# The Secret of Cat Island — user reviews > 392 indexed App Store user reviews of The Secret of Cat Island by LikeItGames Co., Ltd., rated 4.80/5 from 3,889 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-secret-of-cat-island/id1599990384/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-secret-of-cat-island/id1599990384.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,409 · 4★ 328 · 3★ 74 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 48 ## What do users think of The Secret of Cat Island? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🤩 Unique and fun twist on town building - 🤗 Cute and relaxing gameplay - 🎨 Beautiful graphics and aesthetics - 🕹️ Enjoyable mini-games - 🌟 One of the best mobile games **Cons** - 🐢 Slow progression and energy drain - 🔍 Difficulty navigating with cluttered UI - 🐛 Frequent crashes and server issues - 💰 Aggressive monetization and ads - 🔒 Inability to revisit previous areas **Commonly reported bugs** - Game getting stuck during additional data download - Freezing and connection issues - Progress loss after app updates - Inability to access certain features (e.g., guest book) **Most requested features** - More customization options for island and buildings - Offline mode - Ability to revisit previous areas - More mini-games and interactive content - Better energy management and replenishment ## Newest reviews (14 of 392) ### 4/5 — 4 *2026-07-25, version 1.5.4* Awesome but a little hard to understand ### 4/5 — Good Game *2026-05-22, version 1.5.4* But not finished. Often fails to load at 95% Server failure. ### 4/5 — love this game but please update it! *2026-05-21, version 1.5.4* i have played this game for years now and have loved it for a long time, but i find myself struggling to come back to it after reaching such a high level that the story is not progressing, and all of the "events" have been the same repeated events for a very long time. it would be so nice to see some new events that gave us new rewards rather than playing the same ones, over and over. the gaming cart has said that it would have a new game added to it and it's been years and it's still only tetris. i still enjoy the game (the tetris, the mini games) but it makes me sad to see the game not be updated after years. i was hoping to see it change. now i barely want to play because what's the point if there isn't new things to enjoy. also not here to slam the developers these kinds of games take a long time to develop. but i've been a dedicated player for a while and it's been over a year since there has been an update that wasn't primarily bug fix oriented... i really hope they decide to add to the game again and end some of the stagnancy for their longer term players ### 3/5 — Unfinished game *2026-04-09, version 1.5.3* Plenty to do and varied landscapes. Quests are achievable within time limits and none of the game requires any purchases. The text would benefit from a native English-speaking editor. The game is not finished, so there’s no final “boss island” or anything. It’s obvious the game was expected to expand the home island but hasn’t been developed. When will the East Gate be opened? ——————————————————————————- This game needs an expansion to complete the home island and reveal the actual secret of Cat Island. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2026-01-30, version 1.5.3* Ok so this game is soooooooooo good I play it everyday and when my sister is being mean but I could not play it for the first few months I think it is fixed though 😺😺😺😺😺 ### 2/5 — Typical Microtransaction Heck *2025-12-22, version 1.5.3* This game kinda sucks, the further you get the more energy and resources you need. Very frustrating that I have less than 100 energy after 20 levels, but the energy required for clearing new maps is 12-50 energy, AND SOME OF THE BIG ROCKS NEED TO BE CLEARED 3x, MEANING 50+24+5, I can clear ONE single big rock every 5~ hours….. The one upside is that you don’t need to buy the microtransactions to progress, but with multiple pop ups and flashing exclamation points in different colors make it difficult to focus on the actual game play and sometimes make you almost buy something. LASTLY, why is the game map edge on the farm irregular? It makes it impossible to set a straight line of buildings. I’m playing for the storyline, but it’s painfully slow with the constantly present holiday maps. ### 4/5 — 其实还行 *2025-12-21, version 1.5.3* 标题 其实还行，但前期会难受一点，相对其他的开放游戏，希望 弹窗买物品不要再弹出来了!而且钥匙获取太难了!能量也比较少，前期省点用，而且我也不需要买!相对于二的话，我觉得二的是比较好的！ ### 3/5 — Will it ever return? *2025-12-06, version 1.5.3* No updates in forever. I think Dear My Cat was abandoned for this game and now neither are being updated. Sad :( I sunk hours into this game and even paid for some of the houses, very disappointing that it is seemingly unfinished with no warning ### 2/5 — Unfinished game *2025-11-11, version 1.5.3* Plenty to do and varied landscapes. Quests are achievable within time limits and none of the game requires any purchases. I only had to watch one ad in order to collect an item from each of the side quests but that’s not entirely necessary to complete each quest. Very stingy with resources and energy throughout the game. The food producing is slow, so it would be good to enable friends help to speed up the field. This makes progress feel unnecessarily slow, even for someone like me with a great deal of patience. Like many games of this kind it ends up being a treadmill. Energy gets eaten very quickly, so don’t ever buy it with actual money. I don’t click on the intrusive pop-ups; they rarely offer anything worth having. And I play all games like these without watching the ads. It’s possible to do that with this game, so that’s a good thing. The text would benefit from a native English-speaking editor. The game is not finished, so there’s no final “boss island” or anything. It’s obvious the game was expected to expand the home island but hasn’t been developed. I wish developers generally would produce the complete package or commit to that before publishing. ——————————————————————————- This game needs a Christmas present expansion to complete the home island. ### 2/5 — Unstable *2025-10-29, version 1.5.3* Connection error. Server error. Every five minutes. ### 2/5 — Unfinished game *2025-08-13, version 1.5.3* Plenty to do and varied landscapes. Quests are achievable within time limits and none of the game requires any purchases. I only had to watch one ad in order to collect an item from each of the side quests but that’s not entirely necessary to complete each quest. Very stingy with resources and energy throughout the game. The food producing is slow, so it would be good to enable friends help to speed up the field. This makes progress feel unnecessarily slow, even for someone like me with a great deal of patience. Like many games of this kind it ends up being a treadmill. Energy gets eaten very quickly, so don’t ever buy it with actual money. I don’t click on the intrusive pop-ups; they rarely offer anything worth having. And I play all games like these without watching the ads. It’s possible to do that with this game, so that’s a good thing. The text would benefit from a native English-speaking editor. The game is not finished, so there’s no final “boss island” or anything. It’s obvious the game was expected to expand the home island but hasn’t been developed. I wish developers generally would produce the complete package or commit to that before publishing. ### 5/5 — My favorite app right now *2025-08-04, version 1.5.2* Lots of events all the time and i adore how colorful and unique they are, i adore the characters and how the game works.However i would suggest adding more regular items to earn in the game , like decorations and scenery , i would play even more if there were more things to earn while waiting for events ### 5/5 — This is a really fun game *2025-07-21, version 1.5.2* Have fun playing this game! The only thing is that it keeps doing a pop up to make you pay money but don’t worry the game itself is completely free you can buy the game coins and furniture packs with real money. Anyways, you also can’t play this game without Wi-Fi but other then that it’s a really appropriate and fun game! ### 2/5 — Zero Updates *2025-06-22, version 1.5.2* Cat Island stopped getting frequent events and updates a few years ago, and now it’s really boring with an unfinished story and dead online play. Would recommend if you need a casual game, but don’t expect a fantastic experience. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No updates *2026-04-01, version 1.5.3* … ### 1/5 — It WAS good, but not anymore. *2025-10-03, version 1.5.3* It was good at first, I started playing in 2022, but they basically stopped updating the game in 2023. They completely left the story unfinished. I get if you want to stop working on the game to focus on other projects. But at least let your players know that you’ve dropped the game instead of making them wait for years on end without an update. And I’ve spent money on this game, and I really wish I could get that money back. Charging 15 Canadian dollars for a house skin is ridiculous. I don’t recommend, the reviews shouldn’t be this positive. ### 1/5 — It WAS good, but not anymore. *2025-09-11, version 1.5.3* It was good at first, I started playing in 2022, but they basically stopped updating the game