PAKO Lite vs Nekosan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAKO Lite
Navigate a closed area and see how long you can survive. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements. Experience adrenaline-pumping gameplay with a variety of cars and camera options.
- Quick and intuitive gameplay
- Optional Chase Camera mode
- 20+ Cars
- Weekly competition on leaderboards
- Achievements
- Adrenaline pumping soundtrack
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Closed area. No Escape. How long would you last? See how far you can make it on online leaderboards! FEATURES * Quick and intuitive gameplay * Optional Chase Camera mode * 20+ Cars * Language options * Weekly competition on Game Center leaderboards * Achievements for all levels * Adrenaline pumping soundtrack by DKSTR
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nekosan at 4.6 against PAKO Lite's 4.0. Nekosan also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 55%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PAKO Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nekosan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 869 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of PAKO Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of Nekosan's.
PAKO Lite ships an update every 15 months, Nekosan every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | PAKO Lite | Nekosan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (301 ratings) | 4.6 (869 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.6% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 | 869 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tree Men Games | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
PAKO Lite
Nekosan
User reviews
PAKO Lite
From 301 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🚗 Lots of car options
- 🎨 Color customization
- ✨ New artstyle is cool
- 🚫 No crashing issues (compared to Pako 1)
Room to improve
- 🗺️ Needs more maps
- 😩 Boring gameplay
- 📺 Too many ads
- 👻 Scary commercials
- 🐌 Slower chases
Nekosan
From 869 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Bugs and requests
PAKO Lite
Reported bugs
6 issues- Add won't load
- Lags on older devices
- Police can cheat
- Game is now pay to play
- Can no longer restore purchase of full version
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- Credits system issues
Requested features
28 requests- Add more maps
- Less ads
- Less scary ads
- Add wanted levels
- Add military
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- Add day-night cycle
- Make maps bigger
- Add police roadblocks
- Add police radios
- Add a wanted system with different police responses
- Add a police helicopter with a sniper
- Add SWAT SUVs and vans
- Add FBI
- Add airport location
- Add the square location
- Make the game free again
- Add sex to the game
- Add more levels
- Add third person or first person view
- Add a shop to buy more cars (for free version)
- Add more money at the start
- Add more cars and camera modes
- More control of steering
- Add more vehicles like 4x4s or mini tanks
- Make the limo in the cemetery faster
- Unlimited turns on free version
- More vehicles and maps on free version
- Allow more hits before exploding
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
In-app purchases
PAKO Lite
- Remove Ads$0.99
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
