Caflou vs Patch Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caflou
A digital business management system designed for seamless organization of operations, projects, and team collaboration. Streamline your workflow and enhance productivity with this comprehensive solution.
- Business management
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Digital operations
- Workflow streamlining
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The simplest way to manage your business, projects and teams. 100% digital with CAFLOU® business management system.
Patch Assist
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Patch Assist is a fast, clear helper for anyone working with stage lighting — technicians, LDs and DIY users. It works offline, with no accounts and no data collection. PATCH CALCULATOR • Patch fixtures one by one by channel count • Automatic roll-over across universe boundaries • Addresses shown as universe.address • Overlap (conflict) warnings for clashing addresses • Name, edit and bulk-add fixtures • Save patches inside the app GDTF SHARE (optional) • Sign in with your gdtf-share.com account and pick fixtures from the catalog • Channel count and mode fill in automatically • Favorites and recently used fixtures at hand EXPORT • Patch list to PDF or JPG with an event header • Share the usual way (Files, email, AirDrop, Photos) DIP SWITCH CALCULATOR • Convert a DMX address to DIP switch positions and back, live • Flip the block to match your real device English and Czech. For iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Patch Assist at every 3 days against Caflou's every 9 months. Caflou's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Caflou ships an update every 9 months, Patch Assist every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Caflou | Patch Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caflou | Krystof Havlik |
In-app purchases
Caflou
No in-app purchases
Patch Assist
No in-app purchases
