Pocket Penguins vs CatBit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Penguins
Experience the charming world of African penguins with live, 24/7 streaming from their exhibit. Observe their daily activities, from swimming and nesting to feeding time Q&A sessions with biologists.
- Live 24/7 penguin streaming
- Multiple live webcams
- Observe swimming and diving
- Watch feeding times
- Biologist Q&A sessions
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Warning: Cute alert! Pocket Penguins, streaming in real-time from the California Academy of Sciences, provides an intimate view into our live African penguin exhibit. Watch the birds swim, dive, flirt, nest and relax from any one of three live webcams. Listen in as Academy biologists answer questions from visitors during meal time, daily at 10:30am and 3:00pm PST. The Academy's penguins are part of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Species Survival Program, aimed at conserving this species in the wild. African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) live off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. In 2010, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the species as endangered, or at very high risk of extinction in the wild. Disclaimer: Please note that this app depends largely on your wireless network’s quality of service and data rates may apply. A Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
CatBit
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Programming became puzzles! Children can solve it, but adults can't? Lower elementary students could solve puzzles without reading the tutorial. Adults were having a hard time. By failing the program in CatBit, you can understand what is happening in the program by seeing with your eyes. Enjoy the failure! Enjoy the programming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Penguins at Free against CatBit's $2.99. Pocket Penguins also leads on update cadence (every 22 months vs every 53 months) and device support (4 vs 2). CatBit's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Pocket Penguins is free to download; CatBit costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Penguins ships an update every 22 months, CatBit every 53 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Penguins | CatBit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (157 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months — better | Every 53 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Academy of Sciences | Flammy Design |
Bugs and requests
Pocket Penguins
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Underwater camera is blurry
- Connectivity issues and black screens
Requested features
5 requests- Add more camera angles and views
- Improve video quality
- Provide more information about the penguins
- Add sound and audio features
- Implement push notifications for feeding times
CatBit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Penguins
No in-app purchases
CatBit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Pocket Penguins or CatBit have ads?
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