Cat Flow vs ReadTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Flow
This app uses a cat-themed interface to help users improve focus and build disciplined habits. It offers a companion-style focus mode where virtual cats protect your time, and immersive scenified spaces for concentration. Detailed data review helps track progress and unlock new cats and scenes.
- Companion-style focus with virtual cats
- Scenified spaces for immersive focus
- Customizable times, scenes, and themes
- Multidimensional focus data review
- Unlockable cats and scenes
- Gravity sensor for focus session triggers
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Do you love adorable cats? Want better focus and less reliance on your phone? Let CatBox cats accompany you, training your concentration and building disciplined habits, growing with you along the way! CatBox Flow is the second app in the official CatBox series. It's a cat-themed focus and meditation app that hopes to have cute cats by your side to help manage your time. In a scenified space, put down your phone and focus on what matters most. Companion-style Focus, where the cats stay with you and protect your time! Companion-style focus: • Take back control of your time while focusing. • Cats will stay with you and protect your time. • After 30 seconds, the gravity sensor will trigger a stop setting to help the cat guard your time. • Various cats are available for subscription and individual purchase! Scenified space: • Immersive, scene-based spaces with cats to focus on what matters. • Customize different times, scenes, and themes to build personal habits. • A wide range of scenes are available for subscription or individual purchase. Multidimensional data review: • Detailed focus data with the cats by your side to review. • Unlocking cats and scenes lets different cats protect different data for you. Master, put down your phone now and let the cats accompany you in focusing! Future Features: Deep focus mode Cat training system Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://nicolecat.com/cat/privacy.html https://nicolecat.com/cat/terms.html Contact Us If you're having fun, feel free to contact us anytime: support@nicolecat.com
ReadTrace
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ReadTrace is a tiny reading companion that quietly remembers what you read across apps. Any time you find a good article, just share it to ReadTrace. The link, title, source app and time are saved on your device, so you can always come back to it later. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Everything stays on your phone. Key features: 1. Save articles from any app via the iOS Share Sheet 2. See a clear timeline of everything you’ve saved 3. Remember where you found it with source app and time 4. Tap to open the original link again 5. All data is stored locally on your device Perfect for anyone who reads a lot across apps and wants a simple way to remember and revisit good articles — without yet another account or inbox to manage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReadTrace at none against Cat Flow's 13. Cat Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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. Cat Flow sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ReadTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cat Flow | ReadTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicole Cat | 龙 沙 |
In-app purchases
Cat Flow
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$11.991 Year
- Bella$0.99
- Gizmo$0.99
- Toby$0.99
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- Simba$1.99
- Lucky$1.99
- Coco$1.99
- Loki$1.99
- Forest$2.99
- Sky$2.99
- Moonnight$2.99
- Jingle$2.99
ReadTrace
No in-app purchases









