MouseBot vs Capybara Surf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MouseBot
Navigate a robotic mouse through treacherous mazes filled with mechanical traps and obstacles. Collect cheese to unlock new customizations and abilities in this fast-paced platforming adventure.
- 88 challenging mazes
- Hilarious cartoon destruction
- Unlock new abilities
- Collect cheese
- Customize MouseBot with skins
- Eye-popping cartoon visuals
- Multiple control options
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Guide MouseBot through mazes of fantastical mechanical mouse traps created by the cat scientists of CatLab. Dodge giant metal Kitty Krushers, leap over mouse-grinding Roller Graters, evade scary Mines and Lasers, and platform your way across pools of bot-melting Acid on an epic quest for cheese and freedom. Conquer 88 challenging platform-style levels as you delve deeper into the mysterious laboratories of CatLab and uncover the cats' nefarious plans. Collect epic piles of cheese, and transmogrify that cheese into new skins and accessories for your robotic mouse. MouseBot: Escape from CatLab is a zany and exciting platforming game that will test your reflexes, skills, timing, and love of cheese! GAME FEATURES • 88 challenging mazes filled with traps and obstacles. • Hilarious cartoon destruction! Try not to get crushed, stomped, zapped or blown to bits. • Unlock new abilities! Run, jump and transform for land and water! • Collect epic piles of cheese! • Win new skins and accessories to customize MouseBot! • Eye-popping cartoon visuals on iPhone, iPad and AppleTV • Control options include touch screen, simple and extended gamepads (and Siri remote on AppleTV.) • Earn achievements with Game Center, and stay synced with iCloud. CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you encounter a problem running the game, please visit us at: www.vectorunit.com/support STAY IN TOUCH Be the first to hear about updates, download custom images, and interact with the developers! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorUnit Follow us on Twitter @vectorunit Visit our web page at www.vectorunit.com MouseBot is free to play but there are optional in-app purchases available.
Capybara Surf
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Capybara Surf — the world's most relaxed snowboarder is also its most stylish. Tap to ollie, swipe to carve, flick to spin and flip. Land clean to bank your trick points, then chain combos as the slope gets faster, steeper, and meaner. The mountain never ends — only your runs do. A capybara on a snowboard. That's the whole pitch. You'll get it. FEATURES • One-thumb controls that anyone can pick up — a short in-game tutorial teaches you the ropes in under a minute. • Procedurally generated slopes: every run is different, with rocks, trees, ramps, and rails placed fresh each time. • A full trick system — 360s, 540s, front flips, back flips, and combos that multiply your score on a clean landing. • Unlockable cosmetics: hats, goggles, jackets, snowboards. Mix and match a look hat's uniquely yours. • Gentle difficulty curve — speed and obstacle density ramp up the longer you survive. • Beautiful low-poly 3D world rendered with smooth performance on modern phones. • Offline-friendly. No login, no account. Just shred. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT Capybara Surf is a quick-hit endless runner you can play in line, on the bus, or in bed. Runs are short, controls are forgiving, and the vibes are immaculate. No timers nagging you to come back. No energy bars. Just one capybara, one mountain, and the next big air. Stack coins, raid the shop, deck your capybara out in absurd outfits, then go back for one more run. (It's always one more run.) CONTROLS • Swipe left/right — carve • Tap — jump • Flick left/right in the air — spin • Flick up/down in the air — flip Pull off bigger tricks for bigger scores. Land them clean. Built for iPhone and iPad. Plays great on the latest devices and runs smoothly on older ones too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Capybara Surf at every 4 days against MouseBot's every 4 months. Capybara Surf also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MouseBot sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Capybara Surf sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MouseBot ships an update every 4 months, Capybara Surf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MouseBot | Capybara Surf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vector Unit | Ivan Berezhnyk |
Bugs and requests
MouseBot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress resets or disappears
- Unresponsive controls and inputs
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Level editor and sharing functionality
- Customizable controls and button placement
- Infinite lives or reduced wait times
Capybara Surf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MouseBot
- Cyber Skin Special$0.99
- Jet Pack Special$0.99
- A Pile of Power Tokens$1.99
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- Cyber Skin$1.99
- Red Fire Skin$1.99
- Jet Pack$1.99
- Angel Wings Special$1.99
- X-Ray Skin$1.99
- Arcade Mode$3.99
- Stacks of Power Tokens$4.99
- Go Premium$4.99
- Buckets of Power Tokens$9.99
- ACME Special! Crates of Power Tokens$19.99
Capybara Surf
- Pocketful$0.99
- Summer Splash$1.99
- Winter Wonderland$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Big Bag$4.99
- Treasure Haul$19.99
Questions
Is MouseBot free?
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