Gaster Dingbats vs SpinningCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gaster Dingbats
Transform your text into unique dingbat characters and fonts for messaging. This app offers a keyboard and translator for various dingbat styles, including W. D. Gaster, Wingdings, and Webdings.
- Text to dingbat conversion
- Custom keyboard integration
- W. D. Gaster alphabet support
- Original Wingdings font support
- Wingdings 2 & 3 support
- Webdings font support
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Convert text to Dingbats with this translator and keyboard. The app supports all Zapf Dingbats as a font and as characters to send to your friends in a messaging app. Note that some apps may display dingbats slightly differently than this app, because they use the system font. Supports: • W. D. Gaster alphabet • Original Wingdings font • Wingdings 2 • Wingdings 3 • Webdings
SpinningCat
Experience the viral meme cat as a virtual pet in your home. Use augmented reality to see it spin and twirl, and select popular songs to accompany its moves for endless entertainment.
- Virtual pet experience
- Augmented reality integration
- Meme cat character
- Spinning and twirling animations
- Selectable music tracks
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"Spinning Cat" – Now in Your Home! Meet the famous meme cat – no longer just on the internet, but right on your screen! Oiia Cat is your virtual pet that spins, twirls, and brings fun to any corner of your home with AR. Now you can entertain yourself with this iconic cat wherever you are and choose popular songs to match its moves. Let the spinning begin! https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Lc7W_SkDUyDkTyZiPWRFyeAwr6m9X8xVDNnY2YL72o/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpinningCat at 100% against Gaster Dingbats's 0%. SpinningCat also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Gaster Dingbats's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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
SpinningCat is free to download; Gaster Dingbats costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpinningCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Gaster Dingbats's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpinningCat's.
Gaster Dingbats ships an update every 21 months, SpinningCat every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gaster Dingbats | SpinningCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 19 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maarten Trompper | Applage LLC |
Customer experience
Gaster Dingbats
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In-app purchases
Gaster Dingbats
No in-app purchases
SpinningCat
No in-app purchases
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