Comparison

VisionLink™ vs FAE

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FAE

This app enhances the functionality of FAE forestry equipment. It offers sonic system calibration, real-time monitoring of machine parameters, and diagnostics for efficient operation and problem resolution. It also includes features for belt tensioning and access to company news.

Highlights
  • Sonic system calibration
  • Real-time parameter monitoring
  • Integrated diagnostics
  • Limp home mode
  • Scheduled maintenance notifications
  • Automatic belt tensioning
  • Access to FAE news
Features
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With its innovative features, the official FAE app lets you get the most out of your FAE products. Sonic management, for forestry mulchers with Sonic technology, for skid steers and excavators. The FAE app makes it possible to quickly and easily calibrate the Sonic system for a fast and accurate connection to the operating machine, boosting productivity by up to 30%. The app’s integrated diagnostics system and real-time monitoring of key parameters, like rotor speed and operating pressure, assist in resolving any problems. Additionally, the app enables you to choose your operating speed by selecting three different operating modes. Real-time parameters, limp home mode, diagnostics, RCU scheduled maintenance and machine software updates. Use the app interface to monitor your machine's operating data. The FAE app displays failures, with a description of the malfunction and the option to export the relevant report. Limp home mode allows you to move the RCU when the radio-control transmitter is not available. Moreover, it allows you to receive notifications on scheduled maintenance interventions. The app also makes it possible to update the machine software, ensuring access to the latest available improvements. Belt tensioning for FAE forestry mulchers, stump cutters, and stone crushers with a transmission belt. With this new feature, it’s possible to automatically check the exact tensioning of your transmission belts without having to rely on other tools. The FAE app also makes it possible to view the latest FAE news and access the FAE Product Registration page directly with a QR code.

Screenshots

VisionLink™4 screens
FAE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VisionLink™ at 4.4 against FAE's 3.8. VisionLink™ also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 5). FAE's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VisionLink™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisionLink™ has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of VisionLink™'s written reviews are positive against 75% of FAE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VisionLink™ versus FAE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisionLink™FAE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaterpillar Inc.FAE Group S.p.A.

Customer experience

VisionLink™

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

FAE

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VisionLink™

No in-app purchases

None

FAE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisionLink™ free?
VisionLink™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FAE free?
FAE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisionLink™ or FAE?
VisionLink™ is rated higher. VisionLink™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while FAE averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do VisionLink™ or FAE have ads?
Neither VisionLink™ nor FAE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisionLink™ or FAE?
VisionLink™ ships an update monthly, and FAE monthly. Most recently, VisionLink™ was updated on October 14, 2026 and FAE on October 6, 2026.

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