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Talk to your cat.

102 real feline recordings, filed by what they mean. Press play — this is one of them.

A ginger cat facing the camera with both ears raised, listening

Greeting chirpA short rolled trill. Cats aim this one squarely at people.

Heard something? That is the whole idea — then you log what your cat did.What these sounds mean →

A ginger cat stretching on a rug in warm afternoon light, ears turned toward the room
You are not waiting for a meow.You are watching for a half-second ear turn, and writing it down.

The loop

The sound is the easy half.

Anyone can play a cat a noise. What makes it worth doing is writing down what happened, every time, until a pattern shows up.

  1. Play, and watch the ears

    Ear rotation comes before anything else. Most cats answer with attention, not with a sound.

  2. Log it in one tap

    Loved it, ignored it, disliked it. The timestamp is captured for you, which is what makes time-of-day patterns possible.

  3. Read it back after a fortnight

    Around twenty logs per cat and PurrPlay will tell you what it sees. Below that it shows counts, not conclusions.

The full routine, and what counts as a reaction →

What counts

A reaction is smaller than you think.

  • Ears turn first

    Ears turn first

    One or both ears rotating toward the speaker is the most common response by a wide margin. Log it — it counts.

  • Some answer back

    Some answer back

    A chirp or a trill in reply is the exception rather than the target. When it happens, it is unmistakable.

  • Some do nothing at all

    Some do nothing at all

    An honest “ignored” is worth more than a generous “loved it”. The insights are only as good as the logs.

The library

Ten categories. 102 recordings.

Every category has a page explaining what the sound is and what it signals. Six of them are documented for recognition only, and say so.

The app

Seven of the fifteen screens.

Recreations built from the app’s own design tokens, not screenshots.How they are made →

Library
Detail & logging
Insights
Cat profile
Favourites
Calm mode
Clicker

Straight answers

What it doesn’t do.

  • It does not translate. No app can tell you what a specific meow means. PurrPlay plays sounds with known behavioural meanings and records what your cat did next.
  • It does not diagnose. The Pain category exists so you can recognise a sound. Health concerns belong with a vet.
  • It does not guarantee a reaction. Plenty of cats ignore the whole thing, and the journal records that just as happily.

Questions.

Will my cat actually respond?
Some cats respond immediately, many respond subtly, and some ignore the app entirely. Ear rotation and head turns are far more common than a vocal answer. PurrPlay never promises a reaction; it gives you a way to find out what your own cat does.
Are these real cat sounds?
Yes. Every sound in the library is a real recorded feline vocalisation, filed under the behaviour it belongs to across ten categories. The four clips on this page are taken straight from it.
Is it safe to play cat sounds to my cat?
For the affiliative categories (Happy, Resting and Mother Call), yes, in short sessions. Conflict sounds like hissing and growling are included for recognition only and should never be played at a cat to provoke a reaction. Stop any session if your cat seems agitated.
Does PurrPlay diagnose health problems?
No. PurrPlay is a sound library and a reaction journal. It performs no diagnosis of any kind. If you are concerned about your cat’s health or behaviour, speak to a veterinarian.

One email. On launch day.

No drip campaign, no newsletter. Just the message that says PurrPlay is out.

Coming to iOS & Android. One email when it ships — nothing else, ever.