Cat of the Month vs Rumble Rigs

Where they differ

Both are art & prints and letters clubs. Rumble Rigs also covers activities and stickers; Cat of the Month stays narrower.

Cat of the Month is the cheaper of the two — $10/mo against $11/mo, roughly 9% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: Cat of the Month ships to Worldwide, Rumble Rigs to Not stated.

What each one sends

Cat of the Month

A new illustrated cat character each month with a short story and something collectible, made by illustrator Lisa of Roar Modern. The maker describes it as suitable for any age, "whether you're 8 or 80" — an all-ages club that happens to work well for children rather than a children's club specifically.

Rumble Rigs

Built around a collectible card game about trucks, and unusually generous for the price. Every envelope has a hand-illustrated trading card with battle stats, a letter written from the rig's own perspective, a screen-free activity, an 11×17 blueprint poster with a playmat on the reverse, a die-cut sticker and a bonus paper activity. Ships on the 1st.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.