BoardEffect vs Cất Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
Cất Link
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Welcome to CatLink 1.2! What's new in this update: -Quick Save: Added a one-tap Quick Save button right on the manual capture toolbar for instant bookmarking. -Reliable Smart Reminders: Automatically re-syncs and schedules due reminders whenever you open the app, ensuring you never miss a link. -Enhanced Today Widget: Polished Home Screen widget display, perfectly synchronized with iOS 17+. -Performance & Stability: Fine-tuned app responsiveness, reduced bundle footprint, and enhanced Share Sheet reliability. Thank you for using CatLink — Save now, do when it's time!
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Verdict
BoardEffect and Cất Link are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, Cất Link monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | Cất Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | Tran Cuong |
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
Cất Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do BoardEffect or Cất Link have ads?
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