Schrode the Cat vs Flying Comet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Schrode the Cat
This app acts as a fun decision-making tool, answering your yes/no questions with a simple tap. Inspired by a famous physics experiment, it offers playful responses and can even be used within messaging apps. It's available across multiple Apple devices and platforms.
- Yes/No question answering
- Decision making tool
- Messaging app integration
- Watch face complications
- Multiple language support
- Zombie mode toggle
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The purrfect decision maker! Ask Schrode your yes/no question, tap the box, and Schrode will answer. Is Schrode alive, dead, or perhaps the undead?! Use Schrode the Cat to make decisions in your life: • "Should I eat pizza for dinner tonight?” • "Is bubble tea the best drink ever made?” • "Should I go to the movies tomorrow?” You can even use Schrode to answer your friend's questions in Messages. Just reply with Schrode for Messages. Let Schrode make the decision for you! Schrode the Cat works on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and even Messages on your iPhone and iPad. It also is available as a widget for iPhone and iPad, and is available in multiple languages. Every 15 minutes watch faces that allow text display (Infograph for example) will show a random response. No need to open the app! Ask a question and glance at your watch face, and the complication will tell you the answer (as long as it has been over 15 minutes since you last tried). • "Schrode, should I download this app?". Schrode says, "Yes". Schrode the Cat is inspired by Schrödinger's Cat – a physics thought experiment devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. You can choose to turn off "zombie mode" to adhere to strict "Schrödinger mode” too if you are a physics nerd, or scared of zombies. • "Would Erwin Schrödinger have approved of Schrode the Cat?". Schrode says, "Certainly”. So what are you waiting for? Download Schrode the Cat now. And don’t forget to download it for Apple TV and Mac too, so you can ask Schrode questions from the comfort of your living room! *Please note that the answers Schrode supplies are for entertainment purposes only. Do not come after us if you don't like the answer, or the answer gets you in trouble! * Easter egg revealed! Copy some short text to your clipboard, and in messages hold 1 finger on the closed box in the messages app and wait a few seconds!
Flying Comet
Navigate a celestial body through challenging levels, avoiding obstacles and reaching the destination. Players can afford two crashes per level before needing to restart. Embark on a journey through numerous stages.
- Control a comet
- Avoid obstacles
- Reach destination
- Multiple levels
- Crash limit per level
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Control the comet, avoid all obstacles, fly to destination. Each level we are allow to crash twice, more than twice crash you need to play again. Many levels are waiting for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schrode the Cat at 100% against Flying Comet's 0%. Schrode the Cat also leads on price (Free vs $3.49) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Flying Comet's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Schrode the Cat is free to download; Flying Comet costs $3.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Schrode the Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Schrode the Cat's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flying Comet's.
Schrode the Cat ships an update every 9 months, Flying Comet every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Schrode the Cat | Flying Comet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.49 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | curmi.com | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
Schrode the Cat
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In-app purchases
Schrode the Cat
No in-app purchases
Flying Comet
No in-app purchases
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