Comparison

RainCat vs Capybara Cafe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Capybara Cafe

Run a cozy cafe in a charming town filled with capybaras. Craft delightful treats, unlock new recipes, and build friendships with the locals to earn rewards. Customize your cafe and attract customers to create the ultimate culinary haven.

Highlights
  • Run a cozy cafe
  • Craft delightful treats
  • Unlock 24+ recipes
  • Build friendships with locals
  • Customize your cafe
  • Attract capybara customers
Features
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Welcome to Capybara Cafe! After leaving your dull 9-5 corporate grind, you’ve taken a leap to run a cozy cafe in a charming capybara town. Craft delightful treats, unlock 24+ unique recipes, and build friendships with quirky locals to earn special rewards. Customize your cafe, attract capybara customers, and create the ultimate capybara culinary haven. Your adventure awaits!

Screenshots

RainCat4 screens
Capybara Cafe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RainCat at 5.0 against Capybara Cafe's 4.3. RainCat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and ads (none vs shown). Capybara Cafe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (79 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RainCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Capybara Cafe has 79 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 62% of Capybara Cafe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainCat ships an update every 17 months, Capybara Cafe every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RainCat versus Capybara Cafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainCatCapybara Cafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings579 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthirteen23Devin Le

Customer experience

RainCat

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Capybara Cafe

All ratings79 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative25.3%

Bugs and requests

RainCat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Capybara Cafe

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes on startup (black screen loading)
  • Controls unresponsive or broken
  • Decor items not equipping despite purchase
  • Gems deducted but items not received
  • Trash hidden behind UI elements
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  • False 'café is dirty' notifications
  • Music sound randomly disabling
  • Game kicks users to home screen
  • Chocolate cake displays as blank
  • Decor switching requires repurchase
  • Slow performance after level ups
  • Incompatibility with older iPad/phone models

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ad-free premium subscription option
  • Thumbstick control option
  • Detailed level-up reward descriptions
  • Worker capybara animations and movement
  • Auto-tap features for food preparation
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  • Ability to give food to worker capybaras
  • Help/instructions button in-game
  • More hat and decoration options
  • Pause button functionality
  • Multi-language support (Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Turkish)
  • More customer variety and higher spawn rates
  • Outdoor café expansion area
  • Kitchen upgrade options
  • More color decor customization options

In-app purchases

None

RainCat

No in-app purchases

None

Capybara Cafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RainCat free?
RainCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capybara Cafe free?
Capybara Cafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RainCat or Capybara Cafe?
RainCat is rated higher. RainCat averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Capybara Cafe averages 4.3 from 79 ratings.
Do RainCat or Capybara Cafe have ads?
Capybara Cafe shows ads; RainCat does not.
Which is updated more often, RainCat or Capybara Cafe?
RainCat ships an update every 17 months, and Capybara Cafe every 5 days. Most recently, RainCat was updated on October 13, 2026 and Capybara Cafe on October 13, 2026.

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