Comparison

PawCatch vs tailumi

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

Head to head
About

PawCatch

Features
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Turn the cats and dogs you meet in real life into collectible cards — then watch them come alive. PawCatch combines camera play, a living field album, card progression, and friend-to-friend trading in one cozy collecting game. MAKE A LIVING STICKER Bring a pet you have caught to life as a short looping animation. Set it as a Home Screen widget, send it as an iMessage sticker, or share it anywhere. It is still your cat — same photo, same markings — only now it moves. Included with PawCatch Plus, or available as a single purchase. CATCH REAL CATS & DOGS • Frame a real pet's body and face with the guided camera • Play the timing-based catch encounter • Turn a clean photo into a die-cut sticker and interactive foil card • Give each pet a name and discover its rarity and traits BUILD A LIVING FIELD ALBUM • Browse your collection as a binder or sticker grid • Tilt or touch foil cards to move the light • Flip a card to revisit its memory • Dress pets in over 100 wardrobe accessories, including four premium collections • Stage a photo shoot with backdrops, props, and a shoot-only wardrobe REUNITE, UPGRADE & LEVEL UP Start from a pet's profile when you meet that same pet again. Take a reunion photo, review the visual comparison, then make the final identity decision yourself. Confirmed reunions can raise the card's level after the cooldown. You can also use keepsakes earned from daily check-ins and login milestones to upgrade a card and grow Bond, Charm, Instinct, Focus, or Vitality. EXPLORE YOUR MEMORIES Add a catch to your map only when you choose. PawCatch rounds its location to an area of approximately 50 meters and does not request background location. CONNECT & TRADE Sign in with Apple to: • Add friends with a code or QR • Browse accepted friends' card albums • Send one-for-one trades or gifts • View friend map cards and offer trades • Join weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards • See friend and trade activity in the Journal Shared catch photos are shown only after review. Report and block controls are built in. KEEP COMING BACK Daily check-ins award treats and card-upgrade materials. Earn coins through catches, field goals, and a weekly album across active days. Grow your streak, earn badges, and climb the ranks. KIND BY DESIGN • Core play works in guest mode • Sign in is only needed for PawCatch Cloud and social features • No advertising • The core game stays free • Camera analysis and cutout creation happen on your device • For signed-in sharing, PawCatch uploads the resized cutout — not the raw camera frame PawCatch is free to download and play. Optional in-app purchases include PawCatch Plus (monthly or annual) with cloud backup and sync, a monthly coin and treat stipend, and a gilded card frame; coin packs; single Living Sticker generations; premium wardrobe collections; and a one-time, restorable Supporter Pack.

About

tailumi

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Welcome a little companion into your day. Tailumi is a gentle home for a virtual dog or cat. Choose a free companion, care for it, play together and build a bond at your own pace. Your pet does not die because you are away. Make its world your own with garden settings and accessories. Learn tricks, explore small discoveries and collect memories in a personal album. Your friendship tree grows with your bond, revealing a new detail every five levels up to level 200. Tap it to explore up close, turn it around and take a picture. Optional walks turn your phone's step counts into progress with your companion. Step counting requires your permission and a supported device. Find daily adventures in Today, choose accessories in Shop and meet other players in Club. Tap your companion's name for its profile, photos and collection. Discover 15 new accessories across the Tailumi, Riviera, Aurora and Regalia collections. Care streaks give all earned bond points a 10% bonus from day 5 and 20% from day 10. Invite a friend and earn 50 leaves each after the referral conditions shown in the app are met. Keep a beloved animal close in memory mode, with photographs and quiet moments without gameplay pressure. Want a more personal companion? Optional AI personalization uses your animal photos to match coat colors and markings to an animated dog or cat. The result is stylized, not an exact replica. One purchase includes one companion and up to two refinements before you accept it. Selected photos are sent to Tailumi and its AI providers only when you choose personalization and explicitly consent. Provider and data-processing details are available before sending and in the privacy policy. Gallery companions and basic care are free. Optional leaf packs and AI personalization are one-time in-app purchases; there is no subscription. Purchased leaves do not expire. An internet connection is required for rewards, saved progress, collections, spending leaves, purchases, AI and the optional club. Your companion, basic care and personal photos remain available offline. Save one .tailumi backup in Settings > Backup and recovery. On another phone, choose Recover everything to restore your account, companions, models, photos and album. Current progress and remaining purchases are retrieved from the server. Tailumi is available in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Support: kontakt@sowerit.pl Privacy: https://anulujumowe.pl/tailumi/public/legal/privacy-en.html Terms: https://anulujumowe.pl/tailumi/public/legal/terms-en.html

Screenshots

PawCatch4 screens
tailumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: tailumi at daily against PawCatch's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PawCatch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and tailumi sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawCatch ships an update fortnightly, tailumi daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PawCatch versus tailumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawCatchtailumi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB101 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYusuf AfyonPawel Smoczynski

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PawCatch

One-time4
  • Paw Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$2.99
  • PawCatch Supporter$4.99
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  • Treasure Chest$7.99
5 purchases

tailumi

One-time5
  • 300 leaves$0.99
  • 1000 leaves$2.99
  • Pet photo personalization$4.99
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  • 2300 leaves$5.99
  • 4200 leaves$9.99

Questions

Is PawCatch free?
PawCatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tailumi free?
tailumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PawCatch or tailumi have ads?
Neither PawCatch nor tailumi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawCatch or tailumi?
PawCatch ships an update fortnightly, and tailumi daily. Most recently, PawCatch was updated on October 8, 2026 and tailumi on October 16, 2026.

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