Comparison

itria vs Grow Your Cat

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

Head to head
About

itria

Features
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Tired of trading your data for AI 'convenience'? Itria shatters the cloud API paradigm, unleashing the Era of On-Device Intelligence where your neural network runs with unfiltered sovereignty on your Apple Silicon hardware. No internet? No problem. No data leaves your device, ensuring complete privacy and zero-cloud processing. Witness the transformative power of Vision models (Qwen2.5-VL, InternVL3, Gemma 3) that 'see' the world as you do. Digital Companions like the Architect, Muse, and Oracle guide you through conversations with unparalleled depth, supported by a context window of up to 8192 tokens. Import custom models, harness the power of Metal GPU acceleration, and experience the instant gratification of a truly private AI powerhouse. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grow Your Cat

Features
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Grow Your Cat is a simple but highly customizable Pomodoro timer. Each time you finish a session, you get a cute cat to add to your collection. Make it yours: β€’ Free-form timer by default β€” turn on as much of the Pomodoro method as you like (breaks, focus intentions, mandatory breaks). β€’ A gentle stats screen with streaks, charts, and a breakdown by task. β€’ Your collection syncs across your Apple devices via your own private iCloud. It's 100% free, works without an internet connection, and has no ads or tracking. Whether you're studying, working, or just staying off your phone for twenty-five minutes, Grow Your Cat gives you a small, warm reason to focus.

Screenshots

itria4 screens
Grow Your Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grow Your Cat at none against itria's 2. Grow Your Cat also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. itria sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Grow Your Cat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

itria ships an update every 5 months, Grow Your Cat every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
itria versus Grow Your Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteritriaGrow Your Cat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaker Portal LLCILLIA MAKHAIEV

In-app purchases

2 purchases

itria

Subscriptions1
  • itria Supporter$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Itria Pro$14.99
None

Grow Your Cat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is itria free?
itria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grow Your Cat free?
Grow Your Cat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do itria or Grow Your Cat have ads?
Neither itria nor Grow Your Cat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, itria or Grow Your Cat?
itria ships an update every 5 months, and Grow Your Cat every 4 days. Most recently, itria was updated on October 18, 2026 and Grow Your Cat on October 18, 2026.

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