Comparison

Mosaic vs Catchup

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

Head to head
About

Mosaic

Features
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Life moves fast. Mosaic helps you remember it. Mosaic is a personal memory scrapbook, photo album, and perpetual calendar designed to capture life’s Great Everyday Moments (GEMs) as you live them. Save, organize, and revisit meaningful moments over time, then share them privately with the people and groups you love. Slow down, reflect, and keep your memories beautifully connected. Features • Capture life’s Great Everyday Moments (GEMs) as photos, memories, and reflections • Organize moments automatically by time with a living, perpetual calendar • Create a personal scrapbook that grows with you • Revisit memories effortlessly—yesterday, last year, or years ago • Share moments with individuals or groups you choose • Keep meaningful moments private, intentional, and clutter-free • Designed to fit seamlessly into your busy daily life Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Catchup

This app helps you nurture important relationships by setting connection goals and sending gentle reminders to reach out. Track your interactions and add notes to remember details, ensuring your connections stay strong.

Highlights
  • Add friends and family
  • Set personal connection goals
  • Track conversations and meetings
  • Add notes to interactions
  • Receive gentle outreach reminders
  • Home screen widget for tracking
Features
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Your relationships matter. But in our busy lives, staying in touch isn't always easy. Catchup is a simple, beautiful way to nurture your most important connections through consistent touchpoints. Add the people you care about, set meaningful connection goals, and get gentle reminders to reach out. How it works: 1. Add friends and family you want to stay close with 2. Set your intentions with personal goals for how often you'd like to connect 3. Track conversations, meetings, and meaningful moments with a quick tap 4. Add notes to remember the little details of each interaction 5. Get gentle reminders when it's time to reach out Try Catchup free with 2 contacts. Upgrade to connect with unlimited friends and family and track your relationships through notifications and a home screen widget. Keep your relationships strong, one connection at a time.

Screenshots

Mosaic3 screens
Catchup3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Catchup at fortnightly against Mosaic's every 5 weeks. Mosaic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mosaic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Catchup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mosaic ships an update every 5 weeks, Catchup fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mosaic versus Catchup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosaicCatchup
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—73 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMary BessenbacherChris Lee

Bugs and requests

Mosaic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Catchup

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot add contacts
  • Subscription is broken and unusable
  • Bug preventing upgrade to Plus
  • Names and pictures no longer show
  • Pro version features locked temporarily
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  • Does not sync between devices
  • Tracking information lost on iOS update
  • Data not backing up to iCloud

Requested features

24 requests
  • Alphabetical sorting
  • Customizable frequency
  • Different types of catch-ups
  • Select multiple people for a note
  • Add search function
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  • Add photos
  • Add friend's birthday
  • Call or text with WhatsApp integration
  • Reminder for every 2-3 days
  • Groups of people
  • Indicate who was present at a catch-up
  • Siri shortcut support
  • Widget for one-tap connection
  • Button to initiate FaceTime call
  • Option to add date of last in-person hang out
  • Option to add frequency of in-person hang outs
  • Categorize contacts (e.g., home, work)
  • Customizable reminder frequency
  • Dismiss or record connection from notification
  • Snooze next reminder option
  • Remind me on a specific date
  • Backup to iCloud
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Automatically count call/text as check-in

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mosaic

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
1 purchases

Catchup

One-time1
  • Catchup Plus$9.99

Questions

Is Mosaic free?
Mosaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catchup free?
Catchup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mosaic or Catchup have ads?
Neither Mosaic nor Catchup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mosaic or Catchup?
Mosaic ships an update every 5 weeks, and Catchup fortnightly. Most recently, Mosaic was updated on October 10, 2026 and Catchup on October 11, 2026.

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