Clockout vs Catch Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clockout
Connect with ambitious professionals in your local area through curated social events. Discover networking opportunities, find collaborators, and stay updated on industry happenings.
- Localized social network
- Discover social clubs and mixers
- Find cofounders and collaborators
- Access exclusive industry events
- Concierge team approval
- Invite-only access
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Escape the grind and skip the corporate happy hours. We’re a localized social network made for the next generation of professionals. Meet ambitious people in your area at thousands of social clubs, mixers, galas, and more. Find your dream cofounder at a brunch club, unlock access to the hottest rooftop mixers, and see what everyone in your industry is talking about. All member applications are approved by our concierge team (if you don't do waitlists, ask a friend for an invite).
Catch Connect
Connect with people who share your interests in real-life locations like campus, parks, or conventions. Create personal or group profiles to find friends and join communities based on hobbies and activities.
- Connect based on real-life proximity
- Create personal profiles
- Create group profiles for clubs/activities
- Discover users with similar interests
- Facilitate local friendships
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Catch is designed to facilitate friendships and connect users to unique interest groups with people they see day to day in real life. Whether on campus, in Biology class, at the dog park, a car show, an anime convention, the movies, or a coffee shop, Catch will connect users with those of similar interests. A Catch user can create a personal profile to meet friends of similar interests and hobbies, or create a Group profile for specific group interests such as academic study groups, sport groups, and hobby groups like motorcycles clubs, book clubs, movie clubs, etc. Catch will make it easy to find and connect with others in real life who share similar interests. Terms of Use (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clockout at 4.7 against Catch Connect's 4.2. Clockout also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Catch Connect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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. Clockout sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Catch Connect sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clockout holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clockout has 8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Clockout's written reviews are positive against 67% of Catch Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Clockout ships an update weekly, Catch Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clockout | Catch Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Clockout INC. | Joel Fay |
Customer experience
Clockout
Catch Connect
Bugs and requests
Clockout
Reported bugs
5 issues- Repeated app crashes and freezes
- Issues with account creation and login
- Inconsistent event scheduling and notifications
- Inability to update profile information
- Referral system bugs and errors
Requested features
5 requests- Add regional/city-based filters
- Improve profile editing and customization
- Introduce more flexible pricing options
- Enhance search and discovery capabilities
- Provide better transparency in the approval process
Catch Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clockout
- Clockout Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Clockout Gold$7.997 Days
- Clockout Gold$14.001 Month
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- Clockout Gold$15.997 Days
- Clockout Gold$21.901 Month
- Clockout Gold3 Days trial$24.997 Days
- Clockout Gold$27.953 Months
- Clockout Gold7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Clockout Gold$29.991 Month
- Clockout Gold$42.003 Months
- Clockout Gold3 Days trial$46.491 Month
- Clockout Gold$53.906 Months
- Clockout Gold3 Days trial$93.003 Months
- Clockout Gold7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- RSVP$2.00
- RSVP$3.49
Catch Connect
- Pro$9.991 Month
