Smart eCat+ vs Legacy Tablet App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart eCat+
Access a comprehensive catalog of electrical products with videos and news. Search and navigate supplier catalogs, create material lists, and directly request product information from vendors.
- Universal product catalog
- Explore videos and news
- Search supplier catalogs
- Create and save material lists
- Request product information
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Universal Product Catalog for the Electrical Industry. Allows users to explore videos, new product news, search and navigate hundreds of electrical supplier catalogs. Users can create and save material lists and request information on products directly from suppliers.
Legacy Tablet App
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APS Tablet App provides a powerful solution with a minimal investment for those employers who need the efficiency of a dedicated hardware time clock combined with the highly-configurable power of APS's Attendance solutions. Gain efficiency by allowing your employees to clock in and out from the tablet with all the features of a modern web-based time clock. Retain control over which employees can use specific tablets with the security of a hardware-based timekeeping solution. Please note, APS Tablet App is only available to authorized Attendance customers of APS.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Legacy Tablet App at every 2 months against Smart eCat+'s every 6 months. Smart eCat+'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Smart eCat+ ships an update every 6 months, Legacy Tablet App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart eCat+ | Legacy Tablet App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ElectricSmarts Network | Automatic Payroll Systems, Inc |
In-app purchases
Smart eCat+
No in-app purchases
Legacy Tablet App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Smart eCat+ or Legacy Tablet App have ads?
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