Kittens Game vs 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kittens Game
Manage a growing village of kittens in this text-based simulation game. Gather resources, research technologies, and expand your settlement. This old-school experience is free of ads and micro-transactions.
- Village simulation
- Resource management
- Technology research
- Text-based gameplay
- Kitten management
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Kittens Game is a village simulation text game. You manage a village of kittens as they acquire resources and unlock new technologies. This is an old school game and a product of many years of love and hard labor. It does not have any ads or micro-transactions.
8
Manage a farm, raise livestock, and grow crops to attract visitors and win contests. Expand your fields, hire staff, and decorate your farm to increase its appeal. Participate in festivals and aim for top rankings.
- Livestock management
- Crop cultivation
- Farm expansion
- Staff hiring
- Agritourism
- Contest participation
- Facility placement combos
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Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm! This humble little farm desperately needs a new manager, such as you! Start out by getting some livestock, grow flowers, fruit and vegetables, gradually expanding your fields and increasing the number of staff until you're ready to open for agritourism. As your farm's Appeal grows, you will be able to enter a variety of contests. The key to winning is raising the levels of your produce and skillful placement of farm facilities so that they work together as combos. A prize-winning farm is certain to attract even more visitors! Receive photos as gifts from happy visitors or for completing achievements, and exchange them at the FarmMart to obtain a wide range of installations for your farm. Photos can also be traded at the Odds&Ends Shop for handy items such as gadgets which influence the weather. More fun awaits at festivals, where you can try your skill in minigames like Tug of War, Outdoor Sports or puzzles. Apart from getting monetary prizes for winning these, you can also get cool hats for your staff. The end of each year is a thrilling time, as that's when the National Farm Ranking is announced! Challenge yourself and see if you can top all rankings for sales, number of visitors, visitors satisfaction and number of staff! * All game progress is stored on your device. Save data cannot be transferred between devices, nor can it be restored after deleting or reinstalling the app. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow kairokun2010 on Twitter for the latest Kairosoft news and information: https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kittens Game at 324 against 8's 30. Kittens Game also leads on chart position (#87 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Kittens Game costs $2.99 and 8 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kittens Game holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kittens Game has 324 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Kittens Game's written reviews are positive against 59% of 8's.
Kittens Game ships an update every 4 months, 8 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kittens Game | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (324 ratings) — better | 4.3 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews — better | 59.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 324 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Popov | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Kittens Game
8
Bugs and requests
Kittens Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing buttons and UI elements
- Progress loss or reset when switching apps
- Broken or non-functional features (e.g. solar farms)
- Compatibility issues on iPhone X and newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Bulk crafting/upgrading options
- Ability to disable pollution mechanics
- Better UI optimization for larger screens
- Vibration/notification support for events
- More detailed analytics and tracking
8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kittens Game
No in-app purchases
8
No in-app purchases
