Nekosan vs Hand Guillotine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
Hand Guillotine
Test your reflexes in this thrilling arcade game. Grab falling money while skillfully dodging deadly guillotines. Time your releases perfectly to avoid losing your arm and progress through increasingly challenging levels.
- Grab falling money
- Dodge multiple guillotines
- Timed release mechanic
- Progress through levels
- High-score chasing
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Would you risk it for $$$? This game is your next favorite time killer! ◉ Grab as much money as you can by avoiding multiple guillotines on each level! ◉ Hold to start grabbing the bucks and release in right time to dodge the dangerous blades! ◉ Don't let your arm be cut! How many levels are YOU able to pass? Get rich or die trying!
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Verdict
Nekosan and Hand Guillotine both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Nekosan's written reviews are positive against 18% of Hand Guillotine's. Hand Guillotine's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 872) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Hand Guillotine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Nekosan against 4.6 for Hand Guillotine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hand Guillotine has 4.8K ratings behind it against 872, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Nekosan's written reviews are positive against 18% of Hand Guillotine's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekosan | Hand Guillotine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (872 ratings) — better | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 872 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Nekosan
Hand Guillotine
User reviews
Nekosan
From 872 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Hand Guillotine
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game concept
- 💡 Interesting mechanics like the guillotine
- 😊 Some users enjoyed the game
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads that ruin the experience
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing issues
- 🚫 Inability to play offline
- 💰 Paid version doesn't remove ads as promised
Bugs and requests
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
Hand Guillotine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after boss battles
- Controls don't work in airplane mode
- Progress not saved after crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce the number of ads
- Fix the freezing/crashing bugs
- Allow offline play
In-app purchases
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
Hand Guillotine
- No Ads$2.99
