Cat vs Smash Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat
Guide a cat through magical lands, collecting treats to unlock new feline friends and vibrant environments. Experience a charming adventure with simple, engaging gameplay.
- Cat climbing gameplay
- Treat collection
- Unlockable cats
- New Dreamlands to explore
- Simple controls
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Help your cat climb through Dreamlands and collect as many treats as you can along the way! As you earn treats, you can unlock new cats with different abilities and new Dreamlands! Play Cat-Climb today!
Smash Runner!
Grow your character by collecting layers to smash through blocks. Experience the satisfying feeling of breaking cubes in this colorful adventure. The goal is to become larger to overcome obstacles and progress.
- Collect layers to grow larger
- Smash through blocks
- Colorful adventure gameplay
- Satisfying cube-smashing physics
- Unique growth mechanic
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cat at 75% against Smash Runner!'s 22%. Cat also leads on ads (none vs shown). Smash Runner!'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (14K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cat sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Cat's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cat ships an update every 3 weeks, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat | Smash Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Gyurko | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Cat
Smash Runner!
Bugs and requests
Cat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smash Runner!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
- Levels not loading or resetting progress
- Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add an ad-free option
- Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
- Fix stability issues and crashes
In-app purchases
Cat
- 2500 Treats$0.99
- 10000 Treats$1.99
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
