Comparison

Cat Scribe vs chat4000

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

Head to head

Cat Scribe

Convert notebook pages to text

Your agents on the go

Free

📊 Productivity

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About

Cat Scribe

Features

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Capture notebook pages and convert them into clean digital text with Cat Scribe. Use your camera to scan handwritten notes, pick your preferred extraction engine, and quickly copy or send results to Drafts. Cat Scribe is built for fast personal note capture with a simple workflow and minimal friction.

About

chat4000

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chat4000 is the iPhone companion for OpenClaw, designed to feel faster, cleaner, and more polished to use every day. Use chat4000 to: • Connect to your OpenClaw setup from iPhone • Send and receive messages across your paired devices • Record and send voice messages • Receive notifications when new messages arrive • Quickly jump back into conversations with shortcuts on supported devices chat4000 gives you a more refined mobile experience for OpenClaw, with secure paired-device communication, responsive chat, and a simpler interface built for iPhone. An existing OpenClaw setup is required for full functionality.

Screenshots

Cat Scribe4 screens

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: chat4000 at fortnightly against Cat Scribe's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Scribe ships an update every 2 months, chat4000 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Cat Scribe versus chat4000: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cat Scribe	chat4000
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS	18.0	17.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	11 MB	59 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	David Degner	NeonNode

In-app purchases

None

Cat Scribe

No in-app purchases

None

chat4000

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cat Scribe free?

Cat Scribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is chat4000 free?

chat4000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cat Scribe or chat4000 have ads?

Neither Cat Scribe nor chat4000 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Cat Scribe or chat4000?

Cat Scribe ships an update every 2 months, and chat4000 fortnightly. Most recently, Cat Scribe was updated on October 2, 2026 and chat4000 on October 7, 2026.