Comparison

outernet vs catch (cat tracker)

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

Head to head
About

outernet

This app encourages users to explore the real world by saving and organizing places and events. It helps you plan outings, from casual coffee shop visits to elaborate date nights or family vacations, turning online interests into offline adventures.

Highlights
  • Save and organize places/events
  • Research and summarize event details
  • Create collections of locations
  • Plan date nights and family days
  • Build vacation itineraries
  • Collect stamps for completed adventures
Features
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Outernet is creating a new type of internet use, in which our phones serve as a map of IRL exploration that gets us outside, instead of keeping us stuck scrolling indoors. Outernet helps you save and organize the places/events you want to check out, so it’s easy to actually go! You can share any place/event to Outernet (via tiktok, instagram reels, website URLs, screenshots, or pictures), and we’ll do the research, summarize what you need to know, and organize your plans so it’s easy to actually go. And as you complete your saved adventures, you collect stamps! When you’re on the Outernet, you can: - Actually remember to check out that cool pop-up, arts festival, woodworking class, etc. - Create a collection of trinket box locations or top coffee shops in your city, then check each off as you explore it - Plan date nights that’ll blow your partner’s socks clean off - Organize family days that both the kiddos and adults enjoy - Easily create itineraries for your vacations (both in the books and aspirational) - And most of all, spend more time outside doing things, instead of just being online watching them! This is only the beginning of Outernet reshaping how we use the internet, and we’d love to have you join us on our adventure. We’ll cya outside! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

catch (cat tracker)

Log every cat you encounter, identify their breeds using AI, and build a personal collection. Share your discoveries with friends and view all spotted cats on a map.

Highlights
  • Log cat encounters with photos and location
  • Automatic breed identification with AI
  • View all spotted cats on a map
  • Collect and track discovered breeds
  • Follow friends and see their finds
  • Like and comment on encounters
Features
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catch is the social app for cat lovers. log every cat you meet, identify their breed, and grow your collection - log cat encounters with photos, gps location, and a caption - identify breeds automatically with on-device AI - view every cat you've spotted on a map - collect and track every breed you discover - follow friends to see what cats they're finding - like and comment on encounters - keep a full encounter history for every cat you track terms of use: https://legal.catchcatsapp.com/terms-of-service.html privacy policy: https://legal.catchcatsapp.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

outernet4 screens
catch (cat tracker)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: outernet at none against catch (cat tracker)'s shown. outernet also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (96% vs 81%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. outernet sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and catch (cat tracker) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

outernet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: outernet has 248 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of outernet's written reviews are positive against 81% of catch (cat tracker)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

outernet ships an update every 10 days, catch (cat tracker) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
outernet versus catch (cat tracker): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterouternetcatch (cat tracker)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (248 ratings) — better4.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better81.5% of reviews
Number of ratings248 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB33 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOuternet Explorer Inc.Grayson Martin

Customer experience

outernet

All ratings248 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%

catch (cat tracker)

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.8%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

outernet

Subscriptions4
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Month$4.991 Month
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Month$6.991 Month
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Year$29.991 Year
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  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Year$39.991 Year
2 purchases

catch (cat tracker)

Subscriptions2
  • Catch Premium$2.991 Month
  • Catch Premium Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is outernet free?
outernet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is catch (cat tracker) free?
catch (cat tracker) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, outernet or catch (cat tracker)?
outernet is rated higher. outernet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while catch (cat tracker) averages 4.5 from 25 ratings.
Do outernet or catch (cat tracker) have ads?
catch (cat tracker) shows ads; outernet does not.
Which is updated more often, outernet or catch (cat tracker)?
outernet ships an update every 10 days, and catch (cat tracker) every 2 weeks. Most recently, outernet was updated on October 21, 2026 and catch (cat tracker) on October 23, 2026.

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