Meescan vs ReCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meescan
This app allows users to scan library books directly from their phone or tablet for a quick and convenient checkout experience. It eliminates the need for a physical library card or waiting in line at the circulation desk. Users can also access demo barcodes to test the functionality.
- Scan library books with phone/tablet
- No physical library card needed
- Skip circulation desk lines
- Demo barcodes available for testing
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Meescan is the easiest way to checkout items in your library. No need to carry your library card around or stand in line at the circulation desk. Simply scan your books with your phone or tablet. If Meescan is not available at your library yet and you'd like to test the app, just download and print our demo barcodes from https://www.meescan.com/mobile-app.html
ReCat
Express gratitude and build stronger relationships by sending appreciation letters. Collect and care for virtual cats, using tokens earned from expressing affection. Receive reminders to show appreciation and track your relationship's positive moments.
- Send appreciation letters
- Categorize appreciation notes
- Reveal partner's messages
- Collect appreciation log
- Appreciation reminders
- Collect and care for cats
- Grow cat family together
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SEND APPRECIATION LETTERS Categorize Your Appreciation - Organize your notes of appreciation into categories [and gain insights with detailed relationship stats.] Reveal Partner's Notes - Reveals messages from your partner with beautifully designed, interactive letters. Collect an Appreciation Log - Grow a log of all your appreciations to look back on the good times. Appreciation Reminders - Get reminders to express your gratitude, so you both feel valued COLLECT AND TAKE CARE OF CATS - Use appreciation tokens to grow your cat collection - Work together to raise your cat family - *Cat may sometimes die* ReCat is where appreciation thrives and cats can grow. Product Updates Coming Soon :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ReCat at 5.0 against Meescan's 4.0. ReCat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Meescan's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ReCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Meescan's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReCat's.
Meescan ships an update every 11 days, ReCat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meescan | ReCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 355 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meescan Inc. | RELATIONTIP, LLC |
Customer experience
Meescan
ReCat
In-app purchases
Meescan
No in-app purchases
ReCat
No in-app purchases
