RainCat vs Pet Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RainCat
Guide a cat through the rain, using an umbrella to protect it from the elements and collect food. Compete for high scores and enjoy a local multiplayer mode inspired by air hockey.
- Protect cat from rain
- Collect food
- Achieve high scores
- Local multiplayer mode
- Air hockey style gameplay
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RainCat is a simple and satisfying game where you need to protect your feline friend while it roams around to get food. Use your umbrella to protect the cat from the troublesome rain and gain your high score in the process! Protect the kitty, eat the food, up your level, get high scores! Local multiplayer! Play a frantic air hockey style game, but with cats and umbrellas! Learn to make this game! https://medium.com/hello-thirteen23/raincat-lesson-1-79a750ef319f#.c9cm6pllz Check out the source code for the game! https://github.com/thirteen23/RainCat
Pet Idle
Care for virtual dogs and cats in this life simulation game. Manage their needs, teach them tricks, and expand their home. The happier your pets, the more you earn.
- Virtual pet care system
- House building and decoration
- Teach pets tricks
- Multiple pet breeds
- Unique pet personalities
- Robots and drones for assistance
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Come and know a game where you can take care of various virtual pets! Build your house to be a cozy home for many pets! Pet Idle is a simulator where you need to take care of various needs that your pet will demand, such as food, thirst, sleep, bath, walks and games. Give all your love and attention to your beloved pets, be it a dog or cat. Your pet will gain levels of experience as he has a good life and will learn several tricks: Sitting, rolling, jumping and much more! The happier your pet, the more money you make! Build, expand and decorate your home, so you can have more and more pets! They will interact with each other, each with different personalities that will affect living together. With Pet Idle you have amazing mechanisms: ● Pets needs system (hunger, thirst, sleep, hygiene, walking and fun). ● 8 different pet types, dogs and cats of many different breeds. ● Each Pet has a unique personality that affects game play. ● Edit the color of each Pet. ● Build and expand the house to accommodate more pets. ● Many feature furniture: bowls, beds, tubs and toys. ● Decorate the interior of your house to become a beautiful and unique. ● Teach amazing skills: Sit, jump, run, roll and more. ● Use robots and drones to help you care for your pets. Come and create an ever better environment for your pets and show everyone how great a caregiver you are!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RainCat at 5.0 against Pet Idle's 4.5. RainCat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). Pet Idle's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 5). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pet Idle sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. RainCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
RainCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pet Idle has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RainCat's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pet Idle's.
RainCat ships an update every 17 months, Pet Idle monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RainCat | Pet Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | thirteen23 | SPL GAMES LTDA |
Customer experience
RainCat
Pet Idle
Bugs and requests
RainCat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pet Idle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes and becomes unplayable after receiving the panda pet
- Pets' needs and stats get stuck in an unresponsive state
- Drones and automated features stop working properly
- Game resets progress after updates or device changes
Requested features
6 requests- Add more pet breeds
- Implement a pet breeding feature
- Allow moving and rotating furniture
- Add a litter box or way to clean up pet messes
- Improve the daily reward system
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- Introduce mini-games or more interactive pet activities
In-app purchases
RainCat
No in-app purchases
Pet Idle
- 20.000 Coins$0.99
- 15.000 Energy$0.99
- 100 Gems$0.99
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- 100.000 Coins$3.99
- 75.000 Energy$3.99
- 500 Gems$3.99
- Cat Lover's Bundle$3.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Dog Lover's Bundle$7.99
- Legendary Pets Bundle$11.99
- Fortune Pack$24.99
- Max Pack$49.99









