Practical Buddha vs CAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Practical Buddha
Access all your educational videos in one convenient app. Receive notifications for the latest news and updates, and easily save your favorite content for quick retrieval. Enjoy seamless access without needing to remember passwords.
- Access all videos in one app
- Push notifications for updates
- Password-free video access
- Save favorite posts
- Easy-to-use interface
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Inside the Practical Buddha app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CAT
This app offers a platform for local programming and community media, featuring original content produced by and for the local area. It aims to foster civic engagement and broaden perspectives through diverse, hyper-local information sources.
- Original local programming
- Community media platform
- Hyper-local content
- Civic engagement focus
- Diverse information sources
- Volunteer-produced programs
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CAT-TV provided 800 hours of original, local programming this year. We remain committed to delivering content that is both hyper-local and relevant to our community. We are Bennington’s source for everything local! CAT-TV strives to present high-quality programming through our in-house and volunteer-produced programs. We support this commitment by investing in state-of-the-art production and master control equipment. CAT-TV generates conversations about local issues, provides public participation in local affairs and broadens perspectives through diverse sources of information. We strengthen our democratic society through civic engagement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Practical Buddha at 3 against CAT's 1. CAT's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 Practical Buddha against 5.0 for CAT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Practical Buddha | CAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Practical Buddha | Catamount Access Television Corporation |
Customer experience
Practical Buddha
CAT
In-app purchases
Practical Buddha
No in-app purchases
CAT
No in-app purchases
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