# CatGate — Pet to Unlock — Pet a cat. Break the scroll.

> Pet a cat. Break the scroll. (iPhone/iPad app by yicheng chou.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catgate-pet-to-unlock/id6787296878 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [yicheng chou](https://appshunter.io/developer/1829718723)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 153 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-07-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catgate-pet-to-unlock/id6787296878/reviews.md

## What is CatGate?

You open Instagram to relax. You close it feeling worse.

     The feed never gives your calm back. But a cat can.

     CatGate puts one small, quiet thing between you and the apps that drain you: pet a cat, slowly, gently,
     and then your social app opens. No willpower, no guilt. Just a cat deciding when you can start
     scrolling.

     How It Works

     1. Pick the app you lose time to: Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, anything.
     2. Next time you tap that app, a cat appears. Back turned. Waiting.
     3. Stroke its back, steady and slow. Too fast? It ignores you. Just right? It slow-blinks. You pass.

     Subscription Required

     CatGate requires a subscription to unlock all cat breeds.
     Yearly: $59.99/year (best value, about $1.15/week).
     Subscriptions auto-renew. Manage in Account Settings.

     Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
     Privacy Policy: https://catgate.fork.work/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CatGate Pro Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| CatGate Monthly | $9.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.5 — 2026-08-05

Includes onboarding petting practice experience fixes, high-conversion social witness prompt modal, and post-practice status updates.

### 1.2.4 — 2026-07-31

• Improved subscription management, exclusive renewal offer for yearly subscribers
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

### 1.2.3 — 2026-07-29

Search optimization

### 1.2.1 — 2026-07-20

No release notes.

## More apps by yicheng chou

- [ATTENTION](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/attention/id6749273072)
- [VerifyAI Image Search](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verifyai-image-search/id6754511420)
- [StillPoint — Pet a Cat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stillpoint-pet-a-cat/id6770691559)

All apps by yicheng chou: https://appshunter.io/developer/1829718723

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