# OnlyCat - Smart Cat Flap — Let cats in. Keep mice out. > Smart cat flap with AI prey detection and selective pet access control. (iPhone/iPad app by VirtualV Trading Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlycat-smart-cat-flap/id6476429489 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [VirtualV Trading Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1726680557) - Category: Utilities, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.5 · 58 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2024-03-06 - Data updated: 2026-07-20 - Monetization: ad-supported - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlycat-smart-cat-flap/id6476429489/reviews.md ## What is OnlyCat? Experience Peace of Mind with OnlyCat – The World's Most Advanced Cat Flap. Enhance your cat's freedom and your peace of mind with OnlyCat® - the revolutionary cat flap equipped with cutting-edge prey detection technology. Designed to ensure your beloved cat enjoys the freedom it deserves without bringing unexpected guests home, OnlyCat® is your partner in keeping your home clean and safe. Why OnlyCat? - Advanced AI Prey Detection: Utilises sophisticated AI to identify and prevent entry with prey, such as birds, mice, and more, ensuring your home stays free from unwanted surprises. - Selective Access Control: Gain full command over your cat's outdoor adventures. Customise entry and exit permissions for each of your furry friends, ensuring safety and freedom. - Instant Smart Notifications: Stay informed with real-time alerts on your cat's comings and goings, attempted prey entries, and more, keeping you connected no matter where you are. - Multi-Cat Management: Embrace harmony in a multi-cat household with support for unlimited cats per device, making it perfect for every cat lover. - Timed Curfews: Set specific curfews for each cat to ensure their safety and well-being. The OnlyCat App: - Effortless Setup: Get your OnlyCat® device up and running with ease, ensuring your cat's adventures are safe from day one. - Comprehensive Activity Tracking: Monitor your cat’s outdoor activities, view attempted prey entries, and cherish every moment with video highlights of their mischief. - Personalised Cat Profiles: Create individual profiles for each cat, enabling personalised access settings and tracking their adventures. - Shareable Moments: Capture and share the joy of your cat's daily life, from adorable entries and exits to the hilarious thwarting of sneaky prey attempts. Join the OnlyCat® Family Today Stay connected. Feel relieved. ## Key features - AI prey detection - Selective access control - Smart notifications - Multi-cat management - Timed curfews - Activity tracking - Personalized cat profiles ## Recent user reviews (10 of 11) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onlycat-smart-cat-flap/id6476429489/reviews.md ### 4/5 — App lets it down. *2026-02-17, version 3.5.11* First things first, we love our OnlyCat cat flap. To date, it has stopped Nala bringing in 4 mice and 2 birds. The reason I gave 4* instead of 5* is the app. Some of the wording of the alerts is confusing and you can’t do a great deal with the app. It would be good to have some of the functionality seen on other well known brands: - Clearer alert message. (“Cleared for Entry”, when an unknown cat approaches the cat flap does nothing for your blood pressure!) - Filtering by cat name. - Summary of each cat’s status (in or out) on a separate screen of the app - indicating the cat has looked through the flap, rather than having gone through it - Better use of the eInk display. Just having the word “Ready” displayed is a waste of real estate. Perhaps have a display of which cat is in and which is out (as shown in some of the early advertisements). As I say, we love our OnlyCat. Just a few tweaks of the app and device itself would make it even more amazing. ### 5/5 — Better than Sureflap *2026-01-21, version 3.5.11* Roughly a week in using the OnlyCat cat flap and App. On the first night we prevented a mouse and a bird being brought in by our cat so the A.I. definitely works! The app allows various ways to control the entry and exit options and there are further improvements expected in the use of the e-ink screen which currently shows connection status but will hopefully soon show whether a cat is in or out. Highly Recommended ### 5/5 — Only Cat smart cat flap *2025-11-14, version 3.5.11* This has given us so much peace of mind, we’ve had it now for at least 8 months, it’s a brilliant bit of kit. We’ve had several detections but thankfully no live or dead mice, shrews or birds to chase / recover from around the house. ### 5/5 — Works great *2025-11-09* App works really well with the door. Set-up was super easy. I'm looking forward to having more options in the push notifications menu. ### 3/5 — Gute Klappe, (noch) schlechte App *2025-11-09, version 3.5.11* Das Konzept der Klappe ist super, aber die App (ios) ist noch sehr verbesserungsfähig ### 4/5 — Awesome bit of kit *2025-08-02, version 3.3.1* We’ve had ours for around a month now, after abit of getting used to the cats are using it to enter/exit the house feeling. The features are fantastic and the ability to set a curfew stops us from trawling the streets looking for them at stupid o’clock. It’s yet to stop any ‘contraband’ entering the house but I’m sure it will rise to the occasion when it happens. Suggested Improvements: 1. Attempted entry/exit activity in different colours. Sometimes the cats can’t get out because the door is locked or they change their mind on entering. At the moment this is logged the same as a successful entry/exit on the activity screen. 2. Cats in/out at a glance feature would be great on both the app and catflap screen. 