OurCat

What it actually does

Here’s the app as it is at the moment, shown with Miso, a made-up cat, and Sam, a made-up partner. It’s free and on Android, and I’m working on the iPhone version.

Request an invitation How testing works

  1. Morning

    Sam feeds Miso before work and logs it. Later on you open Today, see breakfast was 40 g and that Miso finished it all, so Miso doesn’t get fed twice.

    Today for Miso: fresh water reminder marked late and a litter check due, each with Done. Below, logged today: water bowl refilled by you at 12:59, and breakfast of 40 g given by Sam at 10:49 with the note Finished it all.

  2. Around lunchtime

    The water’s gone late. Reminders lists what’s due today and whoever gets to it taps Done. Phone alerts can come through too, depending on your role, the test version and your Android settings. Keep your usual reminders for anything like medicine.

    Reminders for Miso: fresh water marked late, litter check and evening meal, each with a Done button, then Skip all (3) and How reminders work.

  3. When something looks off

    Care info is a cheat sheet for the cat. It has the emergency vet’s and usual vet’s numbers, and you just tap one to ring. This is the bit I wished I’d had when Tokyo had an accident.

    Care info for Miso, vet and urgent care: a demo emergency vet, a demo usual vet with phone and email, and a neighbour as urgent contact, all with tappable phone numbers.

  4. Friday, going away

    A friend is feeding Miso for the weekend. You give them access for three days, a week or a month. They can log what they do and see the routine but can’t change your settings, and when the time’s up their access ends by itself.

    Care team: a temporary carer invite with access length set to 1 week and a Generate temporary code button. The current care team shows you as owner and Sam as co-parent.

  5. Back home

    History shows who did what on any day. If someone forgot to log something you can add it after, and you can save a CSV of a date range if the vet asks.

    History for 22 October: breakfast of 40 g logged by you at 08:49, and drinking of 150 ml logged by Sam at 10:49 marked Edited. Below, Add past record and CSV export.

  6. More than one cat

    Got two? Tap the name at the top to switch. You can have up to three cats in a household for now.

    Today with the cat menu open, listing Miso (selected) and Pip.

What it can’t do yet

It’s a test version. It keeps a record of care and that’s it. It won’t give vet advice or tell you if something is wrong. A household can have up to three cats, you plus two other people, and one sitter at a time. Each person needs their own Android phone. It’s made for a cat that more than one person looks after, like a couple at home or an owner and their regular sitter.

On an iPhone? It isn’t ready yet. Email me and I’ll let you know when it is.

Want to try it?

Send a short request and I’ll invite you when the test is ready. Partners and sitters send their own.

Request an invitation

Screenshots are from the app, filled with made-up records. Some details may change before it’s public.