CableApp vs Ferret Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CableApp
This tool assists professionals in selecting the optimal cabling solution for their projects. It calculates the best cross-section, offers money and CO2 saving advice, and provides access to technical documentation and industry news.
- Optimal cross-section calculation
- Money and CO2 saving advice
- Access to technical documentation
- Direct link to product catalogs
- Save, print, and share results
- Industry news and videos
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Developed by the world leading cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, Cable App is the professional easy to use tool which helps you select the best type of cabling solution depending on the type of project and installation. It calculates the optimal cross-section providing useful advices for money and CO2 saving. Enriched by pictures and technical documentation, it offers additional features like direct link to product catalogues, the possibility to easily save, print or share results with other people, and the access to freshly released news and videos related to the world of electrical installers, professionals, and consultants and engineers. It offers the research both by basic cable attributes and by professional system parameters. Be sure of the right cable choice in an easy and quick manner. Rely on the n.1 experts of the industry: chose Cable App and Prysmian Group cabling solution as your daily partners. Prysmian Group is world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. With almost 140 years of experience, sales of about €11 billion in 2018, over 30,000 employees across 50 countries and 112 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest possible range of products, services, technologies and know-how.
Ferret Tools
View and record live video from your inspection camera. This app allows you to capture photos and videos of hard-to-reach areas. Requires a separate Ferret inspection camera to function.
- Live video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- Inspection camera control
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A Ferret inspection camera is required to use this App – sold separately. Need help? Please visit ferrettools.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ferret Tools at none against CableApp's shown. Ferret Tools also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CableApp's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 27%). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for CableApp against 3.0 for Ferret Tools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ferret Tools has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of CableApp's written reviews are positive against 27% of Ferret Tools's.
CableApp ships an update every 2 months, Ferret Tools every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CableApp | Ferret Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prysmian Group | The Cable Ferret Company Limited |
Customer experience
CableApp
Ferret Tools
In-app purchases
CableApp
No in-app purchases
Ferret Tools
No in-app purchases
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