ID vs Cat Not Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ID
Verify age and identity by scanning digital IDs from Apple Wallet. Ideal for venues needing to check guest age at the door. An optional purchase allows scanning U.S. Passport NFC chips.
- Scan digital IDs from Apple Wallet
- Verify age for venues
- Prompt guest for verification
- Scan U.S. Passport NFC chips (optional purchase)
- Supports multiple U.S. states
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ID-Reader allows for requesting official State digital ID and Driver's license information that is held within the Apple Wallet. Great for Night Clubs and other venues that need to check for age at the door. Simply start the app and wave your phone over the guest's phone and if they have a Digital ID in their Apple wallet, they will be prompted to allow verification of age. Currently California, Hawaii, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Maryland support digital IDs in the Apple Wallet, 21 other states in active development. An optional in-app purchase gives the ability to scan U.S. Passport NFC chips for verification. Terms of use can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cat Not Cat
Determine if an image contains a cat. The accuracy of the results is enhanced when a cat is clearly visible in the picture.
- Image analysis for cat identification
- Cat detection in user-taken photos
- Results optimized for prominent cats
- Simple and intuitive interface
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With this app you can tell if a picture that you have taken is a picture of a cat or not a cat. **Results are best if cat is prominent in picture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cat Not Cat at 100% against ID's 50%. Cat Not Cat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). ID's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ID sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cat Not Cat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cat Not Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ID's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cat Not Cat's.
| Parameter | ID | Cat Not Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ferdinand Rios | Suzanne Dillon |
Customer experience
ID
Cat Not Cat
In-app purchases
ID
- ID-Reader Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- ID-Reader Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Cat Not Cat
No in-app purchases
