CED Connect vs Southwire Circuit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CED Connect
This app simplifies electrical supply ordering with detailed product information and real-time order tracking. It allows users to manage accounts, view invoices, and create custom product lists. Features include barcode scanning and photo uploads for quotes.
- Place orders and request quotes
- View real-time order status
- Access account information and history
- Create custom product lists
- Scan barcodes for product lookup
- Upload product photos for quotes
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CED Connect Mobile App - Your one stop solution for all your electrical needs. Rich product information, technical data and availability makes your ordering process easy. Access your account information, real-time order updates, statements and transaction history. - Place orders or request quotes - View order status - Receive notifications on order updates - View invoices and statements - Create custom product lists - Scan barcodes - Upload a product photo for a quote - View account Information
Southwire Circuit
This app serves as an official communication channel, delivering breaking news and task reminders via push notifications. Users can share various media types, personalize their experience with profiles, and easily save and find important information through search and bookmarking.
- Official communication source
- Push notifications for news and tasks
- Upload and share videos, photos, documents
- Personalized user experience with profiles
- Choose channels to follow
- Save and find information with search and bookmarking
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Why you’ll love Southwire: * An official source for all communications * Push notifications and reminders for breaking news or time-sensitive tasks * Ability to upload and share videos, photos, documents, or articles * Personalized user experience with profiles and the ability to choose channels to follow * A simple way to save and find important information with bookmarking and powerful search
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CED Connect at 4.7 against Southwire Circuit's 4.3. CED Connect also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CED Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CED Connect has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CED Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Southwire Circuit every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CED Connect | Southwire Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DISTRIBUTOR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | Southwire Company |
Customer experience
CED Connect
Southwire Circuit
In-app purchases
CED Connect
No in-app purchases
Southwire Circuit
No in-app purchases
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