3. Swiping left on an activity to delete or save and selection of multiple activities. ### 5/5 — Super 🤩🤩🤩 *2025-07-01, version 3.3.1* Die Klappe ist jeden Cent wert! Wir sind so happy damit. Keine Mäuse mehr im Haus. Danke an die Entwickler 🤗 Es funktioniert hervorragend!! ### 5/5 — Sehr Hochwertig *2025-05-24, version 3.3.1* Man merkt, dass sowohl die App als auch die Katzenklappe selbst von äußerst fähigen Leuten entwickelt wurden. Auch wenn die Klappe erst seit einigen Monaten verkauft wird, fühlt sich das Produkt insgesamt ausgereift an. Wir haben die Klappe seit nun genau 10 Tagen in Betrieb und gestern hat sie erfolgreich erkannt, dass unser Kater eine Maus reingeschmuggelt hat. Da wir die Klappe noch im Trainingsmodus hatten (ein Modus, um die Katze an die Klappe zu gewöhnen) hat unser Kater die Maus noch reinbringen können. Aber wir haben dank der App auf beiden unserer Handys sofort einen Critical Alert bekommen, haben sofort das Video sichten können und sind dann sofort ins Wohnzimmer gerannt und haben im Handumdrehen die Maus einfangen und wieder aussetzen können. Was für eine Erleichterung! Ich möchte mir nicht ausmalen, wie ätzend es wieder gewesen wäre, die halbe Küche auseinander bauen zu müssen, um die Maus einfangen zu können. Und dann muss ich den Customer-Support loben! Wir hatten uns gewünscht, ein paar der Videoaufnahmen zu löschen, da wir auch drauf zu sehen sind. Wegen der Kameraperspektive passiert das selten, aber Datenschutz ist uns wichtig. Kaum zu glauben, aber ein paar Tage später hat das OnlyCat-Team eine Löschfunktion in die App eingebaut. Ein tolles Produkt. Beste Anschaffung ever! Und es macht einfach Spaß morgens noch im Bett die Videos der Nacht anzuschauen, wie unser Kater rein und rausgegangen ist. ### 4/5 — Great Product app needs a little more work *2025-04-13, version 3.2.10* Absolutely fantastic product cannot fault it. App is easy to set up and use. 2 improvements that would get it 5 stars 1. See status of cats if they are in or out 2. When you get the notifications on your phone it would be great to say what cat has entered or exited at a glance without having to open the app ### 5/5 — Great product and app *2024-12-03, version 3.2.10* Really impressed with how both the app and cat flap work. The app was really easy to setup with very clear instructions. It connected to the cat flap first time and has worked really well since. Can’t fault it. ## Frequently asked questions about OnlyCat ### Does OnlyCat have ads? Yes, OnlyCat contains advertisements. The app is free to download and use, supported by ads. ### What is the price of OnlyCat? OnlyCat is a free application. There are no upfront costs to download or use its core features. ### What devices does OnlyCat support? OnlyCat is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS users. ### How often is OnlyCat updated? The latest version of OnlyCat is 3.5.11, last updated on September 19, 2025. Updates are released regularly to improve functionality and add new features. ### What age rating is OnlyCat suitable for? OnlyCat has an age rating of 12+. This indicates it is suitable for users aged 12 and above. ### Can OnlyCat manage multiple cats? Yes, OnlyCat supports unlimited cats per device, making it ideal for multi-cat households. You can create individual profiles for each cat. ### What kind of notifications does OnlyCat send? OnlyCat provides instant smart notifications for your cat's comings and goings, attempted prey entries, and other relevant activity, keeping you informed remotely. ### Does OnlyCat allow for timed curfews? Yes, OnlyCat allows you to set specific timed curfews for each cat to ensure their safety and well-being. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.1.1 — 2026-07-17 - Improved Wi-Fi setup. With the latest OnlyCat device firmware, Wi-Fi information is securely transferred to the device over Bluetooth, making device setup and network changes more reliable. - Updated event video player. Controls have a new look and now support frame-by-frame navigation when paused, as well as downloading individual frames for sharing. ### 4.0.0 — 2026-06-12 Upgraded with an improved timeline showing what happened in each event, an activity overview showing where your cats are, improved and customisable push notifications, and many other enhancements. ### 3.5.11 — 2025-09-19 Event filtering: Easily review Contraband or Starred events in your feed. Event starring: Mark your favourite events for quick access later. Event feedback: Flag false positives or missed detections to help OnlyCat improve. Other improvements: Added social media links and refined German translations. ### 3.4.0 — 2025-08-07 - Support for enabling Prey Detection when adding a Training Mode Door Policy. This is optional, and happens on a best effort basis. - Support for Unlock on Power loss. This will be on by default for newly added Unlock for All Door Policies, and can be enabled when creating Custom Door Policies. - Respect the system regional settings when formatting dates and times. - When tapping on the "Online"/"Offline" indicator for a device, it will show when the device last connected/disconnected. - The OnlyCat app is now translated into German, Dutch, French and Polish. ### 3.3.1 — 2025-05-21 What’s New Since Version 3.2.10: • Device Sharing: Invite friends and family to access your OnlyCat device with a few taps. • Support Chat: Get help directly from the OnlyCat team via in-app chat. • Event Deletion & Privacy: You can now delete events straight from the event screen. • Firmware Channel Setting: In Developer Mode, opt in to early access for cutting-edge firmware updates. • Other Improvements: Clearer terminology, better security, device plan support, and behind-the-scenes updates. ## Apps similar to OnlyCat | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [evcc.io](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evccio/id6478510176) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Utilities | | [Nu-Heat Neo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nu-heat-neo/id875856363) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Utilities | | [KNECT Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knect-pro/id1511712319) | 1.0 (3) | Free | Utilities | | [NatureSpy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/naturespy/id6447686628) | — | Free | Utilities | | [Inverter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inverter/id6443976497) | 4.6 (71) | Free | Utilities | | [Andersen EV](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/andersen-ev/id6445913457) | — | Free | Utilities | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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