Cat Scanner
7.6#3 in visual identification apps$2.99 one-timeFree planAndroidiOSAPImacOS
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Dog Scanner
7.2#5 in visual identification appsFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Cat Scanner | Dog Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy limit | Results are educated predictions from the image or video, and the maker says not every individual cat can be detected correctly. | Results are educated predictions from what the app sees, and the maker says they are quite accurate on average. |
| Audience | Siwalu presents the apps as a mobile tool for animal lovers who want to learn a pet’s characteristics and traits. | The apps are for pet owners who often do not know a pet’s exact breed and want information on its characteristics and traits. |
| Breed database | The Cat Scanner database page lists information on 158 individual cat breeds and says the app can determine a breed automatically. | Information and pictures for all dog breeds, including unofficial ones, can be opened without scanning. |
| Business API | Siwalu offers a REST API, using the same AI as its apps, to identify any dog, cat, or horse breed in other products. | Siwalu provides a REST API that identifies any dog, cat, or horse breed for use in other products. |
| Community features | Users can post cat pictures, view profiles and photos, and like or comment on community posts. | Users can share results and photos, and interact with community posts. |
| Gamification | A Pokémon Go-style mode lets users catch breeds, finish challenges, earn virtual treats, and climb a ranking list. | Users collect breeds by scanning at least one dog of each breed, complete challenges, earn virtual treats, and compete on a ranking list. |
| Human recognition | The app can scan people to show which cats they resemble. | The app can scan people to show which dogs they resemble. |
| Maker | Siwalu Software GmbH develops AI-based image recognition and describes its apps as a mobile solution for animal lovers. | Siwalu Software GmbH was founded in 2019 and is based in Havixbeck, Germany. |
| Mixed breeds | The app recognizes mixed breeds and supplies detailed data and facts about the breeds in the mix. | The app recognizes mixed breeds and provides detailed data and facts about the breeds in the mix. |
| Premium features | Premium removes ads, returns results faster, lets the user choose speed or higher accuracy, and enables offline scanning. | Premium removes ads and makes results available faster. |
| Privacy | The scanner-app policy is under the GDPR and German BDSG, and Siwalu says it does not make automated decisions, including profiling. | Siwalu Software GmbH is the controller for the scanner apps under the GDPR (DSGVO) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). |
| Social feed | Users can post cat pictures to a Social Feed, view profiles, like and comment, and filter posts by date or popularity. | Users can view other profiles and photos, like and comment on posts, and filter the dog community by date or popularity. |
Cat Scanner plans
- Cat ScannerFree
- FreeFree
- All Access$2.99, paid once
- Cat Scanner Premium$13.99, paid once
- Premium—
- Basic BusinessPriced on request
Dog Scanner plans
- FreeFree
- Basic BusinessPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- Premium monthly—
- Premium one-time—
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Pick Dog Scanner if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.