Comparison

Cat's Library vs toony

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

Head to head
About

Cat's Library

Enhance your reading with adorable cats! Track your progress, organize your personal library, and collect favorite quotes. This app offers a unique, motivating, and healing reading experience.

Highlights
  • Read with cats and a reading timer
  • Organize books into To Read, Currently Reading, Read
  • Convenient book registration (search, manual, barcode)
  • Collect and save favorite quotes with OCR
  • Track reading progress and history
  • Monthly reading activity calendar
Features
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For all book lovers and cat lovers out there! With "Cat's Library" reading is no longer a solitary activity. Become a book butler, read books with adorable cats, record your progress, and get encouragement. If you want to turn reading time into a habit or create your own library, become a book butler right now. Reading Experience with Cats Read books with cute cats while using the reading timer. Check your reading time in real-time, and when you finish reading for a certain period, the cat will also appear to rest. Experience both motivation and healing through reading with cats, not 'reading alone.' Cat Bookstore The cat bookstore is equipped with cute props and soothing music. If it's too bright, turn off the lights and turn on the desk lamp. Collected quotes accumulate on the quote board. Discover the growing library feature where your bookshelf fills up the more you read. My Library Organize your library by categorizing books into 'To Read', 'Currently Reading', and 'Read'. Book registration is very convenient with general search, manual addition, and even barcode recognition support. Don't know what to read? The cat will recommend books for you. Reading Records You can leave notes about your feelings or emotions from each reading session. Review collected quotes and reading records by book, reflecting on the traces of each book. Quote Collection When you find a quote you like while reading, collect it right away. Camera OCR function quickly recognizes text, allowing you to save it without typing. Calendar Check your reading activities with the monthly calendar. Library - Add friends and peek at each other's bookshelves — even which book they're reading right now, and for how long. - See which books the book butlers added most this week, and the most-picked all-time favorites. - You decide what to share, item by item: shelf, log, quotes, reviews. Themes & Outfits - Spend the coins you earn by reading on cat outfits and room themes. - Cherry blossom, café, Positano, a cozy study… read in the room that fits your mood today. Recap - Books, pages, hours, quotes — look back at everything you've read, in numbers. - Watch your finished books stack up, by week, month, year, or all time. More features coming soon! Beyond a simple reading tracker app, become a book butler and experience having your own library and an emotional companion with cats. Start The Cat's Library right now! Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

toony

Features
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Your files. Your reading space. Meet toony. Import PDFs, ZIP archives, image folders, TXT and DOCX files from the Files app and read your way. Keep your reading together • Organize your library with folders, search and sorting • Bookmark pages to revisit • Find books and pages with notes in the Bookmarks tab Choose your reading style • Single-page, two-page and vertical scrolling modes • Left-to-right or right-to-left reading • Automatic page turning and repeat playback • Book-style page turns in two-page view for supported content Read text documents • Read body text from TXT and DOCX files • Adjust font size, line spacing and margins • Highlight selected passages and attach notes • View, edit or delete notes and return to their pages Write as you read • Annotate PDF and image pages with your finger or Apple Pencil • Adjust pen color, width and opacity, and eraser width • Add movable text boxes with font size, bold and alignment controls • Add page notes and reset annotations Supported formats • Documents: PDF, TXT, DOCX • Archives: ZIP • Images in folders and ZIP files: JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, GIF, WebP, BMP and TIFF How to import Open Import → Files and choose a file or folder. Direct Google Drive and Dropbox connections are coming soon. Please note • DOCX body text is reflowed for reading. Original document formatting, images and layout are not reproduced. • Text documents support passage highlights and notes; freehand drawing is not available in the text reader. • Book-style page turns depend on supported devices and content and are unavailable for books containing GIF or WebP images. • Supports Korean, English and Japanese, following your device language. • toony reads files you provide. It does not sell books.

Screenshots

Cat's Library4 screens
toony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: toony at none against Cat's Library's 7. toony also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cat's Library's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price 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. Cat's Library sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. toony asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat's Library ships an update every 4 days, toony fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cat's Library versus toony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat's Librarytoony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLo-Fi Labs Inc.jungwoo choi

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Cat's Library

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Book Butler Monthly Sub$4.991 Month
  • Pro Book Butler Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Pro Book Butler Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Coin Pack - 100$1.49
  • Coin Pack - 500$6.49
  • Coin Pack - 1000$9.99
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  • Pro Book Butler Lifetime Subs$79.99
None

toony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cat's Library free?
Cat's Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is toony free?
toony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cat's Library or toony have ads?
Cat's Library shows ads; toony does not.
Which is updated more often, Cat's Library or toony?
Cat's Library ships an update every 4 days, and toony fortnightly. Most recently, Cat's Library was updated on October 28, 2026 and toony on October 29, 2026.

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