小翼管家 vs CATLINK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
小翼管家
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CATLINK
This app connects users to an IoT ecosystem for pet care, focusing on cats. It facilitates interaction between people, pets, and connected devices, with product development driven by the needs of cats and their owners.
- IoT ecosystem for pet care
- Connect people, pets, and devices
- Cat-centric product development
- Focus on owner needs
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CATLINK is an intelligent pet care brand founded in 2017, the company is committed to building an Internet of Things ecosystem where people, things and pets could connect with each other. Product research and development are conducted totally based on the actual needs of cats and their parents. CATLINK，LINK EVERYTHING FOR CAT’S LIFE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATLINK at 2.7 against 小翼管家's 1.6. CATLINK also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 小翼管家's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
CATLINK holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 98 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of 小翼管家's written reviews are positive against 27% of CATLINK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
小翼管家 ships an update every 6 weeks, CATLINK weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | 小翼管家 | CATLINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (120 ratings) | 2.7 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.9% of reviews — better | 27.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 600 MB | 518 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | E-surfing Digital Life Technology Co.,Ltd | Shanghai Catlink Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
小翼管家
CATLINK
User reviews
小翼管家
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Integrates multiple brands
- 👍 Convenient smart home control
- 👍 Good for controlling lights and appliances
- 👍 Useful for remote monitoring
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 👎 Extremely difficult to use
- 👎 Frequent crashes
- 👎 Poor performance with cameras
- 👎 Ads everywhere
- 👎 Bloated app size
CATLINK
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 📊 Comprehensive health monitoring and activity tracking
- 🔔 Useful notifications for cat usage and health status
- ⚙️ Remote control and scheduling capabilities
- 🎥 Video recording and photo capture features
Room to improve
- 🌐 Persistent WiFi connectivity issues
- 🔐 Requires phone number verification for setup
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and force closures
- 🔄 Constant automatic logouts
- ⚠️ Poor English translation quality
Bugs and requests
小翼管家
Reported bugs
26 issues- Camera feed is laggy and unusable
- Camera live streaming often fails
- Cannot add other family members to home access system
- Cannot control camera rotation
- Cannot change internet time settings
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- Login fails with network error despite receiving code
- App keeps using location services after uninstall
- Intercom feature doesn't allow simultaneous listening
- Cannot view full camera feed (loads only 80%)
- App crashes repeatedly
- Cannot log out and switch accounts without reinstalling
- Repeated login prompts after successful login
- Cannot reconfigure internet speed settings
- Device becomes unusable after changing phone number
- Cannot control camera rotation
- Cannot change internet time settings
- Login fails with network error despite receiving code
- App keeps using location services after uninstall
- Intercom feature doesn't allow simultaneous listening
- Cannot view full camera feed (loads only 80%)
- App crashes repeatedly
- Cannot log out and switch accounts without reinstalling
- Repeated login prompts after successful login
- Cannot reconfigure internet speed settings
- Device becomes unusable after changing phone number
- QR code on TV is too small to scan
Requested features
5 requests- Add Arabic language support
- Add WAN address to gateway info
- Add port mapping function
- Support icon customization for scenes
- Adapt to dark mode for Apple 26 system icons
CATLINK
Reported bugs
23 issues- WiFi connection fails during setup and frequently disconnects
- App crashes during device pairing process
- QR code scanning causes app to crash
- Device not found errors for various features
- Server error messages when changing settings
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- Phone number binding functionality broken
- SMS verification code not being received or instantly expiring
- App gets stuck at data transfer screen (33% loading)
- Automatic logouts without user action
- Account information lost after app updates
- Device information disappears after re-login
- Weight detection highly inaccurate and inconsistent
- Cat identification failing for multiple cats
- Notifications displaying in wrong language despite selection
- Chinese characters appearing in English interface
- Clipboard content being read without permission
- Password field limited to 6-14 characters (security concern)
- Time zone not respecting local settings
- Video not saving or including cat in frame
- Setup instructions in Chinese despite English selection
- Device offline messages despite active WiFi connection
- App layout misaligned when using non-English languages
- Hard-coded metric units despite imperial selection
Requested features
14 requests- Metric to imperial unit conversion (kg to lbs, Celsius to Fahrenheit)
- Detailed historical records and activity logs
- Improved notification system with better translations
- Pet identification by type of waste (urination vs defecation)
- Manual cleaning button in timed mode without mode switching
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- Google Home and smart home integration
- Ability to share account across multiple devices simultaneously
- Improved setup instructions with better documentation
- SMS verification code format that accepts numbers only
- WiFi password field that accepts spaces
- Adjustable feeding intervals for facial recognition mode
- Litter type customization options
- Real-time weight and humidity display on main screen
- Offline functionality without WiFi requirement
In-app purchases
小翼管家
No in-app purchases
CATLINK
No in-app purchases
