Retrotec rCloud vs CPS Link Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrotec rCloud
This app controls specialized testing equipment via WiFi or hotspot. It saves test results locally and to a cloud database, with completed tests viewable immediately on the app or website. Saved tests are encrypted and cannot be edited.
- Control manufacturing equipment
- Save test results locally
- Cloud data backup via Azure
- View completed tests on app
- View completed tests on website
- Encrypted local databases
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The rCloud app runs the equipment we manufacture, over a WiFi connection or iDevice hotspot. It is used to run industry specified tests, and then saves the results of the tests locally on the device and to a backend database in the cloud via Azure. The tests are not accessible for editing by the user once they are saved (local databases are encrypted). The completed tests can be viewed immediately on the App and also on the rCloud website once they are uploaded to the backend database.
CPS Link Pro
Connect multiple wireless sensors for comprehensive diagnostic measurements. Build custom systems for quick tasks or complex full-home diagnostics with advanced analytics. Expand your capabilities with a range of available sensors.
- Connect multiple wireless sensors
- Comprehensive diagnostic measurement system
- Flexible system for custom measurement needs
- Advanced analytics for diagnostics
- Supports HVAC/R service needs
- Interconnectivity with future sensors
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CPS Link Pro™ is a powerful, easy-to-use application that connects multiple CPS wireless sensors together at one time to create the world’s most comprehensive diagnostic measurement system. The flexibility of this patented system enables users to add sensors as required to perform quick one-step measurement tasks or more complex full home, facility or system diagnostics with analytics. A range of high quality wireless sensors are available to accommodate most common HVAC/R service needs, with more innovative sensor solutions in various levels of release and development. Interconnectivity between the CPS Link app and future sensors remains a primary criterion to provide users with the flexibility of building their own custom measurement systems, over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CPS Link Pro at 5.0 against Retrotec rCloud's 2.5. CPS Link Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Retrotec rCloud's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
CPS Link Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Retrotec rCloud ships an update every 2 months, CPS Link Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrotec rCloud | CPS Link Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RETROTEC, INC. | CPS Products, Inc. |
Customer experience
Retrotec rCloud
CPS Link Pro
In-app purchases
Retrotec rCloud
No in-app purchases
CPS Link Pro
No in-app purchases
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