Put out a bowl. See who comes.
Porch Cats is a cozy cat-collecting game. Leave food and a few things on the porch. Neighbourhood cats drop by while you are away, nap on your stuff, and leave fish as thanks. Come back to a note about who was here. Pet the ones you catch. Thirty-one cats to collect, plus one who only visits Club members.
No ads. No energy bars. Nothing timed to make you pay. Everything stays on your phone.
Cats keep their own hours
The porch runs in real time, including while the app is closed. Open it after work and Biscuit has loafed in the box for two hours and left fourteen silver fish. Open it in the morning and there is a whole night of notes. You never come back to an empty porch with nothing to read.
Tap a cat while it is there and it purrs. Bond grows, gifts grow with it, and at bond five the cat leaves a memento in your Catbook.
What it does
- The porchFive spots and a bowl. Put out a cushion, a box, a scratching post, a teapot. Each cat likes two kinds of thing.
- NotesEvery visit you missed leaves a line: who came, what they did, how long, what they left.
- PettingThree pets a visit. Bond changes what they leave and unlocks mementos and Catbook portraits.
- Fish exchangeSwap 500 silver for 10 gold once a day, free. Gold buys the good food and the rare items.
- The backyardFour more spots, a lawn, and the cats that only visit there.
- CatbookThirty-one cats with personalities, favourites and visit counts. Silhouettes until you meet them.
Free, gold fish, and the Cat Club
- FreeThe whole game. Thrifty Bits are always free; silver fish come from every visit.
- Gold fish packs50 for $0.99, 120 for $1.99, 200 for $2.99, 300 for $3.99. One-time purchases; gold never expires.
- Cat Club$3.99 a month or $24.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Jeeves the butler keeps the bowl full, 5 gold fish a day, exchange twice a day, the backyard included, and Jeeves himself as a Club-only cat. Billed by Apple; cancel any time.
Questions
Are there ads?
No. Not now, not later.
Do I have to pay to see all the cats?
No. Thirty-one of the thirty-two cats can be met on a free porch; rare cats need good food, which you can buy with gold from the daily gift and the fish exchange. Jeeves is the one Club-only cat.
Where does my data go?
Nowhere. There is no account and no server. Only Apple and our subscription provider see purchase status, keyed to a random identifier.
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