Apple Cat
Apple Cat Cat is a cute-absurd meme character — a fuzzy little cat peeking out of a bright red apple — that spread through Discord and social media from 2020 and is best known for its looping animated form and a long-running friendly rivalry with Banana Cat.
Origin
The base image, a small fuzzy cat nestled inside a red apple, was posted in March 2020 by an artist known as "Nao" on a Discord server. It circulated quietly through private servers and even surfaced on a Korean wiki before wider audiences noticed it, which is why the character's early history is only loosely documented.
Spread
Apple Cat went mainstream through a looping animated "running" version created by the developer IbanPlay (known for Terraria's Calamity Mod), typically paired with upbeat chiptune music such as "My Ordinary Life." It became a staple Twitch and Discord emote and slotted neatly into the early-2020s cute-animal meme wave alongside Banana Cat, Bongo Cat and Maxwell the cat, most famously through a recurring good-natured rivalry with Banana Cat.
Legacy
Apple Cat endures as one of the recognizable "fruit cat" characters of the emote era, valued for a coherent, wholesome character rather than a single viral image. In June 2026 it was minted as a Solana memecoin (ACAT), promoted as having been launched by the original artist.
The Chain Trail
MemePedia tracks 1 Apple Cat memecoin across Solana.
Key facts
- Apple Cat is a fuzzy cat peeking out of a red apple.
- The base image was posted in March 2020 by an artist known as "Nao" on Discord.
- The popular animated "running" version was made by IbanPlay, developer of Terraria's Calamity Mod.
- It is commonly paired with chiptune music such as "My Ordinary Life."
- Apple Cat is famous for its friendly rivalry with Banana Cat.
- It belongs to the same cute-animal-emote wave as Bongo Cat and Maxwell the cat.
- A Solana token, ACAT, launched in June 2026 claiming ties to the original artist.
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The tokens that claim Apple Cat
Every token we can tie to this meme, and which contract appeared first. The original is marked OG; the rest arrived to ride the name.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap | Liquidity | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Apple Cat $ACAT | $0.0000741 | +12.58% | $74.06K | $29.60K | Jun 15, 2026 |
Combined live market cap for Apple Cat: $74.06K across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $ACAT, pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 1d agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. 7YhR…HAK823.07%
- 2. Adt6…cffv6.52%
- 3. J178…kRGE4.58%
- 4. EdvA…8bUg3.36%
- 5. AXPs…uWAb3.04%
- 6. 7uop…AXE92.67%
- 7. AhWW…4Vf22.65%
- 8. 5PQG…zDYW2.50%
- 9. 9A6d…oFNQ2.50%
- 10. 7Wu6…d3DT2.31%
- Top 10 wallets hold 53.2% of supply — highly concentrated.
- Deployment predates the scanned history — earliest date is a lower bound.
Facts pulled directly from the chain via Solscan-grade data. Not financial advice.
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