Cat Restaurants vs 空想水族館
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Restaurants
Manage a cat store and serve various customers in this manga-style game. Experience the heartwarming stories of cats as they interact and play. A cute and engaging experience for animal lovers.
- Cat store management
- Serve customers
- Manga format story
- Cute cat interactions
- Kitten and pet theme
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A little unfriendly cat store manager There are lots of customers today too! The story of cats laughing and touching Please read in manga format 【please note】 ・ Supported devices: iOS 10 or later ・ IPad and iPad mini are not compatible ・ It is not possible to hand over the data save data etc. by terminal change.
空想水族館
Discover a futuristic aquarium filled with whimsical creatures. Collect unique animal hybrids through a free gacha system and uncover the aquarium's secrets in a fun, story-driven game. Enjoy simple, casual gameplay perfect for passing the time.
- Collect unique hybrid creatures
- Free gacha system
- Futuristic aquarium setting
- Story-driven gameplay
- Tilt sensor mechanics
- Casual time-killing game
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西暦20XX年、ありえないと思われていた水族館がついにオープン！？ おさかな町にある、不思議な生き物たちが暮らす未来の水族館。 普通の水族館とは違う、その秘密とは…？ いろいろな生き物と出会って空想水族館の秘密にせまろう！（漫画で進む面白ストーリー） 完全無料のガチャガチャを回して、可愛いく不思議な生きもの達を集めよう。 ほのぼの簡単な暇つぶし面白ゲームだよ。 うさぎ＋ペンギンの「うさぺん」、ハムスター＋あざらしの「ハムざらし」など様々なキャラクターが飛び出すよ。 端末の傾きセンサーに対応した様々な仕掛けもあるので、いろいろ試してね。おもちゃ感覚で遊べるよ。 ©はてなのたまご ライセンス：カミオジャパン、いたのくまんぼう アプリ提供：アーツプラネット 空想水族館 https://twitter.com/KUUSOU_official カミオジャパン https://twitter.com/kamiojapan いたのくまんぼう https://twitter.com/Ninebonz アーツプラネット https://twitter.com/Artsplanet_Inc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 空想水族館 at none against Cat Restaurants's 5. 空想水族館 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cat Restaurants sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 空想水族館 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cat Restaurants against 4.9 for 空想水族館. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Cat Restaurants's written reviews are positive against 100% of 空想水族館's.
Cat Restaurants ships an update every 4 months, 空想水族館 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat Restaurants | 空想水族館 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 395 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tamtam | ArtsPlanet |
Customer experience
Cat Restaurants
空想水族館
In-app purchases
Cat Restaurants
- ねこめし屋ちんどん屋チケット×5$0.99
- ねこめし屋1500コイン$0.99
- ねこめし屋4000コイン$1.99
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- ねこめし屋10000コイン$2.99
- ねこめし屋25000コイン$5.99
空想水族館
No in-app purchases
