Comparison

C.A.T Manager vs Aphex

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

Aphex

Features
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Aphex is the proven construction delivery platform. Site teams use it to plan the weeks ahead, run daily coordination and capture the record of what happened, all from one live plan. Think about everything it takes to run a site: the lookahead, staging plans, crew briefs, progress tracking and the daily diary. On most sites that's spread across spreadsheets, whiteboards and WhatsApp. The plan and what's actually happening drift apart, and the team absorbs the avoidable delay and cost. Aphex is one place to run the site. The mobile app puts it in your pocket. SEE TODAY'S WORK FROM THE LIVE PLAN β€’ Your tasks come straight from the lookahead the whole team builds in Aphex β€’ See your work, your team's or everything across the project, filtered by subcontractor, shift, location or user β€’ See where work is happening on the site map, spot clashes and bring in your ArcGIS layers TRACK PROGRESS AS IT HAPPENS β€’ Thumbs up when a task is on track, thumbs down to log a delay and the reason β€’ Log progress as % complete, or in units like metres of pipe laid β€’ Updates reach the office straight away, so the morning coordination meeting starts from where things really stand β€’ @mention colleagues and get notified when work that affects you changes THE SITE DIARY THAT WRITES ITSELF β€’ Talk or type through the shift, and add photos, voice notes or a snap of a handwritten page β€’ Record labour, plant and materials against the tasks they belong to β€’ Aphex compiles everything into a draft that starts from the day's plan. Review and approve it in under five minutes β€’ Keep capturing offline. Notes and photos sync when you're back in signal A RECORD YOU CAN STAND BEHIND Every photo, note and progress update is linked to the task it relates to. When a delay becomes a claim months later, the record is already there. Trusted by 100+ Tier 1 contractors on infrastructure, rail, energy, nuclear and major building projects. Aphex is free to download. You'll need an Aphex account, so ask your project team for an invite. Find out more at aphex.co.

Screenshots

C.A.T Manager4 screens
Aphex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aphex at every 3 weeks against C.A.T Manager's every 8 months. 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 8 months, Aphex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
C.A.T Manager versus Aphex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC.A.T ManagerAphex
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadiodetection Ltd.Aphex

In-app purchases

None

C.A.T Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Aphex

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 Aphex free?
Aphex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do C.A.T Manager or Aphex have ads?
Neither C.A.T Manager nor Aphex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, C.A.T Manager or Aphex?
C.A.T Manager ships an update every 8 months, and Aphex every 3 weeks. Most recently, C.A.T Manager was updated on November 2, 2026 and Aphex on November 7, 2026.

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