Catch vs MetaStar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch
Earn rewards by spotting and 'catching' ads on digital screens in Dubai. Discover new brands and redeem your earnings through various winning opportunities.
- Catch ads on digital screens
- Earn instant rewards
- Collect ads from same brand for bigger prizes
- Enter prize draws
- Explore available rewards
- Set reminders for rewards
- Track catches and rewards in wallet
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Catch ads with your smartphone across advertising screens in these Dubai communities to earn rewards: - Jumeriah Beach Residence - The Palm - Dubai Marina - Dubai Hills - Greens & Views - DIFC Gate - MBZ South - JLT (coming soon) - Business Bay (coming soon) - Dubai Creek (coming soon) - Downtown (coming soon) ——————————————————————————————— There are 3 ways to earn Catch rewards: ——————————————————————————————— INSTANT WIN Swipe down to catch an ad with an instant reward straight into your wallet to win. Simple. COLLECT TO WIN Catch an ad from the same brand three times to win a reward. It’s worth it, these prizes are bigger in value than an instant win. CHANCE TO WIN An opportunity to win big. Every time you catch an ad from a brand, you will get an extra entry into a huge prize draw. The winning catch is chosen at random. ————————————— How it Works ————————————— Step 1: Spot an ad on one of over 1,000 catch-enabled advertising screens in Dubai. Step 2: Open the app & tap the Catch button to reveal the ad on your phone, then swipe down to Catch. Once you swipe, you will see more information about the ad, so you can learn more, and earn your reward. Step 3: Go to your wallet to find out how to redeem your reward. ————————————— Features ————————————— EXPLORE Browse the current rewards you can Catch today in Dubai, and discover where to Catch them. REMIND ME TO CATCH Seen a reward you love? Tap the “Remind me to Catch” button and get a notification when you’re close to a screen you can catch it from. WALLET Keep track of all your catches and rewards in one place, ready for you to enjoy. Catch is free: No sign-up fees, membership, or hidden in-app purchases.
MetaStar
This platform fosters collaboration between humans and AI digital beings to enhance productivity and create new economic opportunities. It offers tools for creating and training AI assistants, managing decentralized organizations, and engaging in a digital economy.
- AI Digital Beings (Metahumans)
- Personalized AI assistants
- Income generation through Metahumans
- Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) OS
- AI collaboration tools (PocketAI)
- Digital asset rights confirmation
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Metastar is committed to promoting the symbiotic collaboration between carbon-based and silicon-based life forms, enhancing productivity and efficiency in the digital world. We aim to build a new digital governance system, revolutionize employment and entrepreneurship, and drive the rapid arrival of a fair and efficient digital economic ecosystem. Metastar has integrated AI, DID, DAO, encrypted storage and computing, and supercomputing capabilities. We provide digital asset rights confirmation, circulation, scenario applications, and AI development and training based on encrypted data. Metastar is the only innovative metaverse digital economy platform in China that has achieved the integration of software and hardware, as well as storage and computing capabilities. Product Introduction: 1.Metahumans (AI Digital Beings, Silicon-based Individuals) Metahumans are digital silicon-based life forms with flexibility and customization. Users can train Metahumans with their own data to create personalized assistants or industry experts that meet their specific needs, providing more flexible and intelligent services to users. Trained Metahumans can provide services through a dedicated workspace, generating income for their owners, including but not limited to customer service, spokespersons, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). This income can come from within the Metastar ecosystem or from public platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu, diversifying users' sources of income. Moreover, Metahumans trained with specific data can become brand ambassadors, customer service representatives, KOLs, and more for companies, enabling better interaction with users and creating greater business value. Companies can even utilize Metahumans to establish large-scale customer service centers or comprehensive educational institutions, introducing entirely new business models. Furthermore, Metahumans can undergo continuous upgrades by increasing data storage space, supplementing data, and upgrading computing power. They can experience continuous growth, enhance their capabilities in all aspects, and continue to create value. This sustainable upgrade capability empowers Metahumans with greater potential and value for future development. 2.PocketAI PocketAI is an innovative AI collaboration product that integrates ChatGPT, DAO, data encryption, distributed storage, and data rights confirmation technologies, offering users a future-oriented intelligent collaboration experience. 3. DAO OS DAO OS is an operating system for building decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). It is based on blockchain technology and implements decentralized decision-making, governance, voting, and fund management functionalities through mechanisms such as smart contracts, trust networks, and contribution assessment. The design philosophy of DAO OS is to simplify, expedite, and scale the development and management of DAOs. It provides a range of tools and functionalities such as DAO creation, governance, collaboration, evaluation, budget management, privacy protection, and investment to meet the needs of different types and scales of DAOs. DAO OS aims to promote the popularization and application of DAO technology, creating a new organizational form that is more fair, transparent, and efficient. 4. Node Node is an integrated storage and computing hardware device that provides distributed encryption services for the Web3 ecosystem. It offers encrypted storage for data required by Web3,metaverse, MR (Mixed Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and AI. It contributes storage space and computational power, serving multiple chains, DAOs, and smart contracts while earning ecological rewards. Contact Us If you encounter any issues or have any suggestions during the usage process, please contact us at kf@metastar.art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MetaStar at 5.0 against Catch's 1.0. MetaStar also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Catch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. MetaStar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Catch asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetaStar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Catch ships an update monthly, MetaStar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catch | MetaStar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catch Technologies LLC | Cubeverse Hangzhou Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Catch
MetaStar
In-app purchases
Catch
No in-app purchases
MetaStar
- 98元数字藏品$14.99
- 998元数字藏品$149.99









