RunCat Pocket vs ShelfPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunCat Pocket
Monitor your device's performance with a running cat in your widget. The cat's speed indicates battery level, and you can also track CPU, memory, storage, and network status. An endless game mode is also available.
- Battery level indicator via cat speed
- CPU usage monitoring
- Memory performance tracking
- Storage capacity display
- Network connection status
- Endless running game
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A cat runs nonstop on your iOS device's widget! The cat runs at a speed proportional to your iOS device's remaining battery level. Watching the cat run lets you see how much battery you have left. • You can check CPU usage, Memory performance, Storage capacity, Battery state, and Network connection. • You can play an endless game. • Developer may end support for older macOS without notice.
ShelfPulse
Monitor your Audiobookshelf server with real-time dashboards, deep listening analytics, and library insights. Manage users, view beautiful home screen widgets, and gain personal or administrative perspectives on your audiobook collection. Enjoy a privacy-first experience with direct server connection.
- Real-time session monitoring
- Deep listening analytics
- Library and server insights
- User management
- Home screen widgets
- Direct server connection
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Real-Time Dashboard: Monitor active sessions, playback progress, and device details instantly. Deep Analytics: Track listening time, streaks, favorite genres, and full history. Library Insights: Explore detailed server trends and collection statistics. Admin Functionality: Manage Users: Create, Edit, Delete and reset passwords for users of your server. Beautiful Widgets: Keep your listening stats visible right on your home screen. For Everyone: Full server monitoring for Admins and personal insights for standard users. Privacy First: Direct connection to your server with no cloud services or data collection. 3-Day Free Trial: Experience full functionality risk-free. Requires an Audiobookshelf server. https://trekpins.com/shelfpulseterms.html https://trekpins.com/shelfpulseprivacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShelfPulse at 4.9 against RunCat Pocket's 3.0. ShelfPulse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). RunCat Pocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. ShelfPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RunCat Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShelfPulse holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of RunCat Pocket's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShelfPulse's.
| Parameter | RunCat Pocket | ShelfPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuto Nakamura | Eric Randall |
Customer experience
RunCat Pocket
ShelfPulse
In-app purchases
RunCat Pocket
No in-app purchases
ShelfPulse
- ShelfPulse Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Full Access$9.99
