Caught Up vs Decaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caught Up
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Create a list of TV Shows you're watching, and mark episodes as watched. Get reminders when new episodes are released.
Decaf
This app offers a curated collection of over 23,000 public domain paintings from major museums. It provides a calm, algorithm-free browsing experience, allowing users to save and share art without tracking or ads. It's designed for mindful engagement with art.
- 23,000+ public domain paintings
- Works from 9 major museums
- High-resolution scans
- No algorithm or ads
- Save and share art
- Learn about art and museums
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Decaf is a different kind of scroll. While most apps are designed to pull you deeper, Decaf asks you to slow down. To take a breath. To spend a moment with a painting that someone poured their life into creating, and that now belongs to the world. Over 23,000 paintings from nine of the world's great museums are available in Decaf, including works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, and the Belvedere in Vienna. These institutions have graciously made their collections available through open access programs, offering high resolution scans that do justice to the originals. Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet, Vermeer, and thousands of lesser-known works that deserve to be seen. There is no algorithm. No ads, ever. No one tracking what you linger on or skip. You can save a painting to your own private collection, or share one with someone via iMessage, WhatsApp, or email. But you cannot follow anyone, and no one can follow you. What you love is yours alone. This app is possible because of these institutions and their commitment to open access. Tap any institution name to learn more about the work, the artist, or the museum behind it. Decaf was made by a couple who still wanted to reach for their phones, but wanted that reach to feel restful rather than restless. The app is a small commitment to yourself: to ease past those first moments of less-stimulating scrolling, and to find something quieter and more lasting on the other side. At 99 cents, our promise is simple — no sponsorships, no incentives to keep you hooked. It's a one-time investment in a little more peace and focus. We hope you take your time with each painting. Find something you admire that you didn't think you would have. Look at each a little longer than planned.
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Verdict
Caught Up and Decaf are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Caught Up costs $0.99 and Decaf $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Caught Up | Decaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pete Lasko | HARRISON JAMES LANUZA |
In-app purchases
Caught Up
No in-app purchases
Decaf
No in-app purchases
