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What Is Catalog?

A plain-English guide to Catalog: what it is, what it does and who it is for in 2026.

Quick answerUpdated June 2026 · Best Latest Apps

What is Catalog? A plain-English guide to the reference app in 2026 - what it does, who it is for, and why people use it.

What is Catalog?

Catalog is a reference app for iPhone and iPad, made by Alok Singh. If you have seen it mentioned and wondered what it actually does, this guide explains it in plain English.

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Catalog in a nutshell.

Pros

  • ✓Controls — Buttons, menus, segmented controls, sliders, switches, steppers, text fields, search bars, page controls
  • ✓Pickers — Date picker, color picker, font picker, image picker, custom picker view
  • ✓SwiftUI — Parallel demos for key SwiftUI components
  • ✓Tap any component to see a live demo
  • ✓View code snippets and copy them into your project

Cons

  • −Focused on its core job rather than being an all-in-one suite.

Why do people use Catalog?

People choose Catalog because it focuses on doing one thing well rather than bundling unrelated features. That keeps it fast, simple to learn and pleasant to use day to day.

In short, if you need a dependable reference app on iOS without the clutter, Catalog is built exactly for that.

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Catalog at a glance

CategoryReference
PriceFree
Latest version2026.02.02
Updated2026-02-03
RequiresiOS 17.6+
DeveloperAlok Singh

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