easy to add bridge information with help from reverse geocoder - Search for bridges within X number of miles of current location - Search for bridges by county/town - Down vote and edit bridge information - Down vote and soft delete bridges with wrong location data - Leave location based broadcast messages - Chart of top 5 states with highest # of marked bridges Pre-populated with nearly 10,000 bridges from 7 states: 3545 North Carolina 2529 Pennsylvania 2328 New York 496 Louisiana 384 Minnesota 296 Arkansas 262 Montana
CAT Scale Locator
Easily find the closest CAT Scale locations using your current GPS or by custom search. Save your favorite locations for quick access. This app helps truckers and drivers locate essential weighing stations on the go.
- Locate nearest CAT Scales
- GPS-based search
- Custom location search
- Save favorite locations
- Access from iOS devices
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Find your NEAREST CAT Scale! Now you can access CAT Scale locations from anywhere on your iOS device! Easily Locate and Save locations based on your current GPS location or custom search!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAT Scale Locator at 4.1 against B*ware's 2.0. CAT Scale Locator also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). B*ware's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 6%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CAT Scale Locator holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of B*ware's written reviews are positive against 6% of CAT Scale Locator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
B*ware ships an update every 9 months, CAT Scale Locator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B*ware | CAT Scale Locator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Donner | BoomerCo |
Customer experience
B*ware
CAT Scale Locator
In-app purchases
B*ware
No in-app purchases
CAT Scale Locator
No in-app purchases
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