Comparison

Cat Scratches vs Monad

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

Head to head
About

Cat Scratches

Streamline your web content workflow by sending articles and selected text directly to your writing app. This tool offers customization options for templates and tags, ensuring content is organized as you save it. It integrates seamlessly with your preferred writing environment and provides a fallback option for broader compatibility.

Highlights
  • Capture selected text or full pages
  • Send content directly to Drafts
  • Fallback to Share Sheet
  • Customize templates, tags, and filters
  • Sync extension settings with iCloud
Features
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Cat Scratches is a Safari extension for sending clean website text to Drafts. It can also use the Share Sheet for Notes, Mail, Messages, and other apps. Automatically extract the main article body, or select text to clip a passage. Use it to: • Send the page title, source URL, and text to Drafts • Save captures to Notes or other apps through the Share Sheet • Convert captures to readable Markdown • Choose templates, tags, and cleanup settings How it works: 1. Enable the Cat Scratches Safari extension 2. Open a webpage in Safari 3. Run Cat Scratches 4. Review or edit the capture in Drafts, Notes, or another app Cat Scratches only reads a page when you run the extension. It does not track browsing history or collect data. Source code is available at https://github.com/ddegner/cat-scratches.

About

Monad

Features
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Most apps try to motivate you. Monad forces you to think. Monad is a structured reasoning tool for those who feel adrift. It rejects gamification and inspirational language in favor of clinical analysis, hard constraints, and value alignment. CORE MODULES: BASELINE: Free-form intake to extract sources of drain and avoided decisions. VALUES: Forced-choice extraction to define your 5–7 non-negotiable principles. CONSTRAINTS: Map your hard limits in money, time, and energy. DIRECTION: Define a single 6–12 month trajectory. No multiple goals; one path. DECISION TOOL: Analyze options based on cost, reversibility, and alignment. DRIFT DETECTION: Weekly logs that plainly flag actions contradicting your values. PRINCIPLES: Neutral UI: No emojis, no rewards, no streaks. Privacy-First: Local storage by default. No data selling. Reasoning-First: Text-heavy, analytical interface. Stop seeking motivation. Start mapping your constraints.

Screenshots

Cat Scratches4 screens
Monad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cat Scratches at 4 against Monad's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cat Scratches versus Monad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat ScratchesMonad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid DegnerELMO OSKARI SAUKKO

In-app purchases

None

Cat Scratches

No in-app purchases

None

Monad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cat Scratches free?
Cat Scratches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monad free?
Monad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cat Scratches or Monad have ads?
Neither Cat Scratches nor Monad shows ads.

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