CED Connect vs Job Shack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CED Connect
This app streamlines electrical supply ordering with detailed product information and real-time order tracking. Users can manage their accounts, view invoices, and create custom product lists for efficient procurement.
- Place orders or request quotes
- View order status and updates
- Access invoices and statements
- 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
Job Shack
This app centralizes job management for trades businesses, allowing crews to track time by job and phase. It provides tools for reviewing pay periods, generating timecard reports, and sharing important project and employee details.
- Record time by job, phase, and cost code
- Review pay periods and timecard approval
- Generate and share PDF/CSV timecard reports
- Access announcements, employee/project details
- Share links and keep crew informed
- Connect with accounting systems
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Job Shack brings crews, jobs, timecards, and field information together in one workspace, built for businesses in the trades. • Record time by job, phase, and cost code. • Review pay periods and timecard approval status. • Preview, save, and share PDF timecard reports, and export CSV reports. • Keep announcements, employee and project details, documents, tools, and field orders close at hand. • Share useful links and keep your crew informed. • Connect with supported accounting systems to help keep business information organized. Use Job Shack on your phone, tablet, or compatible computer. An existing Job Shack account is required. Available features depend on your organization’s subscription, setup, and permissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Job Shack at 5.0 against CED Connect's 4.7. CED Connect's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Job Shack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CED Connect has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CED Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Job Shack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CED Connect | Job Shack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DISTRIBUTOR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | Sovelus |
Customer experience
CED Connect
Job Shack
In-app purchases
CED Connect
No in-app purchases
Job Shack
No in-app purchases
