Nekosan vs Salem Adventures
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
Salem Adventures
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Salem the black cat is on the hunt. Eleven worlds. Twelve bosses. One cat who refuses to come inside. Salem fights on her own — you just drag your thumb to move, dodge, and decide what she becomes. Short runs, quick deaths, always one more try. HOW TO PLAY - Drag anywhere on screen to move. Salem attacks automatically, no aiming - Every level-up, pick a power: claw swipes, spirit stars, whisker chains, ghost orbs, bell novas — or speed, damage, armour, regeneration, magnet range - Stack the right picks and a weapon evolves into something far nastier - Double-tap to unleash the ULTI — a Moon Burst shockwave that throws the whole swarm off her - Clear all eleven stages and dawn breaks. That's the win. ELEVEN HAND-PAINTED STAGES Night Watch · Sunny Garden · The Beach · Under the Sea · Rainy Night · Flower Field · The Attic · Home Sweet Home · Deep Forest · Winter Garden · The Desert Every stage brings its own creatures and its own boss — an eagle dropping out of a summer sky, a crowned frog king in the rain, a mummy waiting in the desert heat. And something worse behind it. PICK YOUR PAIN Easy, Normal, Hard, Impossible. Hard and Impossible don't just raise numbers: enemies hit harder, arrive in bigger waves, and the room to breathe disappears. ECZO TURNS UP Eczo is Salem's friend — a real tabby, just like Salem herself. He wanders in mid-run and leaves something behind: health, a burst of speed, a free power, extra experience, or a fully recharged ULTI. You never know which one. ALSO IN THERE - Milk bottles restore health - The Golden Bell drags every fish on screen straight to you - Real cat sounds — purrs, meows, hisses, all recorded from an actual cat - Optional Game Center leaderboard, or ignore it completely - Turkish and English, picked up from your device language - Graphics toggle for older phones - Portrait or landscape, phone or tablet - Separate music and sound toggles No sign-up. No pay-to-win. No energy timers. Plays fully offline. Just Salem, the moon, and whatever is coming out of the dark. How far can you get?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Salem Adventures at none against Nekosan's 5. Salem Adventures also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Nekosan's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Salem Adventures asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nekosan ships an update every 2 months, Salem Adventures every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekosan | Salem Adventures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (872 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 872 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Sevgi Kilic |
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
Salem Adventures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Salem Adventures
No in-app purchases









