Every street cat has a story. Be part of it.
Snap a street cat and our Cat Lab finds out who it is. Found a new one? You name it. Every cat gets a CatDex ID and a story that grows with every sighting.
Psst. Tap a cat to say hello.
Need help with a cat right now?
Free tools from our Lab.
How it works
From street cat to your CatDex.
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The app checks it’s really a cat. No cat, no catch.
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Our Cat Lab finds out who it is: a cat new to the CatDex, or one others already know.
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A new cat? You found it first, so you name it.
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Every sighting, by anyone, adds to its diary and its place on the map.
Real cats, caught by real players.
See them on the map →
Why it exists
You can’t help what you can’t count.
Nobody knows how many street cats live in our cities, where they are, or how they’re doing. So we’re setting out to know every one of them, together, one photo at a time.
cats counted on this quay. Keep scrolling, the lighthouse is looking.
Look up
Every cat you catch lands on the map.
– so far, and counting. Each one started with someone stopping to say hello.
Every player also gets a town that grows with each cat they meet. Visit the towns
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What’s in the app
New here? Here’s what the app does.
- Catching a cat
- Snap a photo of a street cat. No touching, no chasing.
- Cat Lab
- Looks at your photo and finds out who the cat is.
- CatDex
- Your collection of every cat you’ve met.
- CatDex ID
- Each cat’s own number. Found a new one? You name it.
- The map
- Every cat caught, shown in a wide square, never the exact spot.
- Your town
- A town of your own that grows with each cat you meet.
Starting across Cyprus, the island of cats
Open to the whole world. Start your CatDex.
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