Cat vs Haloreads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat
Discover a curated collection of eBooks for entertainment, education, and inspiration. Find your next great read and explore new ideas anytime, anywhere.
- Curated eBook collection
- Entertainment and education
- Ignite imagination
- Discover perfect books
- Read anytime, anywhere
- Inspire new ideas
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Cat-ha is your gateway to a world of endless discovery, knowledge, and inspiration. Explore a thoughtfully curated collection of eBooks that entertain, educate, and ignite your imagination. Whether you're captivated by compelling stories, eager to expand your knowledge, or looking for your next great adventure, Catha helps you discover the perfect book for every reading journey. Read anytime, anywhere, and let every page inspire new ideas, perspectives, and possibilities.
Haloreads
This reading app offers a curated collection of stories for Filipino readers. It provides a platform for established online authors to share their work, with a simple and free registration process for readers.
- Free reading platform
- Curated Filipino content
- Established online authors
- Easy reader registration
- Invite-only author registration
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HaloReads is a free mobile reading application, catering to Filipino readers. To register as a reader, it’s free and easy. Authors of HaloReads are established online authors. To register as a HaloReads author, you need to be invited by the team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Haloreads at 4.7 against Cat's 1.7. Haloreads also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 29%) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Cat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Haloreads holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Cat's written reviews are positive against 57% of Haloreads's.
Cat ships an update monthly, Haloreads every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat | Haloreads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Precious Pages Corporation | Paule Cyrusse See |
Customer experience
Cat
Haloreads
In-app purchases
Cat
No in-app purchases
Haloreads
No in-app purchases
