V vs CATS Input Method Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V
Control your LED lighting devices with this app. Adjust color temperature and brightness, and organize lights into groups for different areas. Make your home lighting more intelligent and convenient.
- Control LED lighting devices
- Adjust color temperature
- Adjust brightness
- Manage lighting groups
- Organize lights by area
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Introducing V-TAC Smart, LED lighting control, right at your fingertips. The app can not only control all the lighting devices’ color temperature and brightness, but also manage different lighting groups in different areas, making your life more intelligent.
CATS Input Method Pro
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: V at every 4 months against CATS Input Method Pro's every 24 months. V also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
V ships an update every 4 months, CATS Input Method Pro every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V | CATS Input Method Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dinesh Sajnani | YIU LEUNG RANDY CHAN |
In-app purchases
V
No in-app purchases
CATS Input Method Pro
No in-app purchases
