ShortBox vs CatOnMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortBox
Immerse yourself in a world of captivating short stories and dramas. This platform offers a curated selection of narrative content, distinct from typical short video feeds. Experience diverse genres and engaging plots designed for focused entertainment.
- Short drama focus
- Story immersion
- Diverse genres
- Curated content
- Engaging plots
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Unlike normal short video platform, we focus on short stories and short dramas, instead of life sharing. We want our users to immerse in various types of stories and dramas Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CatOnMap
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CatOnMap is the app for cat lovers. Spotted a cat on the street? Snap it! Your photo instantly appears on the world map, in the feed and in the gallery of the country where you met the cat. HOW IT WORKS • Snap a cat — AI checks the photo within seconds and publishes it • Every photo lands on the world map, in the feed and in its country's gallery • Build your personal collection of cats you've found CAT FEED A live feed of cats from around the world: the newest shots, your friends' finds or cats near you. Like photos, comment and reply, and watch 24-hour stories with your friends' latest catches. NOTES & COLLECTIONS Save any cat to your Notes with your own remarks — keep lists like "Want to find" or "Favourites" and build your own cat wishlist. FOLLOW & SEARCH Follow your favourite cat hunters, search for people and places, and keep up with everything in notifications. ONLY CATS Every photo passes automatic AI moderation: only cats make it into the galleries — no people, no junk, no inappropriate content. Comments and captions are screened by AI too, so the community stays friendly. CAT BATTLES Weekly photo battles: vote for the best cats, enter your own shots and climb the leaderboard. FRIENDS & PRIVACY Add friends, follow their finds and compare collections. You decide who sees your gallery: everyone, friends only, or just you. Pick a cat avatar or upload a photo of your own cat. LOST CAT SEARCH Lost your cat? Create a search request with photos. For 7 days, AI compares every new photo taken within 5 km of the spot with your cat and notifies you when there's a match. FREE TO START The Free plan gives you 1 photo every 10 minutes and 20 collection slots. Plus and Pro subscriptions shorten the pause between shots, and one-time storage packs expand your collection up to 100,000 photos — forever. Questions or ideas? Write to support@catonmap.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://catonmap.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://catonmap.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CatOnMap at none against ShortBox's shown. ShortBox's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ShortBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and CatOnMap sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShortBox ships an update every 9 days, CatOnMap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortBox | CatOnMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (125 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PIVIX TECH LIMITED | Sanders Soft LTD |
In-app purchases
ShortBox
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly$8.991 Month
- Annually$89.991 Year
CatOnMap
- CatOnMap Plus$1.997 Days
- CatOnMap Pro$3.997 Days
- Storage: 100 Photos$3.99
- Storage: 1000 Photos$9.99
- Lost Cat Search$17.99
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- Storage: 10000 Photos$24.99
- Storage: 100000 Photos$89.99









