Cheating Tom 3 vs Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheating Tom 3
Help a student cheat his way through genius school to uncover a sinister plot. Navigate through various subjects, choose your avatar, and overcome challenging levels and new adversaries.
- Cheat through genius school
- Master biology, history, art, science, and sports
- Choose between Tom or Taffy avatars
- 100 challenging levels
- Upgradeable power-ups
- New enemies and characters
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~~~ WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT (GENIUS) SCHOOL! ~~~ ~~> Cheating Tom’s back and he’s bolder than ever! This time he’s got to cheat his way through genius school! ~~> Help him cheat his way through biology, history, art, science and sports worlds! ~~> Something sinister seems to be going on at school – help Tom survive the craziness! Tom’s gotten so good at cheating his way through school, that he’s been mistaken for a genius! He’s even been invited to a special genius school. Something shady is going on - turns out the faculty is sucking out the students’ super brains with a brain-sucking machine and using their genius minds to take over the world! Help Tom graduate without getting his brain sucked out! Features: > Help Tom cheat his way through genius school! > Help Tom master the crazy worlds of biology, history, art, science and sports! > Choose your avatar - Tom or Taffy – and get cheating! > 100 challenging levels & extra special game modes for extra fun cheating. > New upgradeable power-ups and in-game currency to enhance gameplay. > Nasty teachers & totally nerdy students with new behaviors! > Awesome yearbook with tons of ridiculous students and teachers!
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
Experience a collection of intentionally terrible mini-games featuring the iconic Grumpy Cat. Unlock new characters, share memes, and compete for high scores with friends. Enjoy a unique soundtrack while playing.
- Awful mini-games
- Unlock Grumpy Cat characters
- iMessage stickers
- Share Grumpy Cat memes
- High score challenges
- Chiptune music
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Grumpy Cat’s 1st official mobile game is here! It's the WORST-GAME-YOU-WILL-EVER-PLAY. Features: * Play awful mini games starring: Grumpy Cat * Unlock Grumpy Cat characters and use them as stickers in iMessage * Share Grumpy Cat memes * Get high scores and challenge your friends * Groovy chiptune music by Maxo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cheating Tom 3 at none against Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever's shown. Cheating Tom 3 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (16K vs 357). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Cheating Tom 3 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever has 16K ratings behind it against 357, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Cheating Tom 3's written reviews are positive against 52% of Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cheating Tom 3 ships an update fortnightly, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheating Tom 3 | Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (357 ratings) | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better | 51.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 357 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 330 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crazy Labs | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Cheating Tom 3
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
User reviews
Cheating Tom 3
From 357 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👨👩👧👦 Great sequel to previous Cheating Tom games
- 🎨 Appealing cartoony art style
- 🏫 Variety of different classroom settings
- ⚡ Works without requiring WiFi
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Black screen bugs that prevent closing ads
- ⏱️ Ads appear after almost every level
- 😤 Game becomes too difficult without watching ads
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🐱 Grumpy Cat-themed content
- 💰 Fair monetization with no paywalls
- 📱 Works offline
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Glitchy mini-games
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Inaccessible iMessage stickers
Bugs and requests
Cheating Tom 3
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Black screen appears when closing ads
- Levels freeze and become unresponsive
- Stars don't appear on certain milestone levels (40, 60, 80, 100)
- Character reverts to default form when picking up power-ups
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- Level completion rating doesn't save correctly
- Cannot close ad windows (missing X button)
- Power-ups window cannot be closed without killing app
- Store/shop menu won't open
- Cannot access specific levels
- Level 91 broken with missing characters and pause function
- Music doesn't play on some devices
- In-app purchase coins not delivered
- Graduation screen glitches
Requested features
8 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads
- Add more levels and content updates
- Include star/achievement system for completed levels
- Add more unique character abilities
- Implement pause functionality for all levels
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- Improve level difficulty scaling
- Add prizes or rewards system
- Create Cheating Tom 5
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzle mini-game not functioning properly
- Plate cleaning mini-game issues
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
Requested features
3 requests- More frequent updates and new content
- Ability to play any mini-game on demand
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
Cheating Tom 3
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Unlock Art Door$1.99
- Unlock Sports Door$1.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- Unlock History Door$1.99
- Unlock Science Door$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Heap of Coins$3.99
- Unlock All Doors$3.99
- Bag of Coins$8.99
- Complete Costumes Pack$9.99
- Chest of Coins$19.99
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Unlock iMessage Stickers$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
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- Coin Pack 2$2.99
- Coin Pack 3$3.99
Questions
Is Cheating Tom 3 free?
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