Comparison

VisionLink™ vs Heave

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

Heave

Book on-demand field service for your heavy equipment fleet. Get next-day repairs for common issues like PM services, DEF regenerations, and electrical problems. Avoid dealer wait times and schedule a technician quickly.

Highlights
  • Book field service technicians
  • Next-day service availability
  • Repairs for heavy equipment
  • Common repair types covered
  • Quick technician booking
Features
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Ever wish you could get next-day field service for your heavy equipment fleet? Book a technician through the Heave app in minutes. Common repairs through the app include PM Services, DEF regenerations, electrical/hydraulic issues, and lineboring. Don't wait on dealers to call you back, book a tech today through the Heave app.

Screenshots

VisionLink™4 screens
Heave4 screens

Verdict

The call

VisionLink™ and Heave both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Heave's written reviews are positive against 50% of VisionLink™'s. VisionLink™'s advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Heave holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VisionLink™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Heave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisionLink™ ships an update every 4 weeks, Heave every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VisionLink™ versus Heave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisionLink™Heave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (43 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB100 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCaterpillar Inc.Heave LLC

Customer experience

VisionLink™

All ratings43 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Heave

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VisionLink™

No in-app purchases

None

Heave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisionLink™ free?
VisionLink™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heave free?
Heave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisionLink™ or Heave?
Heave is rated higher. VisionLink™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Heave averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do VisionLink™ or Heave have ads?
Neither VisionLink™ nor Heave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisionLink™ or Heave?
VisionLink™ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Heave every 6 weeks. Most recently, VisionLink™ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Heave on October 24, 2026.

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