Nekompass vs Minimalz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekompass
This app offers a unique compass experience where a playful cat interferes with your navigation. Interact with a rolling ball of yarn to capture your feline's attention, making accurate readings challenging. Additional cats and rooms can be unlocked through in-app purchases.
- Interactive cat gameplay
- Ball of yarn physics
- Impractical compass functionality
- Bubble level tool
- Ehō compass
- In-app shop for additional content
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A compass that cats just won't leave alone! Nekompass is a compass app where you can play with a cat while finding your bearings. On screen, you'll find one cat and a ball of yarn that rolls according to your device's orientation. Tilt your device left and right to roll the yarn around — and see if you can catch your cat's attention. But be warned! Once your cat decides to play with the yarn ball, getting an accurate reading becomes nearly impossible. They'll bat it around, paw it out of place, and refuse to let it go — rendering the compass utterly useless. It's the world's first thoroughly impractical compass. Additional cats and rooms are available for purchase in the in-app shop. Find your favorite feline companion! Also features a level (bubble level) and an Ehō compass — handy for Setsubun!
Minimalz
Design unique creatures by combining various parts. This companion app lets you create and customize your own characters for a fun, creative experience.
- Create custom creatures
- Mix and match parts
- Spinoff from Pixel Petz
- Mini game
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Mix and match funny partz to create your own Minimalz, in this mini spinoff from Pixel Petz!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nekompass at 100% against Minimalz's 61%. Nekompass also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Minimalz's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nekompass sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Minimalz sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nekompass ships an update every 3 weeks, Minimalz every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekompass | Minimalz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | 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 | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amaitorte | Minidragon |
Customer experience
Nekompass
Minimalz
In-app purchases
Nekompass
- Basic Cat Pack$0.99
- Standard Cat Pack$0.99
Minimalz
- Newbie Bundle$0.99
- Small Skip$0.99
- Medium Skip$1.99
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- Giant Skip$4.99
