C.A.T Manager vs CKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
CKey
This system provides proprietary access control for premises. It allows users to manage entry and exit permissions for various locations. The application is designed for security and administrative purposes.
- Access control management
- Premises security
- Entry/exit permissions
- Proprietary system
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Proprietary system to control access to premises.
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Verdict
C.A.T Manager and CKey are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
C.A.T Manager ships an update every 7 months, CKey every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | C.A.T Manager | CKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radiodetection Ltd. | Nauta - Solucoes de Seguranca Lda |
Customer experience
C.A.T Manager
CKey
In-app purchases
C.A.T Manager
No in-app purchases
CKey
No in-app purchases
