metaCat vs Joy for All Cat
Two robot cats within a dollar of each other. One recharges and answers commands; the other runs on batteries and answers only to your hand.
Joy for All Companion Cat
Ageless Innovation
The one the care homes actually buy: it purrs under your hand, rolls over for a tummy scratch, and asks for nothing but batteries.
$159.99
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Which one to buy
Choose metaCat if
you want more out of it: about twenty spoken commands, eyes that move and blink, and a USB-C cable instead of a drawer full of batteries.
Choose Joy for All Companion Cat if
you want the one with ten years of use behind it in care homes, working the moment the box is opened, with nothing to charge.
Price will not decide this one. metaCat ships from China in roughly one to three weeks with any customs charge on you, and Elephant Robotics publishes neither its size nor its weight. The Joy for All cat ships inside the United States only and eats four C batteries. Neither of them walks.
Side by side
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159 | $159.99 |
| Status | Buy now | Buy now |
| Age | No rating | No rating |
| Kind | Plush pet | Plush pet |
| Talks | Voice commands | Sounds only |
| Connection | Works offline | Works offline |
| Phone required | No | No |
| Subscription | None | None |
| Moves | Stays put | Stays put |
| Face screen | No | No |
| Touch sensors | Yes | Yes |
| Coding | No | Not published |
| Noise | Quiet | Quiet |
| Battery | Not published | Not published |
| Size | 20 to 40 cm, pet shape | 25.7 x 22.9 x 38.7 cm |
| Weight | Not published | 1.77 kg |
| Ships to | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, EU, Australia, Japan | United States |
| Best for | For grandparents, For yourself | For grandparents, For yourself |
Prices in US dollars from the makers' own stores. A blank means the maker publishes no figure and we did not invent one.
What each one is good at, and what it is not
metaCat
- Purrs with vibration you can feel
- Moving, blinking eyes
- Three touch sensors (head, chin, back)
- Does not walk
- Ships from China, customs on the buyer
- Maker's main business is robot arms, support is not Casio-grade
Joy for All Companion Cat
- Purrs with a vibration you can feel, not only a sound
- Meows back when you speak to it
- Rolls over for tummy scratches
- Does not walk
- No AI and nothing to learn from you
- Ageless Innovation ships to the United States only
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Questions people ask
Which is cheaper, metaCat or Joy for All Companion Cat?
metaCat, at $159 against $159.99 for Joy for All Companion Cat, both taken from the makers' own stores. Regions and sales move these figures.
Do metaCat and Joy for All Companion Cat need Wi-Fi?
metaCat: Works offline. Joy for All Companion Cat: Works offline.
Is there a subscription for metaCat or Joy for All Companion Cat?
Neither one requires a subscription. You pay once.
Which one suits a child better, metaCat or Joy for All Companion Cat?
Neither maker publishes an age rating. Treat both as adult purchases that a child can share.
Where do metaCat and Joy for All Companion Cat ship?
metaCat to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, EU, Australia and Japan. Joy for All Companion Cat to United States.