LoggerLink vs Alicat Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoggerLink
This utility app enables direct communication between iOS devices and specific IP-enabled dataloggers. It facilitates field maintenance tasks like viewing and collecting data, managing files, and checking datalogger status.
- View real-time data
- Graph historical data
- Collect data
- Set variables and toggle ports
- Check datalogger status
- Send programs and set clock
- Manage files
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Campbell Scientific's LoggerLink for iOS is a simple yet powerful tool that allows an iOS device to communicate with IP-enabled dataloggers (CR6, CR200X, CR300, CR350, CR800, CR850, CR1000, CR1000X, CR3000). The app supports field maintenance tasks such as viewing and collecting data, setting the clock, and downloading programs. Benefits and Features: • View real-time data • Graph historical data • Collect data • Set variables and toggle ports • Check important status information about the health of the datalogger • Perform field maintenance such as send program, set clock • Manage files Note: AT&T does not support mobile-to-mobile communications. If your mobile device and cellular modem are both on the AT&T network, communications between LoggerLink and the datalogger cannot be established.
Alicat Connect
Control and monitor Alicat devices wirelessly through Bluetooth. Visualize real-time measurements and record or replay device data directly from your iPhone or iPad.
- Bluetooth device control
- Real-time measurement visualization
- Data recording and playback
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
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Command and control Alicat devices via Bluetooth, visualize measurements, and record/play back device data via your iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LoggerLink at 67% against Alicat Connect's 0%. LoggerLink also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Alicat Connect's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LoggerLink holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alicat Connect has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of LoggerLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alicat Connect's.
LoggerLink ships an update every 4 months, Alicat Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoggerLink | Alicat Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Campbell Scientific | Alicat Scientific Inc. |
Customer experience
LoggerLink
Alicat Connect
In-app purchases
LoggerLink
No in-app purchases
Alicat Connect
No in-app purchases
