# Cats and Sharks — user reviews

> 195 indexed App Store user reviews of Cats and Sharks by Ryota Kikuchi, rated 4.80/5 from 472 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cats-and-sharks/id1348682413/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cats-and-sharks/id1348682413.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 409 · 4★ 39 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 4

## What do users think of Cats and Sharks?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 😻 Adorable and cute cat designs
- 😌 Relaxing and healing gameplay
- ⏱️ Quick play sessions (5 minutes)
- 🎮 Simple and easy to understand
- 🐱 Unique cat and shark combination
- 💰 No forced spending required
- 🎨 Appealing visual style
- 🐠 Interesting shark interactions
- 🏠 Customizable island decoration
- ⏰ No pet death mechanics

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent freezing after watching ads
- 🐛 Rewards not received after ads
- 📹 Ads fail to load or play
- 🎥 OK button unresponsive after videos
- 📱 Limited camera rotation (fixed viewpoint)
- 🌙 Day/night cycle too fast
- 🎮 Limited content after collection completion
- 🏠 Furniture placement system is awkward
- 👻 Items disappear or become inaccessible
- 🔧 Multiple unresolved bugs persist
- 📍 Difficult to locate new cats
- 🎯 Incomplete cat collection (41 vs 42)
- 🖼️ Small screen text and icons
- ⚠️ Crashes on startup for some users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Freezing after watching advertisement videos
- OK button becomes unresponsive after ads
- Rewards not credited despite watching ads
- Advertisement videos fail to load
- Camera rotation stuck or limited
- Items disappearing from game world
- Items unable to be repositioned
- Game crashes on initial menu interaction
- Tutorial menu unresponsive
- Daily mission counters not updating
- Notification system not functioning
- Cats disappearing or going 'on holiday'
- Red ball and watermelon vanishing
- Screen freezing during item placement
- Fish bone rewards not accumulating properly

**Most requested features**

- 360-degree camera rotation capability
- Slower day/night cycle transitions
- Expand island/map size
- New cat species and varieties
- More shark types and interactions
- Interior house expansion (multiple floors)
- Cat customization and naming
- Direct cat interaction (petting, tricks)
- New locations and environments
- More furniture and decoration items
- Sound notifications for new cat arrivals
- Music/audio in gameplay
- Ability to own/raise sharks
- Mini-games and activities
- Cloud save/account system
- Toggle UI elements visibility
- Better furniture placement mechanics
- Seaweed farming for sharks

## Newest reviews (19 of 195)

### 4/5 — 放置箱庭猫観察ゲーム

*2026-06-30*

※初回DLは2018年で再DLが26年でもサクサク動いてくれているのかな？？
久し振りに購入履歴見てたらプレイしたくなってレビューしました。

iPhoneも17だから特に問題なく遊べている様子。
昔はカクカクしたり動画画面から報酬もらえなかったけど直ったのかな？？


猫を題材にしたゲームでは1番で課金圧も低め。
広告は40秒くらいで良心的だけど、放置でたまに開くくらいがベスト。ずっと開いてるゲームでは無く、時々やるのが良いかもしれない。

リアルでは仕事柄ペット飼えないのでめちゃくちゃ癒されるゲームです。

仕草が全部可愛くて。
歩き方がリアルなヨチヨチ歩き。寝転んでトリミングしてる姿も、虫を追っかけたり、他の猫と喧嘩してるのも
全部可愛いくてヤバいです。

サメちゃんも怖い感じは一切なく優しい顔をしています。
(ミケネコが海に歩いていくのでカメラで追ってみたらサメがいるので…あっ…もしかしてって思ってた矢先にキスをしてハートマーク表示)やられましたね。笑

癒されたい方や猫の観察が日頃好きな方は絶対ハマると思います。
多頭飼育もゲームの中なら問題ありませんし、1匹1匹個性があって面白いです。

新種が来たら何処にいるのか探すのも楽しみの１つではある。

アイテム数も多く設置してからのアクションが違うのでやり込み要素もあり。

気になる点はタップ操作がたまに反応しない時がある程度。
骨を貰う際はハートマークじゃなくて猫ちゃん達をタップする事。

頑張って運営しているので応援と言う意味お布施してもいいと思える出来です。

### 3/5 — 序盤で固まった

*2025-11-11, version 1.9*

「まず左上にあるメニューアイコンをタップしてみましょう」から操作が効きません。早くいろんな猫ちゃんとサメに会いたい……；；

### 2/5 — Love but unplayable

*2025-06-30*

I just downloaded this game, didn’t look into updates prior, so apologies if this is an outdated game. I can’t turn the camera. It doesn’t turn. I can move forward backwards left right but I can’t look anywhere except the left at the dock. This issue is happening on iOS 18.5 iPhone 15 plus

