StrayDex: Catch Cats
Catch and Collect Real Cats
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
StrayDex turns real cats into a collectible card game.
Spot a cat, wherever you find one, your own cat at home, a friend's cat, one
at a cat café, or one you meet outside, and take a photo. The app checks that
it's really a cat, cuts it out of the picture, and reads its fur color and
pattern. Then you catch it in a short physics based mini-game: flick a linen
ball at a shrinking ring on the cat's chest. Land a good throw and the cat is
yours.
Every catch becomes a unique trading card. Cats get a random name, a bit of
flavor text, a background scene, and a rarity from Common to Legendary. Cards
react to tilt and touch with a holographic shine, stronger on rarer cats.
(Don't worry a lot is adjustable)
Key features:
Real cats, real photos. Every card starts from an actual cat you photographed,
at home, at a café, or out and about.
On device cat detection and photo processing.
A drag and flick throwing mechanic with a shrinking, color changing ring for
real timing pressure.
Four rarity tiers that each change how hard the catch is, not just how the
card looks.
A growing collection tab, the Dex, with card style options and a rarity filter.
Earn accessories like hats, glasses and neckwear by playing, then equip them
per card to make each cat your own.
Level up by catching cats to earn Linen Balls, the currency used to throw.
Optional rewarded video ads for extra throws. Never required, never rewarded
unless you actually watch one.
Optional account. Sign in with Apple or Google to back up your collection to
the cloud and carry it to a new phone. Playing anonymously works exactly the
same way, and signing in is never required. Your original photos never leave
your device. Only the cut out cat image is synced, it is never shared, and it
is never used to train AI or image models.
Find a cat, any cat, and start your collection.
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Cats can be dressed up now, and your collection follows you to a new phone.
- Accessories. Earn hats, glasses and neckwear by playing, then put them on
whichever cats you like. Every card keeps its own look.
- Levels and rewards. Catching cats levels you up, with rewards to claim as
you go.
- Sign in and your collection is backed up. Reinstall, sign in, and your cats
come back with their art, names, accessories and your level.
- Sharper cards. The camera now captures at a higher resolution, so the cutout
carries noticeably more fur detail.
- Tap the viewfinder to focus and expose, for the shot that finally works on a
backlit cat.
- A smoother Dex. Large collections scroll cleanly.
- Clearer camera permissions, with a real way back if you said no by accident.
The developer, Robert Gorak, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Robert Gorak
- Size
- 98.5 MB
- Category
- Card
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2026 Robert Gorak