CATLINK vs Pawaii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CATLINK
This app connects to smart pet devices, offering features like health monitoring, activity tracking, and remote control for cat owners. It aims to build an ecosystem for people, pets, and things, focusing on the actual needs of cats and their parents.
- Intelligent pet care brand
- IoT ecosystem for pets
- Health monitoring
- Activity tracking
- Remote control and scheduling
- Video recording and photo capture
- Data backup and restore
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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.
Pawaii
This app fosters a deeper connection between pet owners and their companions. It aims to create a warm and loving environment for human-pet interaction, integrating design and technology to redefine smart pet living.
- Human-pet interaction model
- High-quality pet products
- IoT ecosystem integration
- Smart pet life
- Design, R&D, production, sales
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Pawaii is a brand co-founded by a group of young pet owners. The team is committed to developing high-quality products that meet the nature of pets and creating a new model of human-pet interaction that is warm, inclusive and loving. Connect with love and discover new life. Pawaii has gradually grown into an international pet brand integrating design, research and development, production and sales. In the future, PAWAii will be based on the IoT ecosystem, and together with hundreds of millions of pet families, will redefine the smart pet life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATLINK at 2.7 against Pawaii's 1.2. CATLINK also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Pawaii's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of CATLINK's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pawaii's.
CATLINK ships an update weekly, Pawaii monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CATLINK | Pawaii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (98 ratings) — better | 1.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 530 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Catlink Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd | Pawaii Inc. |
Customer experience
CATLINK
Pawaii
User reviews
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
Pawaii
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💧 Fountain works well
- 🧼 Easy to clean fountain
- 🤫 Quiet operation
Room to improve
- ❌ App crashes frequently
- ❌ App is unreliable
- ❌ App doesn't connect
- ❌ App login issues
- ❌ App data is inaccurate
Bugs and requests
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
Pawaii
Reported bugs
46 issues- App crashes immediately
- App goes offline
- App difficult to get back online
- Pet's drinking habits aren't logged
- Says water is low when it's not
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- Can't add new tag or change existing tag
- Can't add dog tags to app
- Tracking portion does not work
- App doesn't stay connected to Wi-Fi
- Can't log in to the app
- App shows fountain as offline
- Fountain constantly shuts off
- App won't let me log in
- App crashes
- App stated not connected to Wi-Fi
- App suddenly no longer logs any info
- Fails to reset filter timer
- Volume of water drunk and number of times per day appears inaccurate
- Constantly giving a message storage is full
- App not logging any information
- Can't turn off or control fountain through the app
- App doesn't connect
- App crashes every time I try to connect it to the fountain
- Loses connection to internet frequently
- Loses data history every time it disconnects
- App keeps crashing
- App won't let me sign in
- App constantly freezes
- First connection doesn't work at all
- New unit connecting to Wi-Fi issues
- App stopped tracking water intake
- App doesn't differentiate between 2 cats
- App doesn't work properly after the day passes
- Last month's data is gone/not accessible
- Can't change the time
- Reports the time incorrectly
- Went offline and can't get it to connect again
- App won't pair on a 5G network
- App doesn't stay online
- Directions to sync app don't make sense
- App has bugs
- App functions but needs work
- App won't let me do anything or set up fountain without location
- Constant falls 'offline'
- Time data is inaccurate
- No timezone adjustment in settings
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to track multiple cats
- Fix app to work on 5G networks
- Improve English language support
- Allow app use without location sharing
- Fix inaccurate time reporting
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- Ability to differentiate between multiple pets
In-app purchases
CATLINK
No in-app purchases
Pawaii
No in-app purchases