### 4/5 — 少し惜しい

*2025-06-21, version 1.9*

楽しいです！
他の育てる系のアプリだと死んじゃったりするので嫌なんでけど毎日行かなくても死なないのでいいです！
でも、机やタンスの上に物が上に乗せないれないのが難点です！これさえなければ星五！でも、
楽しくやらせてもらってます！

### 3/5 — 为什么无法转动视角？！！

*2025-04-01, version 1.9*

同上

### 3/5 — 可愛いのに…

*2025-02-13*

6年前にもこのゲームをしていて、また入れてみました！可愛いし癒される！けど…皆さんも言っているように、動画が見れない。アプリ再起動したら、1回だけ広告見れるけど、1回目以降は広告見れないので報酬貰えません。製作者は｢広告が見れない」を修正したと3年前に書いてありますが修正されていないようです…🥲
あと個人的な意見ですが、朝と夜が変わるのが早くて、目がチカチカするような気がします…朝と夜の違う雰囲気を様子見れるのはありがたいですし、猫達の寝ているところを見れるのは嬉しいのですが…1分程なのを、５〜10分にしてみてはいかがでしょうか。1分にした理由があるなら大丈夫です！😖

### 3/5 — 癒されるが・・・

*2024-10-24, version 1.9*

視点が1部固定されてるのでねこちゃんの顔が見えない。
カメラ視点回して見られるようにしてほしい。

残念

### 5/5 — most amazing game i have ever played

*2024-07-10, version 1.9*

this game is the most amazing and phenomenal game that has ever been downloaded on one of my devices

### 3/5 — Really cute but freezes every time you try to look at an ad.

*2024-04-05*

Update Apr 2024. No longer get freezing. But also, no ads, no way to watch video.
Most of my previous cats are 'on holiday'.

Had to delete app every time I try to look at an ad. Clicking on OK function to accept the claim prize froze the game. every time. Either you play without looking at ads or you will get frozen. Every time. I only got the app to rotate the viewing perspective, ONCE OR TWICE. Not being able to do that it's a major negative. 
Would love to see some updates. ---

### 2/5 — タップできない

*2024-04-04, version 1.9*

広告見ますか？の見るを選択しても反応無く画面から消える。何度やってもダメ。なんなの

### 5/5 — 神

*2024-04-03, version 1.9*

面白いです♪
神ゲー！

### 5/5 — Best Game Ichiban Number One

*2024-03-19*

I’m here to report my experience of this game and let me tell you- it is the best game I have played in years- I even love the ads and find that they add to the pace of the game in a very peaceful manner. The trick to this game is to go at its pace and not yours unless you’re already attuned to the magic of Cats & Sharks naturally. All my best to the developer, creator, and anybody who helped create this true gem of a game. Namaste and all of that. 

Thank you!

### 4/5 — Help fix rotation

*2024-02-19, version 1.9*

I love the game but I’m unable to rotate the view other than up/down and left/right? I need to see the rest of the town to enjoy the game, please fix it :(

### 5/5 — SavageKitty💕

*2023-08-21, version 1.9*

>how do i get rid of the creepy woman in the window??!!

### 5/5 — 오랫만에 열심히 하게 된 게임인데

*2023-02-09*

저번에 인터페이스를 어떻게 조작한건지는 모르겠는데 360도로 볼 수 있는 거 같아 보였는데 어떻게 하면 360도로 볼 수 있죠?ㅠㅠ

### 5/5 — Nostalgia roles in

*2023-01-22*

When I was younger I downloaded this game on my iPod touch and I loved it since I stopped playing it because my iPod broke but I remembered the name and I redownloded it I felt so much nostalgia just flooding to me and it made me feel happy.

This app is amazing

### 4/5 — I like it, but…..

*2023-01-21*

I like the game, cute graphics but sometimes when I look at my cat list of what types I have and some of them just says: “Not At Home”
Where do they go when they’re not at home. And maybe add new places like expand the game, and also It’s been hard finding new cats lately and I never seen a cat with kittens go to the dock yet, what happens? Do they all crouch down and bond with the marine animals? Do the kittens stay on the dock or ride on the shark with their mom?
Anyway It’s a great game, just I would like it better if you upgrade it a little.

### 2/5 — 3000 Ads per 1 cat

*2022-11-12, version 1.9*

Can’t rotate screen to see entire village and there’s a million ads and hardly any cats.

