DirectCloud vs Cato Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DirectCloud
This cloud solution offers robust administration for monitoring and controlling data access by authorized users and devices. It simplifies secure file sharing and provides personal cloud storage for backup and retrieval of media and documents.
- User and group management
- Authorized device access control
- Real-time access monitoring
- Dashboard reporting
- Secure file sharing via link
- Personal cloud backup (MyBox)
- Shared cloud folders (SharedBox)
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Cloud Strategy for Companies Want to be sure only authorized users with authorized devices can handle your critical data in the cloud? DirectCloud lets your admin monitor who is accessing what information and how. An innovative solution from a 20-year-old security veteran, DirectCloud simplifies collaboration and end-to-end data security. Now you can rest easy. What is good 1. Powerful Administration - User/Group management. - Only authorized device (PC, smartphone, tablet) can access to DirectCloud. - Real-time monitoring of user access and status. - Provides dash-board reports. - Various access control. 2. Simple File Sharing - Simply share files and folders in DirectCloud by a link with others. 3. MyBox/SharedBox - Backup your smartphone photos, documents, videos to the cloud and use them anytime when you want.
Cato Client
This app provides secure access for business users to connect to corporate resources from their mobile devices. It allows seamless connectivity to on-premise and cloud-based systems, enabling productivity for traveling professionals.
- Secure mobile connectivity
- Access to corporate resources
- Connect to Cato Cloud
- On-premise and cloud access
- For traveling business users
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The Cato Client enables secure connectivity from mobile devices used by businesses to the Cato Cloud service. Traveling business users can easily connect to corporate resources on premise and in the cloud from everywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DirectCloud at 100% against Cato Client's 50%. DirectCloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Cato Client's advantage is ratings volume (14 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.
DirectCloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cato Client has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DirectCloud's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cato Client's.
DirectCloud ships an update monthly, Cato Client every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DirectCloud | Cato Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DirectCloud, Inc. | Cato Networks Ltd. |
Customer experience
DirectCloud
Cato Client
In-app purchases
DirectCloud
No in-app purchases
Cato Client
No in-app purchases
Questions
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