Comparison

i Save Cat vs Rou

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

i Save Cat

Features
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Now the cute animals need you. Aliens are abducting all our lovely friends. Pop the thief balloons to save our cute friends. The cats you rescued will be released. Take your place on the leaderboard as the most cat rescuer. Gather your friends and save our lovely friends. Balloons will come less with the easy play mode. The number of balloons is less and you can recover faster. Everyone can play. With the medium game mode, 3-4 balloons will come and you will pop more balloons. With the hard game mode, more balloons will come faster balloons. You have to be faster and collect the balloons faster.

About

Rou

Organize and stream your personal media library alongside popular movies and TV shows. Discover new content, manage your watch list, and play various formats with advanced playback controls.

Highlights
  • Discover movies, TV shows, and anime
  • Search titles with detailed media pages
  • Ask AI questions about content
  • Connect WebDAV, Alist, and Baidu NetDisk
  • Sync personal media folders
  • Maintain a watch list
  • Playback with subtitles and speed control
Features
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Rou is a movie, TV, and personal media hub built for iPhone and iPad. It combines discovery, search, AI answers, private media libraries, and playback in one clean SwiftUI app. Explore popular movies, TV shows, anime, documentaries, and regional picks. Filter by region, year, genre, popularity, or rating, then open rich detail pages with overviews, cast, recommendations, seasons, and episodes. Bring your own library with you. Add WebDAV or Alist servers, Baidu NetDisk, and CMS sources, sync selected folders, browse files, re-identify imported items, and keep a personal watch list. Rou keeps your discovery queue and your own media collection side by side. Built-in playback supports common streaming and file formats with audio tracks, subtitles, playback speed, episode navigation, and continue-watching progress. Adaptive layouts make the experience comfortable on iPhone, iPad, and larger screens. Key features: • Discover movies, TV shows, anime, documentaries, and regional content • Search titles and people with detailed media pages • Ask AI questions about movies and shows • Add WebDAV/Alist, Baidu NetDisk, and CMS media sources • Sync selected folders and browse your personal files • Maintain a watch list and continue watching • Play media with subtitles, audio track selection, speed control, and episode navigation • Localized in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese

Screenshots

i Save Cat4 screens
Rou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rou at Free against i Save Cat's $1.99. Rou also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). i Save Cat's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rou is free to download; i Save Cat costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i Save Cat ships an update every 10 months, Rou weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
i Save Cat versus Rou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri Save CatRou
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEyup ONER姗姗 余

In-app purchases

None

i Save Cat

No in-app purchases

None

Rou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i Save Cat free?
i Save Cat costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rou free?
Rou is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i Save Cat or Rou have ads?
i Save Cat shows ads; Rou does not.
Which is updated more often, i Save Cat or Rou?
i Save Cat ships an update every 10 months, and Rou weekly. Most recently, i Save Cat was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rou on November 10, 2026.

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