Comparison

FastCat Wired Link vs CST Pulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FastCat Wired Link

Features
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FastCat Wired Link lets your iPhone use a Windows computer network connection over USB or a local network, helping reduce Wi‑Fi fluctuations and mobile-network latency. Key Features - USB wired networking: Connect your iPhone and Windows computer with a USB cable for a more stable, low-latency connection. - Wi‑Fi gateway: Share the computer connection with multiple phones on the same local network. - Account benefits: Sign in to sync membership and usage benefits. - Connection diagnostics: View connection status, traffic totals, speed, and troubleshooting guidance. - Optional rewarded ads (China Mainland only): Free users can choose to watch one non-personalized Tencent Youlianghui ad to add one hour of usage. FastCat uses the iOS system VPN interface only after you actively start a connection. Network packets are forwarded to the computer or gateway device you choose. The app does not record browsing domains, page content, or packet contents. Terms of Use (Standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.liibei.com/PrivacyPolicy.html

About

CST Pulse

Monitor the health and connectivity of your Cato network environment in real-time. Get instant visibility into sites, WAN links, and users to quickly identify and resolve issues before they impact your users. Offers detailed network analysis and event tracking.

Highlights
  • Real-time site and WAN link status
  • Remote user connectivity monitoring
  • Network throughput graphs
  • Searchable connectivity event timeline
  • SDP user details and search
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Multi-tenant monitoring
Features
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Know when a site goes down before your users call. CST Pulse gives Cato administrators, IT teams, and MSPs real-time visibility into sites, WAN links, remote users, licenses, and connectivity health directly from their iPhone. Whether you're supporting a single environment or dozens of customer tenants, Pulse helps answer the most important question in seconds: "Is it down?" MONITOR YOUR ENTIRE CATO ENVIRONMENT • Live status of every site, WAN link, and connected remote user • Problems automatically rise to the top • View degraded, disconnected, and healthy resources at a glance • Monitor multiple tenants from a single mobile dashboard SITES & WAN LINKS • View site health, socket versions, HA readiness, and license information • Monitor WAN tunnel uptime, PoP connectivity, bandwidth, and remote IP information • Investigate problems without opening a laptop • Quickly identify outages and degraded services NETWORK ANALYSIS • View upstream and downstream throughput graphs • 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day performance views • Spot trends, saturation, and unusual activity • Understand what happened before users report an issue CONNECTIVITY EVENTS • Searchable timeline of connectivity changes • Track WAN failures, routing changes, socket events, and recoveries • Quickly understand what changed and when SDP USERS • View every connected remote user • Search users instantly • ISP, internal IP, public IP, location, device, operating system, and client version details • Determine whether an issue is user, ISP, or network related ALERTS INCLUDED FREE • Notifications when sites or WAN links go down, degrade, or recover • Per-site and per-link watchlists • Smart alert suppression reduces notification noise • Customizable monitoring across tenants PULSE PRO Perfect for MSPs, consultants, and multi-tenant administrators. • Unlimited Cato tenants • All-tenants overview • Fast tenant switching • Cross-tenant monitoring • Centralized alert management PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your API keys are stored securely in the iOS Keychain and communicate directly with the Cato API. • No analytics • No tracking • No third-party monitoring servers • Your data stays under your control PERFECT FOR • Network Administrators • NOC Engineers • MSP Teams • IT Operations • Managed Service Providers • Cato Partners • Enterprise IT Teams Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FastCat Wired Link1 screens
CST Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CST Pulse at none against FastCat Wired Link's shown. FastCat Wired Link's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FastCat Wired Link sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and CST Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastCat Wired Link ships an update weekly, CST Pulse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
FastCat Wired Link versus CST Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastCat Wired LinkCST Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Libei Technology Co., LtdChristopher Simons

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FastCat Wired Link

Subscriptions2
  • FastCat Monthly$0.991 Month
  • FastCat Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • FastCat Lifetime$12.99
2 purchases

CST Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • ProMonthly$9.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is FastCat Wired Link free?
FastCat Wired Link is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CST Pulse free?
CST Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FastCat Wired Link or CST Pulse have ads?
FastCat Wired Link shows ads; CST Pulse does not.
Which is updated more often, FastCat Wired Link or CST Pulse?
FastCat Wired Link ships an update weekly, and CST Pulse every 5 days. Most recently, FastCat Wired Link was updated on September 29, 2026 and CST Pulse on October 3, 2026.

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