Comparison

ASC Manager Pro vs Cat® MineStar

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

Head to head
About

ASC Manager Pro

Access real-time drilling data and facility information from anywhere. View live device values, historical data in graphical form, and surveillance camera feeds. The Pro version offers advanced server connection options.

Highlights
  • Real-time drilling data display
  • Facility and team information
  • Live device channel values
  • Archived data in graphical form
  • Alerts and commenting
  • Surveillance camera feeds
  • Multiple server connections
Features
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The Advanced System of Control (ASC) Manager delivers your real-time drilling data to you anytime, anywhere. Receives and displays data from IVE-50, DEL-150 and other devices. Main features: • display a list of teams with detailed information about the facility and the work performed; • display the values of the channels of the devices in real time; • access to archived data system rig in graphical form; • display and commenting alerts; • display of data from surveillance cameras installed on objects; • video archive viewing. Differences of Pro version: • you can enter the address of any server in connection settings; • multiple connections. To use the ASC Manager Pro with your server, you must use server-side ASC Server company RIGSOFT LLC.

About

Cat® MineStar

Features
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What if you could use proven Cat® MineStar™ technologies across your entire mining organization and have visibility to every aspect of your operation? What if you had near-real-time access to data that was up to 98% accurate? And what if you could make changes in-shift while already knowing the impact they would have further down the value chain? With Cat MineStar Edge, you can.

Screenshots

ASC Manager Pro4 screens
Cat® MineStar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cat® MineStar at Free against ASC Manager Pro's $3.99. ASC Manager Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). On 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

Cat® MineStar is free to download; ASC Manager Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASC Manager Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Cat® MineStar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
ASC Manager Pro versus Cat® MineStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASC Manager ProCat® MineStar
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRIGINFORMCaterpillar Inc.

In-app purchases

None

ASC Manager Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Cat® MineStar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASC Manager Pro free?
ASC Manager Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cat® MineStar free?
Cat® MineStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ASC Manager Pro or Cat® MineStar have ads?
Neither ASC Manager Pro nor Cat® MineStar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASC Manager Pro or Cat® MineStar?
ASC Manager Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cat® MineStar every 4 months. Most recently, ASC Manager Pro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cat® MineStar on November 3, 2026.

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