Tigerball vs Longcat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tigerball
Experience an endless arcade adventure where you bounce a realistic tigerball through handcrafted levels. Enjoy fast-paced yet relaxing gameplay with intuitive swipe controls.
- Realistic tigerball physics
- Smooth swipe controls
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Relaxing experience
- 100 handcrafted levels
- 20 unique worlds
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Bounce your way to glory in this endless arcade! Featuring : - Super realistic tigerball physics - Silky smooth swipe control - Fast paced but relaxing gameplay - 100 handcrafted levels set in 20 worlds
Longcat
Guide a long cat to fit into various boxes by strategically swiping it into place. Solve thousands of challenging levels with this offline, ad-free puzzle game.
- Fit long cats into boxes
- Thousands of levels
- Swipe to move
- Offline gameplay
- One-time purchase for ad-free
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Cats are known to sit in the smallest possible boxes, and long cats are no different. Help the cat fit into each box by swiping it into place across thousands of levels! - Fully playable offline - One-time purchase for ad-free gameplay forever - Great performance and tiny install size
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tigerball at none against Longcat's 1. Tigerball also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Longcat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tigerball asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tigerball against 4.6 for Longcat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tigerball has 1.4K ratings behind it against 175, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Tigerball's written reviews are positive against 67% of Longcat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tigerball | Longcat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.6 (175 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 175 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laxarus P.C. | WebVentures B.V. |
Customer experience
Tigerball
Longcat
User reviews
Tigerball
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Addictive and entertaining
- 💡 Challenging levels
- 👍 Simple but fun concept
- 🚀 Offline playability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy physics and ball behavior
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for lives and items
- 🔁 Repetitive levels and lack of variety
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes reported
Longcat
From 175 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and simple game
- 🎨 Cute and relaxing visuals
- 💡 Positive messages during levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress not saved past level 100
- 🤑 Paid to remove ads but still seeing them
- 🤦♀️ Asks to repurchase on every open
Bugs and requests
Tigerball
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ball freezing or not behaving as expected
- Crashes and freezes when transitioning between levels
- Unresponsive controls and touch issues
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety and challenges
- Checkpoints to avoid restarting from the beginning
- More free lives and items to progress further
- Ability to save progress and resume later
Longcat
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress reset after level 100
- Levels not saving after certain point
Requested features
3 requests- Restore purchase option
- Sound control settings
- Easier access to redo button
In-app purchases
Tigerball
No in-app purchases
Longcat
- Longcat Premium$3.99
