# Tigerball vs Longcat

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tigerball | Longcat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tigerball/id1131296762/reviews)** | [4.6 (175 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/longcat-cat-puzzles/id6670755431/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.4K** | 175 |
| Positive reviews | **91.7% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 80 MB | 105 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Laxarus P.C.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1131296761) | [WebVentures B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797912124) |

## What reviewers say

### Tigerball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tigerball/id1131296762)

Experience an endless arcade adventure where you bounce a realistic tigerball through handcrafted levels. Enjoy fast-paced yet relaxing gameplay with intuitive swipe controls.

**Highlights:** Realistic tigerball physics, Smooth swipe controls, Fast-paced gameplay, Relaxing experience, 100 handcrafted levels, 20 unique worlds

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Addictive and entertaining
- 💡 Challenging levels
- 👍 Simple but fun concept
- 🚀 Offline playability

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitchy physics and ball behavior
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for lives and items
- 🔁 Repetitive levels and lack of variety
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes reported

**Reported bugs**

- Ball freezing or not behaving as expected
- Crashes and freezes when transitioning between levels
- Unresponsive controls and touch issues

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/longcat-cat-puzzles/id6670755431)

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.

**Highlights:** Fit long cats into boxes, Thousands of levels, Swipe to move, Offline gameplay, One-time purchase for ad-free

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Longcat Premium | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and simple game
- 🎨 Cute and relaxing visuals
- 💡 Positive messages during levels

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Progress not saved past level 100
- 🤑 Paid to remove ads but still seeing them
- 🤦‍♀️ Asks to repurchase on every open

**Reported bugs**

- Progress reset after level 100
- Levels not saving after certain point

**Requested features**

- Restore purchase option
- Sound control settings
- Easier access to redo button


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tigerball free?

Tigerball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Longcat free?

Longcat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Tigerball or Longcat?

Tigerball is rated higher. Tigerball averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Longcat averages 4.6 from 175 ratings.

### Do Tigerball or Longcat have ads?

Longcat shows ads; Tigerball does not.

### Which is updated more often, Tigerball or Longcat?

Tigerball ships an update monthly, and Longcat monthly. Most recently, Tigerball was updated on November 2, 2026 and Longcat on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*