Catch The Cow vs Switch Box Invaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch The Cow
This app assists individuals with physical disabilities in developing picture selection skills using scanning or direct touch methods. It's designed for educational settings to assess and build foundational choice-making abilities, with adjustable difficulty levels.
- Picture selection training
- Scanning device compatibility
- Direct touch input
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- External switch support
- Comparison of scanning vs. direct touch accuracy
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Catch the Cow helps children and adults with physical disabilities, to learn to select pictures using a scanning device. It allows teachers, clinicians or parents to assess whether a user can learn beginning skills for choice making through auto scanning. Direct touch can also be used and accuracy of the two modes can be compared. Initially the user selects one of two squares. Then the level of difficulty gradually increases to select a picture from multiple rows and columns. Catch the Cow provides a large on-screen button for selection as shown. An option is provided to use it with an external switch that is compatible with the Apple Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard. The space, enter, ~, 1, 2, 3 or 4 key equivalents can be used to select. Compatible Bluetooth controllers and switches are available from RJ Cooper & Asoociates Inc. and Ablenet Inc.
Switch Box Invaders
A fast-paced, single-tap game designed for users of switch interfaces on iOS devices. It helps improve timing and tracking skills and offers adjustable speed and a high-contrast mode for visual impairments.
- Single-tap gameplay
- Switch interface compatibility
- Adjustable game speed
- High-contrast mode
- Apple Game Center integration
- Discounted educational pricing
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Switch Box Invaders is a fast paced single tap game made for and with young people who use switches to control their iOS devices. It can be played by touching the screen or with any iOS compatible switch interface. The app is an established and enjoyable way of improving timing and tracking skills with over 20,000 downloads on iPad since 2012. The latest update also supports recent iPhones and iPod Touch. Speed of game play can be adjusted to suit slower players and laggy switch boxes. An optional high-contrast mode optimised for players with CVIs and moderate visual impairment is also provided. Apple Game Center support for Achievements, Leaderboards and Challenges is included. Discounted pricing and VPP for educational users is supported. Quick Start for Switch Users iOS Switch Control (Recommended) ● Use 'Tap Middle of Screen' as your Launch Recipe ● Alternatively map a switch to 'Tap Middle of Screen' ● Leave the 'Legacy Switch Control' option in the app's settings disabled ● A scannable game options menu is available via the main iOS Settings Legacy/Direct Switch Control ● Supports most switch interfaces when iOS Switch Control is disabled. ● Also supports all iOS wired and wireless keyboards - use the spacebar to play. ● Enable the 'Legacy Switch Control' option in the app's settings ● See the Support Page for a list of tested switch interfaces and compatible modes To prevent lockout when people enable it by mistake, Legacy Switch Control must be selected each time you start the app - all other game settings are saved for the next time you play.
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Verdict
Catch The Cow and Switch Box Invaders both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Switch Box Invaders's written reviews are positive against 0% of Catch The Cow's. Switch Box Invaders also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Switch Box Invaders is free to download; Catch The Cow costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Catch The Cow against 5.0 for Switch Box Invaders. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Catch The Cow's written reviews are positive against 67% of Switch Box Invaders's.
Catch The Cow ships an update every 14 months, Switch Box Invaders every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Catch The Cow | Switch Box Invaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Computerade Products | Cognable |
Customer experience
Catch The Cow
Switch Box Invaders
In-app purchases
Catch The Cow
No in-app purchases
Switch Box Invaders
No in-app purchases
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