ASMR Cat vs MedEx Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASMR Cat
Experience calming guided meditations with the soothing sound and haptic feedback of a cat's purr. This app offers a comforting escape after a stressful day, with various cats to choose from and customizable session durations.
- Guided cat purring meditations
- Realistic haptic feedback
- Multiple cat options
- Customizable session duration
- High-quality sound
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RonRon (purring in French) is a guided meditation app featuring the purring of a cat. You can use it to enjoy a comforting moment or after a stressful day. RonRon provides an excellent meditation experience by utilizing high-quality sound and haptics on the iPhone to simulate a cat purring on you. Don't have a cat? Your cat doesn't purr or not enough? RonRon will work whenever you want and for as long as you want! Additionally, several cats are available with more to come! Simply set the session duration, choose your cat, and press Start! The haptic effect is designed in real-time and follows the audio of a pure cat purring using proprietary technology. To ensure the pure haptic effect works correctly, please make sure that: - you are using an iPhone 8 or newer - you are holding the phone in your hand while facing the screen towards your body (chest or belly) - you are not in silent mode We wish you an excellent RonRon session!
MedEx Shield
This app helps you understand and protect your medical bills by identifying errors, hidden fees, and unfair charges. Upload a photo or PDF of your bill or Explanation of Benefits (EOB) for a clear explanation and cost review.
- Upload medical bills or EOBs
- Identify billing errors and hidden fees
- Receive clear cost explanations
- Detect unfair pricing and out-of-network surprises
- Understand insurance adjustment mistakes
- Data protected with HIPAA-standard safeguards
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Got a hospital bill that feels too high? You may be paying more than you have to. MedEx Shield reviews your hospital and facility bills, then negotiates with the provider to lower the amount you owe. You only pay if we save you money. HOW IT WORKS 1. Upload your bill. Snap a photo of your hospital bill or EOB. 2. We review it. Our specialists analyze every charge against what the care actually costs. 3. We negotiate. We contact the provider to reduce your balance. 4. You approve. You review and approve any settlement before you pay anything. NO SAVINGS, NO FEE If we don't lower your bill, you pay nothing. When we do, our fee is 20% of what we save you — you keep the rest. REAL RESULTS Members have saved an average of $1,291 per bill, with an average reduction of 41% on the amount due. Results vary; savings are based on negotiated reductions from your amount due. SECURE & PRIVATE Your documents are encrypted and used only to review your bill and manage your case. We never sell your personal or medical information. Have a hospital bill over a few hundred dollars? Upload it and let us go to work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MedEx Shield at none against ASMR Cat's 8. MedEx Shield also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). ASMR Cat's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. ASMR Cat sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. MedEx Shield asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ASMR Cat against 5.0 for MedEx Shield. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASMR Cat has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of ASMR Cat's written reviews are positive against 100% of MedEx Shield's.
ASMR Cat ships an update fortnightly, MedEx Shield every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASMR Cat | MedEx Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pierre Boudoin | Healthcare Consumer First LLC |
Customer experience
ASMR Cat
MedEx Shield
In-app purchases
ASMR Cat
- Mistigri$0.99
- Rookie$0.99
- Greyzzli$0.99
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- Jinx$0.99
- Mr. Paw$0.99
- Black Pearl$0.99
- Snow$0.99
- All cats$2.99
MedEx Shield
No in-app purchases









