Comparison

ShortBox vs CatOnMap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Short drama focus
  • Story immersion
  • Diverse genres
  • Curated content
  • Engaging plots
Features
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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/

About

CatOnMap

Features
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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

Screenshots

ShortBox4 screens
CatOnMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShortBox versus CatOnMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortBoxCatOnMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB34 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPIVIX TECH LIMITEDSanders Soft LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShortBox

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annually$89.991 Year
7 purchases

CatOnMap

Subscriptions2
  • CatOnMap Plus$1.997 Days
  • CatOnMap Pro$3.997 Days
One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is ShortBox free?
ShortBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CatOnMap free?
CatOnMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShortBox or CatOnMap have ads?
ShortBox shows ads; CatOnMap does not.
Which is updated more often, ShortBox or CatOnMap?
ShortBox ships an update every 9 days, and CatOnMap every 5 days. Most recently, ShortBox was updated on October 30, 2026 and CatOnMap on November 10, 2026.

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