### 5/5 — Purr fect

*2022-06-04, version 1.9*

Super cute game 🥰
I really love cats😍😍😍

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 最初で詰み

*2025-10-26, version 1.9*

「まず左上にあるメニューアイコンをタップしてみましょう。」で動かなくなりました。改善頼みます。

### 1/5 — Bug

*2021-11-14, version 1.6*

I do adore this game, but there needs to be a bug fix. Upon watching ads, you do not receive the rewards and the game crashes and or freezes.
Camera rotation is also very stressful, you can only zoom in and out and cannot rotate the entire island. 
Please fix these bugs so me and many others could enjoy this game.

### 1/5 — Error

*2021-10-22, version 1.6*

I can’t go in 😢😢😢😭

### 1/5 — Not giving me gifts

*2021-09-27, version 1.6*

I watch the ads and then I don’t get my gift I believe it’s a bug.

### 1/5 — かわいいけど

*2021-09-01, version 1.6*

動画を見た後フリーズする。
いったん画面を閉じて、再度開き直さないといけない。
それがなければ★５つ。

### 1/5 — フリーズ

*2021-08-31, version 1.6*

アプリをインストールしたばかりで可愛いのに動画を見るたびにフリーズして、その度に再起動させないと反応がなくなってしまいます。
なぜでしょう。

### 1/5 — バグ多すぎ

*2021-08-30, version 1.6*

動画を見ても金の魚の骨が受け取れない。受け取りましたのOKボタンが押せず、結果受け取れない。一度終了させて改めて開いても、やっぱり受け取れていない。

### 1/5 — OKボタン

*2021-08-24*

押せない

### 1/5 — 動画を見た後

*2021-08-21, version 1.6*

フリーズして、一回アプリを落とさないといけないです。

### 1/5 — バグ

*2021-08-16, version 1.6*

みなさん 書いてらっしゃるのですがバグなおすつもりないのでしょうか。

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 방금 시작했어요!

*2026-07-02*

방금 시작해서 감잡는중인데 이거 혹시 화면을 돌리지는 못하나요?? 같은 각도로만 보려니까 좀 답답한 느낌이어서요..

### 5/5 — I love this game it’s stupidly amazing

*2026-04-16, version 1.9*

Game is very very very fun, I love collecting and designing a cat world, it’s the best

### 5/5 — (๑>◡<๑)ﾀﾉｼｯｯｯｯｯ  ﾃﾞﾓ…

*2025-12-20, version 1.9*

楽しいけどバグ多め💦それ以外は猫も可愛いし創作わかりやすいから◎でも広告まだ見れなし朝と夜変わるのﾊｯｯｯｯﾔｯｯｯ！🥺これが改善されたらﾊﾅﾏﾙ‼︎だからここだけ改善ﾖﾛｯｯ､､､

楽しみにしてます♪
ﾏﾀﾞｶﾅｯ(*^▽^*)

### 5/5 — 한가지 단점ㅠㅠ

*2025-07-19, version 1.9*

너무 재밋게 플레이 하고있는데  그 뭐시기냐 생선뼈가 너무 안모아져요ㅠㅠ 황금 뼈 시간 다 기다렸는데도 광고 로딩중만 뜨고 초기화되요ㅠㅠ 그것때문에 지금 문제가 잇습니다 수정 부탁드립니다!!

### 5/5 — A healing game suitable for leisure and relaxation

*2025-07-09*

Hello, development team. This game is really fun and makes people feel relaxed and at ease. I found a problem in the game and want to give you feedback. When there are too many items placed, a toy called the red ball will automatically disappear. Whenever I try to reposition it, the screen freezes and I can't perform any operations. The red ball also disappears. I would like to ask you to fix this bug. It's very annoying, and I have to re-enter the game every time. The toy cat placed also can't be played

### 5/5 — 너무 귀엽고 좋지만

*2025-02-09, version 1.9*

선물 상자를 클릭하면 동영상 보고 선물을 받을거냐고 물어보거든요 근데 동영상 보기를 클릭해도 안뜨고 선물도 같이 사라져요. 선물을 받을 수가 없어요.. 그리고 금뼈 받으려고 동영상 보려고 해도 동영상이 안틀어져요!!

### 5/5 — 良い!!

*2025-02-03, version 1.9*

シンプルで､のんびり楽しめます( *・ω・)ノ

### 5/5 — 猫が消えた

*2025-01-29, version 1.9*

猫を新しく迎える際、可愛らしいので見守っていたら画面からフェードアウトして戻ってこなくなりました。私は猫が大好きなのでとても悲しい気持ちになりました。猫が弾けて消えた訳ではなかったのでまだ良かったですが、改善を求めます。親子連れの猫ちゃんは戻ってこないのが悲しいです。

### 5/5 — Chill

*2024-11-13*

Just open and take care the cat town. Very chill game. It requires only 5 min each game. Great short break for my brain !

### 5/5 — どっちも好き

*2024-08-07, version 1.9*

私は、サメが大好きでねこもとても大好きなので
星5にしました

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