🐱 Free on the App Store · iPhone & iPad

Talk to your cat

What is your cat saying? Record meows, decode mood, chat back and forth, play sounds they react to, and try games like laser chase — built for fun, not science.

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★★★★★ Loved by cat parents · Supervised by Gustav
Cat Translator — Talk to Your Cat on iPhone
Sounds

Decode meows in seconds.

See mood and meaning behind each meow. Tap phrases your cat reacts to — from “I’m hungry” and “Let’s play” to calming and feeding sounds. Sounds are always free to play.

  • Grid of cat sounds and phrases with playful illustrations
  • Calming, feeding, play, and comfort categories
  • Per-cat profile so sounds stay personal
Decode meows screen with cat sound cards like I'm hungry and Let's play
Chat

Turn meows into words.

Record a meow and get a playful translation. Reply in your voice and hear it as a cat sound. Keep a thread with each cat — photos, original meows, and translated replies.

  • Record, pause, and save translations in a chat thread
  • Play original meows or translated replies anytime
  • Your voice turned into cat sounds for back-and-forth fun
Cat Translator chat with playful meow translations
Breed identifier

Learn more about your cat.

Snap a photo and see top breed matches with likelihood bars, plus a short “about this breed” guide. Handy for curiosity — a visual estimate only, not a vet visit or DNA test.

  • Top 2–3 breed matches with percentage bars
  • Friendly breed tips you can read in seconds
  • From the Games hub — one of several ways to play and learn
Cat breed identifier showing British Shorthair and Exotic Shorthair match percentages
Games

More than sounds — play together.

Open the Games hub for breed finder, mood scan, meow translator, paw painter, and more. Built for real playtime with your cat, not just scrolling.

  • Laser chase, breed finder, cat whisper, paw painter, and more
  • One-tap “Play” into each mini-game
  • New games on the way — stay tuned in the app
Games for cats — laser chase, breed finder, cat whisper, paw painter
Laser chase

Fun when playtime calls.

A red dot that moves like a real laser pointer. Pick slow, natural, or fast speed, then let your cat hunt on your iPhone screen.

  • Adjustable speed for cautious or wild hunters
  • Built for short, supervised play sessions
  • Part of Cat Translator Pro — try one free game run on the free plan
Laser chase for cats mini-game with speed control
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Free
$0 / forever
Download and play with your cat today.
  • Unlimited sound plays
  • 6 free chat translations
  • One free game run (any game in the hub)
  • Cat profiles
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Weekly
$3.99 / week
Full Pro access, billed weekly. Cancel anytime.
  • Unlimited chat translations
  • All games — laser chase, breed finder, mood scan, and more
  • No quotas on sounds or chat
Get Weekly
Annual
$14.99 / year
3-day free trial, then about $1.25/month.
  • Everything in Weekly
  • 3-day free trial on the yearly plan
  • Best value vs. weekly
Try Free & Subscribe
Lifetime
$29.99 / once
Pay once, keep Pro forever. No subscription.
  • Same Pro features as subscriptions
  • One-time purchase on the App Store
  • Restore anytime on a new device
Get Lifetime

Prices shown in USD. Actual price and trial length come from the App Store in your region. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Settings.

FAQ

Common questions.

Yes. Cat Translator is free to download on the App Store. The free tier includes unlimited sound plays, six chat translations, one free game run, and cat profiles. Pro unlocks unlimited chat, every game, and more — and it is entirely optional.
Not yet. Cat Translator is an iOS app and needs iOS 18.0 or later — it runs on iPhone and iPad. The on-device sound classification is built on Apple's Sound Analysis framework, so an Android version would need to be rebuilt from scratch.
Honestly, no app can literally translate cat language — cats do not have words, and anyone claiming a scientific translation is overselling it. What Cat Translator does is genuinely detect the type of sound your cat made on your device, then write a playful interpretation around it. Treat it as entertainment that makes you pay closer attention to your cat, not as science.
Your cat's meows, purrs, and chirps are classified on your device using Apple's Sound Analysis framework. The app then turns that classification into a playful, creative translation powered by AI. It's designed for entertainment — the translations are fun and imaginative, not scientifically accurate.
Yes — while individual cats have their own personalities and quirks, the core vocalisations are consistent across breeds. The more you use the app with your own cat, the better you'll get at spotting patterns in your cat's translations.
No. The raw audio of your cat never leaves your phone — sound classification runs entirely on-device. To generate the playful translation, we send only a short text summary (a few labels and confidence scores) to our service. See our Privacy Policy for the full detail.
Cat Translator requires iOS 18.0 or later. It's compatible with iPhone and iPad.
Absolutely. You can cancel anytime from your iPhone's Subscriptions settings. You'll keep premium access until the end of your current billing period.
Gustav the cat, Product Consultant and Lead Tester for Cat Translator
About Us

Built by cat people, for cat people.

We're animal lovers who got tired of guessing what our cats wanted. So we built Cat Translator — and discovered that our cats had plenty to say all along.

Meet Gustav, our Product Consultant and Lead Tester. Most of this app was built under close keyboard supervision and occasional paw approvals.