Comparison

CrabGear vs SwitchNet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

CrabGear

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

CrabGear

This app helps West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery captains report lost fishing gear recovery. Recovery Captains in participating ports can log the location and time of recovered gear.

Highlights

Report lost fishing gear recovery
Log location of recovered gear
Log time of recovered gear
Support West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery efforts
Participating port captain functionality

Features

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CrabGear supports supports the efforts of the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery to collect lost fishing gear. Recovery Captains in participating ports can use this mobile application to report where and when gear are recovered.

About

SwitchNet

Features

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SwitchNet by eDot Solutions An application to switch on/ off Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco Switches SG300 and SG350 from your iPad or iPhone.

Screenshots

CrabGear3 screens

SwitchNet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SwitchNet at daily against CrabGear's every 16 months. SwitchNet also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrabGear ships an update every 16 months, SwitchNet daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

CrabGear versus SwitchNet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CrabGear	SwitchNet
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 16 months	Daily — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.6	8.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	31 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	The Nature Conservancy	eDOT Solutions

In-app purchases

None

CrabGear

No in-app purchases

None

SwitchNet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrabGear free?

CrabGear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is SwitchNet free?

SwitchNet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CrabGear or SwitchNet have ads?

Neither CrabGear nor SwitchNet shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CrabGear or SwitchNet?

CrabGear ships an update every 16 months, and SwitchNet daily. Most recently, CrabGear was updated on November 3, 2026 and SwitchNet on November 7, 2026.