in 2023. They completely left the story unfinished. I get if you want to stop working on the game to focus on other projects. But at least let your players know that you’ve dropped the game instead of making them wait for years on end without an update. And I’ve spent money on this game, and I really wish I could get that money back. Charging 15 Canadian dollars for a house skin is ridiculous. ### 1/5 — Unstable *2025-09-02, version 1.5.3* Used to work but, since updating to ios 17.7.10 (2 Sept 25) it’s throwing up a server connection error, and fails to load. ### 1/5 — Honest review *2025-06-18, version 1.5.2* OMG!! PLEASE JUST UPDATE THE ACTUAL STORY SO THERE IS SOMETHING NEW TO DO, INSTEAD OF JUST UPDATING THE MY ROOM FEATURE WHICH NO ONE CARES ABOUT!! TO ANYONE THINKING OF DOWNLOADING THIS GAME, DON’T BOTHER, ITS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME, THEY NEVER UPDATE THE STORY!!! This game is actually a very good 5 star game, animations are great, general gameplay is smooth. Yes there are adverts to watch but you actually get something for watching them so I don’t mind that. The reason I’m only giving it 3 stars is the makers seem to think it’s ok not to keep up with the general story…I’ve gone as far as I can go with the story that’s available and I’m at max level! Yes you can still make stuff and play events, but damn there’s only so many times you can play the same events week in week out without getting bored to death of them. You can revisit islands but again the same problem, it’s so tedious. It’s been what feels like years since the story had an update, please sort this out or there’s just no reason to stay with this sweet little game. Also tried to contact u through the game but it won’t let me…you have a problem with the dreamland event that’s taking place now. Can’t progress any further with it cause there is an issue with one of the tasks. Please sort it out and update the story!!! Okay so this is an add on to my previous review…still no updates and I’ve come across another problem with the game which I’ve asked for help with through their customer care inquiries, which is a complete joke cause there is no customer care, they don’t even bother to reply to you!! Also the game keeps telling me that it’s lost connection with the server, usually when I’ve just watched an advert! There is nothing wrong with my internet connection, it’s your game!! Rapidly losing my patience with it. Only getting one star from me until the many problems are sorted out. Do yourself a favour and find another game to play, made by people who actually care about the people who end up playing it!!! ### 1/5 — A little arrow *2025-06-04, version 1.5.1* So when I’m playing the game and I was waiting to like start the game it said that there was a arrow but I had Internet so it didn’t make sense so it keeps on saying after I reloaded it but like it didn’t even work so that’s why I hate this game ### 1/5 — Honest review *2025-02-08, version 1.5.1* This game is actually a very good 5 star game, animations are great, general gameplay is smooth. Yes there are adverts to watch but you actually get something for watching them so I don’t mind that. The reason I’m only giving it 3 stars is the makers seem to think it’s ok not to keep up with the general story…I’ve gone as far as I can go with the story that’s available and I’m at max level! Yes you can still make stuff and play events, but damn there’s only so many times you can play the same events week in week out without getting bored to death of them. You can revisit islands but again the same problem, it’s so tedious. It’s been what feels like years since the story had an update, please sort this out or there’s just no reason to stay with this sweet little game. Also tried to contact u through the game but it won’t let me…you have a problem with the dreamland event that’s taking place now. Can’t progress any further with it cause there is an issue with one of the tasks. Please sort it out and update the story!!! Okay so this is an add on to my previous review…still no updates and I’ve come across another problem with the game which I’ve asked for help with through their customer care inquiries, which is a complete joke cause there is no customer care, they don’t even bother to reply to you!! Also the game keeps telling me that it’s lost connection with the server, usually when I’ve just watched an advert! There is nothing wrong with my internet connection, it’s your game!! Rapidly losing my patience with it. Only getting one star from me until the many problems are sorted out. Do yourself a favour and find another game to play, made by people who actually care about the people who