Comparison

C.A.T Manager vs SWF Vision

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

Head to head
About

C.A.T Manager

This app securely transfers data from compatible cable avoidance tools to a cloud service. It allows businesses to monitor operator usage and analyze data from multiple devices in near real-time, helping to prevent damage to buried utilities.

Highlights
  • Secure cloud data transfer
  • Near real-time data monitoring
  • Fleet management for multiple devices
  • Operator usage analysis
  • Prevent utility damage
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C.A.T Manager Online for iOS links your gC.A.T4 to the Radiodetection C.A.T Manager online secure cloud. Recording what users actually do with Cable Avoidance Tools is a vital component of a quality management approach to prevent damage and harm related to excavation of buried cables and pipes. To facilitate this, Radiodetection’s gC.A.T4 records key parameters every second, and stores them in non-volatile memory. The data collected can be subsequently analysed using our PC application. For customers with a fleet of CATs the problem has been to manage and analyse the data from all these devices quickly, simply and accurately. This problem is solved with the release of the new C.A.T Manager Online service from Radiodetection. Use this iOS app to automatically transfer data from gC.A.T4s to the Radiodetection secure cloud. See data from all your CATs in near real-time, and ensure that all your operators are using their gC.A.Ts correctly. Use of the C.A.T Manager Online service requires agreement to a set of terms and conditions. Radiodetection makes no warranties of any kind, written or oral, statutory, express or implied, with respect to this app, including, any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose other than as set out in the C.A.T Manager Online terms and conditions. This app is designed for use by businesses that have professional, trained, operators for their Radiodetection gC.A.T4 devices. Older gC.A.T4 devices may require a firmware update to function with this app. * iOS compatibility is only for gC.A.T4 produced from August 2016. Check the label above the battery compartment to verify if your locator is compatible

About

SWF Vision

Features
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Simply Workflow provides an IoT enabled platform, providing internet device connectivity for operations, including installations, maintenance and network build. Our customisable Field Service Management solution helps companies increase productivity by 30%, reduce back office administration costs by 50% and reduce stock costs by 30%. Our user-friendly field app will only display what is required. Taking into account our many years’ experience in field operations, we are very conscious that β€œless is more”. Within one app, your field agent can capture all relevant data, consume stock items on a job, view their job route, order stock, and even transfer stock items to other field agents using our fully integrated inventory management system.

Screenshots

C.A.T Manager4 screens
SWF Vision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SWF Vision at fortnightly against C.A.T Manager's every 7 months. C.A.T Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

C.A.T Manager ships an update every 7 months, SWF Vision fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
C.A.T Manager versus SWF Vision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC.A.T ManagerSWF Vision
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better14.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size26 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadiodetection Ltd.Simply Workflow Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

C.A.T Manager

No in-app purchases

None

SWF Vision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is C.A.T Manager free?
C.A.T Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SWF Vision free?
SWF Vision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do C.A.T Manager or SWF Vision have ads?
Neither C.A.T Manager nor SWF Vision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, C.A.T Manager or SWF Vision?
C.A.T Manager ships an update every 7 months, and SWF Vision fortnightly. Most recently, C.A.T Manager was updated on June 10, 2026 and SWF Vision on September 14, 2026.

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