Comparison

CARES Auditor vs ACRS Cloud

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

Head to head

Cares Auditor App

About

CARES Auditor

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CARES Auditor App is a part of the CARES Digital ecosystem which has been designed to provide a further level of product assurance in the CARES assured supply chain.

About

ACRS Cloud

Features

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Trust in safety-critical reinforcing and structural steel products has been seriously undermined by fake data scandals and major disasters. Finding the truth of a product’s provenance and conformance is never more needed than now. The ACRS Cloud App provides the ability to scan a static QR code and validate an ACRS Certificate of Approval, identify the ACRS approved manufacturer or processor and report concerns with ACRS certified products. Putting our assurance in your hands whenever you need it.

Screenshots

CARES Auditor4 screens

ACRS Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ACRS Cloud at 12.2 against CARES Auditor's 15.0. 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

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

CARES Auditor ships an update every 2 months, ACRS Cloud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

CARES Auditor versus ACRS Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CARES Auditor	ACRS Cloud
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 6 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	12.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	244 MB	204 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	CARES UK	AUSTRALASIAN CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY FOR REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL STEELS LTD

In-app purchases

None

CARES Auditor

No in-app purchases

None

ACRS Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CARES Auditor free?

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

Is ACRS Cloud free?

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

Do CARES Auditor or ACRS Cloud have ads?

Neither CARES Auditor nor ACRS Cloud shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CARES Auditor or ACRS Cloud?

CARES Auditor ships an update every 2 months, and ACRS Cloud every 6 weeks. Most recently, CARES Auditor was updated on August 25, 2026 and ACRS Cloud on September 9, 2026.