Comparison

C vs Pinged

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

Head to head
About

C

This utility app allows users to remotely manage and configure settings for specific devices. It provides a centralized interface for adjusting parameters and controlling device functions.

Highlights
  • Device parameter control
  • Remote configuration
  • Centralized interface
  • SSG device management
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C-CAT is a control application for SSG's devices, allowing users to set parameters.

About

Pinged

This app maps GPS coordinates and visualizes a radius around them for various practical applications. It can receive location data via email, automatically map it, and notify you of updates. Share locations with your team and receive geofence notifications.

Highlights
  • Map GPS coordinates
  • Visualize radius around points
  • Receive location data via email
  • Automatic mapping and notifications
  • Share pings with teams
  • Plot points of interest
  • Geofence movement notifications
Features
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Pinged by Badge Apps provides practical resources for many applications where mapping GPS coordinates and a visualizing a radius around those points can be helpful.  Pinging a phone? Pinged can receive location data from external sources over email and automatically map the locations and notify you of updates. Share pings with your team, plot points of interest or even receive geofence related movement notifications. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

C1 screens
Pinged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: C at none against Pinged's 1. C also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pinged's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Pinged sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. C asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

C holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinged has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

C ships an update every 10 months, Pinged every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
C versus Pinged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPinged
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (26 ratings)
Number of ratings226 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSierra Innotek, Inc.Aaron Benzick

Customer experience

C

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pinged

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

None

C

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pinged

Subscriptions1
  • Pinged Premium$14.991 Month

Questions

Is C free?
C is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinged free?
Pinged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, C or Pinged?
C is rated higher. C averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pinged averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do C or Pinged have ads?
Neither C nor Pinged shows ads.
Which is updated more often, C or Pinged?
C ships an update every 10 months, and Pinged every 2 months. Most recently, C was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pinged on November 7, 2026.

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