Comparison

Welcome App vs CATS Input Method Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Welcome App

This app allows you to manage your door communication system remotely. See and hear visitors at your door, and review missed calls with recorded images and timestamps. Connects to your Welcome system via a myABB-LivingSpace account.

Highlights
  • Remote door call reception
  • See and hear visitors
  • Missed visitor recording
  • Image and timestamp capture
  • Wi-Fi and cellular network support
  • myABB-LivingSpace account integration
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Experience the door communication of your Welcome system on your smartphone or tablet! Never miss a door call. With the Welcome app all calls are transferred directly to your mobile device. You can see and hear who is at your door via Wi-Fi network or remotely on 3G/ 4G (or higher) networks. Missed visitors are recorded with picture and date and can be called up at any time later. Simply connect the app to your Welcome system via the myABB-LivingSpace account. Information about the configuration of your IP-Gateway is shown in user manual.

About

CATS Input Method Pro

Features
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Writing Chinese is a breeze if you use the Chinese Alphabet Teaching System. You can also input the same way as you write Chinese. It is the fastest way of inputting Chinese, and even better, by using it, you also learn how to write Chinese characters better. It is the ideal way of implementing the EasyChinese method of learning Chinese. CATS Input Method Pro is a system-wide iOS keyboard: enable it once in Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards, then write Chinese by strokes in any app. Version 2.0 is an all-new keyboard, rebuilt with a native iOS look in light and dark mode, with both the learning and standard key layouts, word association, and the professional vocabulary. Your settings carry over from earlier versions.

Screenshots

Welcome App4 screens
CATS Input Method Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Welcome App at every 3 months against CATS Input Method Pro's every 24 months. Welcome App also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Welcome App ships an update every 3 months, CATS Input Method Pro every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Welcome App versus CATS Input Method Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWelcome AppCATS Input Method Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABB Information Systems AGYIU LEUNG RANDY CHAN

In-app purchases

None

Welcome App

No in-app purchases

None

CATS Input Method Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Welcome App free?
Welcome App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CATS Input Method Pro free?
CATS Input Method Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Welcome App or CATS Input Method Pro have ads?
Neither Welcome App nor CATS Input Method Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Welcome App or CATS Input Method Pro?
Welcome App ships an update every 3 months, and CATS Input Method Pro every 24 months. Most recently, Welcome App was updated on August 14, 2026 and CATS Input Method Pro on August 26, 2026.

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