end up playing it!!! ### 1/5 — Non funziona *2025-01-07* Era da due giorni che non riuscivo a giocare. Ho aggiornato il gioco ed è ricominciato da capo. **Developer response:** Ciao, ci dispiace apprendere che stai riscontrando problemi con il gioco. Invia un'e-mail al centro di supporto (community1@likeitgames.com) compilando i dettagli. Risponderemo alla tua richiesta il prima possibile. Grazie! ### 1/5 — Não carrega *2025-01-07* Baixei pra minha filha jogar, não sai dos 96%. Precisa ser concertado Nessa questão **Developer response:** Olá, isso pode acontecer dependendo do ambiente do dispositivo. Primeiro remova todos os aplicativos e arquivos desnecessários e, se o problema persistir, entre em contato com o centro de suporte do jogo. ### 1/5 — Not as good as Seabeard *2025-01-06* Very stingy with resources and energy. This makes progress unnecessarily slow, even for someone like me with a great deal of patience. Could be a great Seabeard-style game if they got the progress and resource/energy balance as good as Seabeard. Like many games of this kind. It ends up being a treadmill. Energy gets eaten very quickly. So don’t ever buy it with actual money. Servers go down. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2026-08-20, version 1.5.4* So when I got this game I didn’t know what to do so I thought it was completely useless. I just opened it up and thought it was pretty good I rated 5 stars because I recommend it. But please get rid of the adds. I hate them ☹️😀 ### 5/5 — Harika🫧 *2026-07-11, version 1.5.4* Uzun süredir oyun arıyordum ve gerçekten harika bir oyun gerçekten tavsiye ederim rahatlıkla indirebilirsiniz🌷✨ ### 5/5 — Bit flakey *2026-05-21, version 1.5.4* Currently won’t load. 21/05/26 ### 5/5 — The perfect cozy game I was looking for *2026-05-13, version 1.5.3* I didn’t expect to stumble across a game I would love so much, and after testing multiple different cozy games that are free to play, this is personally my favourite. 🥹 It checks all the boxes of being adorable, engaging, and addictive. I love the story side of the game and Nana and Muna’s dialogues. <3 They are the cutest ever. ### 5/5 — A breath of fresh air *2026-02-09, version 1.5.3* I first downloaded this game as part of an Ad for it’s cousin game “Dear My Cat”. I went in thinking it was going to be micro-transaction galore, too many ads to play, and join my large list of games that disappointed me. So far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Micro transactions are there but they’re not pushed down your throat. The game gives you adequate opportunity to succeed without paying. This is the only game where micro transactions are an optional improvement rather than torture. The story is fun and captivating and I constantly feel engaged!! Maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised knowing how much I enjoy Dear My Cat. This game will continue to live on my phone. Here’s hoping it lives up to my expectations. ### 5/5 — Cute, fun, great! *2025-12-18, version 1.5.3* This is the cutest have I’ve ever played after Neko Atsume. The story is well-written, the balancing is pretty good, the ads aren't in your face, the graphics are amazing, and the kitties are so! Cute! Even the minigame is fun! ### 5/5 — Ad free please!! *2025-11-26, version 1.5.3* Please just let me pay $20 to have this game ad free! ### 5/5 — i can't but anything *2025-10-11, version 1.5.3* i love this game so much but i can't purchase anything help me with this please.. ### 5/5 — 마이룸돈은 어디서 얻을 수 있는 건가요 *2025-09-29* 안녕하세요 저는 이 게임을 가장 사랑하는 초등학생 입니다 저는 이 게임을 하고 나서 엄청 재미가 있었습니다 다양한 미션과다양한 재료를 모아서 가구들을 만드는 등 너무 너무 재미가 있습니다 그런데 관리자님께 하나 제한을 해 드리고자 이렇게 리뷰를 남깁니다 마이룸을 들어가 봤는데 테이블만 놓여있고 마이룸 가구 뽑는 곳으로갔는데 돈이 있어야지만 살 수 있습니다마이룸 돈은 어디서 얻을 수 있는 건지 알려 주세요 알려 주신다면 제가너무 너무 감사 하겠습니다그럼 부탁드릴께요 관리자님😇 **Developer response:** 안녕하세요, 고양이 섬의 비밀입니다. 게임 이용에 불편함을 끼쳐드려 대단히 죄송합니다. 번거로우시겠지만, 재설치 후에 원활한 네트워크로 다시 한번 더 게임 이용을 부탁드리며, 그럼에도 동일 현상이 지속될 경우 고객센터로 연락해 주시면 감사하겠습니다. 다시 한번 더, 게임 이용에 불편함을 끼쳐 드린 점 사과 드리며, 보다 나은 서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠습니다. 감사합니다. ### 5/5 — Meeeow! *2025-08-08, version 1.5.2* This game is so fun! At first it may seem complected, but when you get used to farming, building, and maintaining the island, you start to level up! Sure there are ads but only if you get something that cost something (not every time) you will have a button to press that a icon like this : 🎥 ( or something like that) and press you have a ad. Lastly, there is a bug when you have to get an ad and it finished you hear a loud beep and the sound stops so then you have to close the game then open it pls fix this!!! Byeee <3 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*