Arken Optics vs CargoFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arken Optics
This utility app connects to Arken Optics devices via WiFi, allowing real-time screen viewing, file management, and device function adjustments. It also offers video editing capabilities like cropping and slow-motion, alongside reticle calibration and software updates.
- Real-time device screen mirroring
- View, download, and share device files
- Device function menu settings
- Reticle zero calibration
- Online device software upgrades
- Video editing (cropping, synthesis, slow-motion)
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Arken Optics APP is a free mobile application, and can connect to all devices under the Arken Optics brand through WiFi. After the connection is successful, you can perform the following operations through the Arken Optics APP: 1. You can see the screen of the device synchronously in real time 2. You can view the video files of the device online, and you can download the device files to the mobile phone and share them to other platforms 3. You can set the device function menu 4. You can quickly perform reticle zero calibration on the APP 5. Online device software upgrades can be performed through the APP 6. Video editing functions can be performed on the APP: video cropping, video synthesis, video slow motion
CargoFlow
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CargoFlow gives drivers a simple way to check axle weight readings from CargoFlow hardware. Designed for trucking companies and their drivers, CargoFlow connects to supported axle-weight hardware through Bluetooth and displays weight readings directly in the app. Use CargoFlow to check readings from equipped trucks and trailers and better understand axle load before a trip. Features * View axle weight readings from CargoFlow hardware * Connect to supported hardware through Bluetooth Requirements * CargoFlow axle-weight hardware and a CargoFlow account are required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CargoFlow at 5.0 against Arken Optics's 3.7. Arken Optics's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CargoFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arken Optics has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Arken Optics | CargoFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunan Pangu Optical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | CargoFlow |
In-app purchases
Arken Optics
No in-app purchases
CargoFlow
No in-app purchases
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