AeroPoints vs VisionLink™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AeroPoints
Connect to your AeroPoint 2 devices to view upload progress, battery status, and firmware versions. Configure custom network credentials for automatic data uploads. Access help resources for your AeroPoint 2s.
- Bluetooth connection to AeroPoint 2
- View battery, charging, and firmware status
- Monitor data upload progress
- Configure custom Wi-Fi network credentials
- Access help resources
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The AeroPoints app is a companion to our latest generation AeroPoint 2 devices. Use this application to connect to your AeroPoints, view upload information, and configure custom network credentials. We’ve also included a help button at the bottom so you can learn more about AeroPoint 2s. Connect AeroPoints to the app Use Bluetooth to connect your mobile device with AeroPoint 2s. This connection lets you see information about an AeroPoint such as its current battery level, charging status, and firmware version. You can also use the app to view helpful details during a survey, including the total time spent collecting data. View upload details If you use the app to connect with AeroPoint 2s during a data upload, you can follow along with the progress. When an AeroPoint uploads data, the Survey view will list the surveys being uploaded or queued for upload in chronological order. You’ll see a progress bar and then a check mark to confirm a successful upload. Configure custom network credentials AeroPoint 2s can search for two different WiFi connections to upload their data. The first and default is a network named propeller with the password propeller. You can also train AeroPoint 2s to connect to one custom network—this could be your office or home WiFi. After using the AeroPoints app to teach your network credentials to your AeroPoint 2s, they will automatically search for and connect to that network in the future. We’re always working to improve our products and would love to hear from you about your experience. Contact our support teams at support@propelleraero.com.
VisionLink™
Manage your entire fleet of equipment, both Cat and non-Cat assets, with easy access to real-time data. This application helps increase production, control costs, and improve operator performance for a more efficient and safer operation.
- Full fleet visibility for mixed fleets
- Up-to-date asset tracking (location, hours, fuel)
- Equipment health monitoring and fault codes
- Planned Maintenance tracking
- In-app parts ordering and service requests
- Inspection report downloads
- QR scanning compatibility
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Manage your entire fleet – both Cat® and non Cat assets – with easy access to your equipment's data. VisionLink™ provides you with tools that can help make your operation more productive and efficient. VisionLink allows you to increase production, control costs, improve operator performance and even provide a safer operation for both Cat® and non Cat assets. The new VisionLink app blends features from VisionLink Unified Suite, My.Cat.Com and the Cat App into a single convenient offering. It improves customer experience, user workflows while leveraging a consistent data source. Other features include: - Compatibility with mixed fleets, providing full fleet visibility - Connectivity offerings for users of all sizes and industries - Up-to-date asset tracking, including location, operating hours, fuel levels, and overall utilization - Improve operations with working and idle segmentation of runtime and fuel usage - Monitoring of equipment health, fault codes, fluid analysis and inspections - Planned Maintenance tracking for all assets, including non-subscribed and non-powered equipment - Convenient in-app parts ordering and service requests - Ability to download Inspection reports - In-App QR scanning compatability The new VisionLink also provides a much more intuitive user interface, improved application performance and more efficient integration of Cat SIS, SOS, Cat Inspect and Preventative Maintenance modules. Download the VisionLink app today and take your operation to the next level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VisionLink™ at 4.4 against AeroPoints's 2.3. VisionLink™ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 3). AeroPoints's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
VisionLink™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisionLink™ has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
AeroPoints ships an update every 3 months, VisionLink™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AeroPoints | VisionLink™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Propeller Aerobotics Pty Ltd | Caterpillar Inc. |
Customer experience
AeroPoints
VisionLink™
In-app purchases
AeroPoints
No in-app purchases
VisionLink™
No in-app purchases









