Zavala vs CatLabel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zavala
This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.
- OPML Import & Export
- Markdown Export
- iCloud Syncing & Sharing
- Nested Tags
- Image Embedding
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Drag and Drop
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering
CatLabel
Create custom text and color labels for your device's home screen. Organize your pages with glanceable widgets, making navigation easier.
- Custom text labels
- Customizable colors
- Home screen widgets
- Improved page organization
- Glanceable information
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Widget for adding labels on the Home Screen, set custom texts and color to make your pages more easily glanceable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Zavala at Free against CatLabel's $0.99. Zavala also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (88% vs 50%). CatLabel's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On ads 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
Zavala is free to download; CatLabel costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zavala holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zavala has 70 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Zavala's written reviews are positive against 50% of CatLabel's.
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, CatLabel every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zavala | CatLabel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincode, Inc | Johan Jaderblom |
Customer experience
Zavala
CatLabel
In-app purchases
Zavala
No in-app purchases
CatLabel
No in-app purchases
