TAK Aware vs CloudTAK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TAK Aware
This navigation app enhances situational awareness for tactical operations. It connects to TAK servers, supporting various data exchange methods for seamless integration into existing workflows.
- Situational awareness enhancement
- Team Awareness Kit integration
- Connects to TAK servers
- Supports Data Packages and DataSync
- Certificate Enrollment
- Channels support
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TAK Aware is a lightweight Team Awareness Kit (also known as the Tactical Assault Kit in the Department of Defense) application designed to enable easy integrations into existing training and operational workflows while still providing the level of situational awareness and interaction you expect from TAK. The application is designed from the ground-up in iOS and connects to your favorite TAK servers with either Data Packages or Certificate Enrollment, and supports Data Packages, DataSync, Channels, Certificate Enrollment and more!
CloudTAK
This app provides real-time situational awareness and team coordination for public safety operations on iOS devices. It allows operators to share live locations, secure chat, and map data with teammates, creating a unified operational picture for efficient and safe mission execution.
- Real-time situational awareness
- Seamless team coordination
- Live location sharing
- Secure chat
- Critical map data sharing
- Unified Common Operating Picture
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CloudTAK delivers real-time situational awareness and seamless team coordination to your iOS device for public safety operations. By connecting natively with the broader Team Awareness Kit (TAK) ecosystem, operators can share live locations, secure chat, and critical map data with teammates across all platforms. Empower your front-line personnel with a unified Common Operating Picture to execute missions safely and efficiently.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CloudTAK at every 5 days against TAK Aware's every 3 weeks. CloudTAK also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). TAK Aware's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price, rating, 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.
CloudTAK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAK Aware has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of TAK Aware's written reviews are positive against 100% of CloudTAK's.
TAK Aware ships an update every 3 weeks, CloudTAK every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAK Aware | CloudTAK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flight Tactics, LLC | State of Colorado - DFPC |
Customer experience
TAK Aware
CloudTAK
In-app purchases
TAK Aware
No in-app purchases
CloudTAK
No in-app purchases
