ASC Manager Pro vs Cat® MineStar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Cat® MineStar
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | ASC Manager Pro | Cat® MineStar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RIGINFORM | Caterpillar Inc. |
In-app purchases
ASC Manager Pro
No in-app purchases
Cat® MineStar
No in-app purchases
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