# pawpaw: a game for cats — Critters for your cat to catch

> Critters for your cat to catch (iPhone/iPad app by Tinkercademy Community Showcase.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pawpaw-a-game-for-cats/id6830648317 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tinkercademy Community Showcase](https://appshunter.io/developer/1436937929)
- Category: Games, Family
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-10
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is pawpaw?

pawpaw is a game made for cats. Set your iPad or iPhone down flat, tap PLAY, and little critters scurry across the screen for your cat to catch with a tap of the paw.

BUILT FOR CATS
• Ten critters to hunt: ladybugs, feathers, mice, ribbons, crickets, fish, lizards, butterflies, birds and a silent laser dot
• Each one moves like real prey: it darts, freezes, twitches, hops and drifts
• Critters rustle before they run in, and their sounds come from the side they enter
• Hiding spots, like a box, a leaf pile, a lily pad or a snow mound, where critters can't be caught
• Large critters, generous tap areas, multi-touch and drag-to-catch, so every pounce counts
• Dark backgrounds and colors picked with cat vision in mind, and never more than two critters at once
• Smooth motion at up to 120 Hz on supported displays
• The pace adapts during a round, and a critter changes its look after a few catches in a row, so the hunt stays fresh

FOUR PLAYGROUNDS
Crate, Grass, Pond and Snow. Fish only swim in the Pond, and lizards only live on Grass.

ROUNDS YOUR WAY
• 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 2 minutes or untimed Relaxed play
• When a timed round ends, one critter keeps roaming around the results card. Your cat catches it to ask for another round. Choose Keep going, 3 rounds or Stop.

MADE FOR OWNERS TOO
• Only you can leave a game: press and hold the house button. A quick tap from a paw won't do it.
• Rounds pause when you're interrupted, and the screen stays awake while your cat plays
• A profile for every cat, with a name, a face (orange tabby, gray tabby, black, white, calico or Siamese) and its own list of critters
• Stats for each cat: rounds, catches, catches by critter, rounds in the last 7 days, favorite catch and best scores

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases and no tracking. pawpaw works offline, and everything stays on your device.

PLAY SAFELY
Always watch your cat while it plays. Claws can scratch screens, so a screen protector is a good idea. Set the device flat on a stable, low surface, keep sessions short, and stop if your cat seems stressed or frustrated.

## Is pawpaw safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess pawpaw.

## Is pawpaw legit?

pawpaw: a game for cats appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for pawpaw is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-11-12

Add iPhone Duo support

### 1.0 — 2026-11-10

No release notes.

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