Comparison

Where is cat? vs The Bear

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Where is cat?

Embark on a series of charming hide-and-seek adventures with a playful cat. Solve puzzles to find hidden items and uncover delightful surprises. This interactive storybook-style game is designed for all ages.

Highlights
  • Hide-and-seek gameplay
  • Item finding puzzles
  • Interactive storybook style
  • Kid-drawn artwork
  • Multiple themed adventures
  • HD music and graphics
Features
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The collection of adventures of the Bonte cat who likes to play hide-and-seek: - Where is cat? Find and tap on the black cat hidden in each room of the house and then find all the different items the cat wants for a little surprise at the end... A game suitable for children from 5 years to people aged 105 but young at heart. The game plays and feels like an interactive child's storybook, and a lot of the artwork is drawn by kids. - Christmas cat The Bonte cat jumps on top of the Christmas tree and sends the 20 red balls all around the house. Can you find all the balls back by solving little puzzles? If you can, you will find out in the end why the cat hated the Christmas tree... To use the different tools you find in the house: tap on the tool so it gets highlighted and then tap on the object you want to interact with. A game suitable for children from 7 years to people aged 107 but young at heart. - Cat in Japan The Bonte cat has arrived in Japan and can't stop dreaming about sushi! Can you find all the sushi by solving the puzzles? To use the different tools you find: tap on the tool so it gets highlighted and then tap on the object you want to interact with. A game suitable for children from 6 years to people aged 106 but young at heart. 'Where is cat?' is a bontegames game by Bart Bonte, containing HD music and graphics. @BartBonte

About

The Bear

Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.

Highlights
  • Interactive bedtime experience
  • Friendship-forming adventure
  • Hand-drawn animations
  • Specially composed music
  • Touching story
  • Calming experience
Features
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.

Screenshots

Where is cat?3 screens
The Bear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Bear at Free against Where is cat?'s $2.49. The Bear also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 33). Where is cat?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Bear is free to download; Where is cat? costs $2.49 up front. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Where is cat? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Where is cat? against 4.6 for The Bear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Where is cat? ships an update every 10 months, The Bear every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Where is cat? versus The Bear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere is cat?The Bear
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.5 (33 ratings)4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better78.1% of reviews
Number of ratings331.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBart BONTEMucks Games

Customer experience

Where is cat?

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

The Bear

All ratings1,144 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.9%

Bugs and requests

Where is cat?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Bear

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game resets when leaving the screen
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make the full game free
  • Add a demo or trial version

In-app purchases

None

Where is cat?

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

The Bear

One-time4
  • Buy us a cookie!$0.99
  • Unlock all chapters$2.99
  • Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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  • Buy us lunch!$3.99

Questions

Is Where is cat? free?
Where is cat? costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Bear free?
The Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Where is cat? or The Bear?
The Bear is rated higher. Where is cat? averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while The Bear averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Where is cat? or The Bear have ads?
Neither Where is cat? nor The Bear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Where is cat? or The Bear?
Where is cat? ships an update every 10 months, and The Bear every 2 weeks. Most recently, Where is cat? was updated on November 4, 2026 and The Bear on November 7, 2026.

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