Wyoscan vs LaundryCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wyoscan
This utility app displays the current time by scanning digits across the screen. Users can adjust the scanning speed to match their perception, offering a unique and engaging way to view time. It's a reverse-engineered clock inspired by a physical watch.
- Time scanning display
- Adjustable scan speed
- Reverse-engineered clock logic
- Unique time visualization
- Inspired by physical watch design
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Time is like that — both point AND duration. This is how it can bend and warp. A week, a second, a season: all are specific and discrete, but none are the same. The present can be cut to any number of lengths, from a single electric pulse of an electronic circuit to the display period of a digital timepiece. Wyoscan is a reverse-engineered clock. It has been programmed to slowly render the current time from left to right, scanning across the screen, completing 1 cycle every 2 seconds (0.5 hz). You’ll notice that reading this clock requires more attention than usual, as the seven segments of each digit are lit one by one across the display. This speed may be adjusted. Double tap the screen of your device and move your finger up or down to change the display rate until it reaches the limits of your perception. You and your clock are now in tune. Wyoscan evolved from Watch Wyoscan 0.5 hz (http://www.halmos.us.com/product/watch-wyoscan-0-5-hz/), a digital watch produced by Halmos (http://www.halmos.us.com) and designed by Dexter Sinister (http://www.dextersinister.org). This iOS app mines the logic of the original but leaves its hardware behind. Available for iPhone and iPad.
LaundryCat
Easily pay for and start laundry machines using your smartphone. This app requires NFC and only functions at participating LaundryCat-equipped locations.
- Pay for laundry machines
- Start laundry machines
- NFC payment support
- Find participating locations
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LaundryCat allows you to pay for and start laundry machines through a tap of your phone. Note: - Your Device must support NFC Communication to use this App - This App only works at participating LaundryCat-equipped laundry facilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LaundryCat at Free against Wyoscan's $4.99. LaundryCat also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 3). Wyoscan's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads and in-app purchases 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
LaundryCat is free to download; Wyoscan costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wyoscan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaundryCat has 4.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wyoscan's written reviews are positive against 56% of LaundryCat's.
Wyoscan ships an update every 39 months, LaundryCat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wyoscan | LaundryCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | O-R-G inc. | Mitech Integrated Systems |
Customer experience
Wyoscan
LaundryCat
Bugs and requests
Wyoscan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LaundryCat
Reported bugs
4 issues- Payment issues with Apple Pay
- Washer/dryer availability not updating correctly
- App login and account management problems
- Notification system not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Allow exact payment amounts
- Sync app balance with laundry card
- Show time remaining for active cycles
- Ability to change location within app
- Add dark mode option
In-app purchases
Wyoscan
No in-app purchases
LaundryCat
No in-app purchases









