Comparison

BabyGuard vs Catalog Pocket

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

Head to head
About

BabyGuard

Transform an old iPhone into a baby monitor that alerts you via phone call or email when your baby moves or cries. It uses the accelerometer to detect positional changes and allows you to speak to your baby through the device.

Highlights
  • Baby movement and sound alerts
  • Phone call and email notifications
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Utilizes old iPhones
  • Accelerometer-based detection
  • Customizable monitoring intervals
Features
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BabyGuard lets you know by phone, E-mail when your baby wakes up. The app can run on your old iPhone after you have upgraded to a newer model. We recommend using Free Family Calls or a smartphone family discount. BabyGuard calls(send e-mail) to a registered phone number(e-mail address) are triggered by any major tilt or positional change for the old iPhone, based on the accelerometer's ability to pinpoint its location in three dimensions. You can hear if your baby is crying, and respond with a parent's soothing voice. Put your iPhone in the baby's cot, and long press for START on the BabyGuard touch screen. This activates the accelerometer, which disregards data from the first 20 readings, and generates an average from the next 20 readings to define its 3D base location. Monitoring is then initiated, and it is stopped and re-initiated at one-minute intervals thereafter. When your baby wakes and stretches, the iPhone moves, the accelerometer detects the altered location, and you can be sure of getting the news with a call and receive email from BabyGuard. Email Massages; Baby Guard App (Subject) ---------------------------------------------------- ::::: Latest Monitor date [2017/05/01 12:34] ::::: Latest Monitor start [2017/05/01 11:30]

About

Catalog Pocket

Explore Japan's tourism, discount coupons, and more in your native language. This app offers multilingual browsing, personalized catalog suggestions, and sharing capabilities. It's ideal for researching Japan before your trip or recommending spots to friends.

Highlights
  • Multilingual browsing (9 languages)
  • Personalized catalog recommendations
  • Search by category, keyword, region, and more
  • Save searches and favorite catalogs
  • Share content on social media
  • Offline access to downloaded content
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The Catalog Pocket app allows you to look up and browse information on tourism in Japan, as well as discount coupons, free newspapers and more, using your native language (Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thailand, Portuguese, Indonesian and Spanish.). Use not only when you travel in Japan but much prior to your visit in order to learn more about the country. [Perfect for those who...] - Don’t read Japanese - Want to research tourism information using their native language prior to traveling in Japan - Want to learn more about Japan before traveling there - Want to recommend tourist spots in Japan to friends [Multilingual browsing function] Automatically sets the interface language to Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thailand, Portuguese, Indonesian or Spanish. according to the language setting of your OS. Set the priority display language of the text within the text window to browse the contents in your native language. (The contents containing the set language are required.) [Suggests catalogs for you!] By browsing various catalogs, a built-in function can preferentially list catalogs that are selected depending on your preferences and current region. The more contents you view, the more appropriate catalogs this function will recommend for you. (To use the region-related priority display or the search function, either the location information setting of your device or the area designation of two locations in the app settings are required.) [Features abundant categories!] Due to the abundance of categories (genres) in Catalog Pocket, there is no need to use multiple catalog apps suited for different distribution contents. Includes not only lifestyle-related categories but also those related to business. [Share with friends on SNS sites!] The Catalog Pocket app comes equipped with an SNS posting capability that allows you to share reading contents with your friends! Share on Facebook, Twitter and LINE. [Other features] - A search function with 6 types of settings (category, keyword, company name, region, coupon/discount and travel related) - A My Search function that saves your searches - A My Catalog setting (Marks downloaded contents as favorites.) - Bookmark setting (Adds a bookmark to specific catalog pages to manage your contents.) - Catalog browsing with a password function (Some coupons can be browsed by entering a password distributed on another catalog or at stores.) * An Internet connection is needed to browse the catalog. However, contents that are already downloaded can be viewed without Internet connectivity. * This app may contain contents related to finance, politics and political party, pachinko and pornography that are for use by those over a certain age.. * Along with updates, functions may change without prior notice.

Screenshots

BabyGuard3 screens
Catalog Pocket2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Catalog Pocket at Free against BabyGuard's $4.99. Catalog Pocket also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). BabyGuard's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). On 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

Catalog Pocket is free to download; BabyGuard costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BabyGuard ships an update every 35 months, Catalog Pocket every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BabyGuard versus Catalog Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabyGuardCatalog Pocket
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB85 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerkoji otaniMorisawa Inc.

Customer experience

BabyGuard

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Catalog Pocket

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BabyGuard

No in-app purchases

None

Catalog Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BabyGuard free?
BabyGuard costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catalog Pocket free?
Catalog Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BabyGuard or Catalog Pocket have ads?
Neither BabyGuard nor Catalog Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BabyGuard or Catalog Pocket?
BabyGuard ships an update every 35 months, and Catalog Pocket every 3 months. Most recently, BabyGuard was updated on October 23, 2026 and Catalog Pocket on October 11, 2026.

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