Kittens Game vs Critical
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.
Critical
Manage a reactor to prevent it from becoming critical by delivering water. Earn money over time to unlock permanent upgrades and improve your survival capabilities. Invest wisely to extend your runs and uncover secrets.
- Reactor management
- Incremental income generation
- Permanent upgrades
- Research and secrets
- Survival gameplay
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Stop the reactor from going critical by delivering water. Robots are expensive though, so we use cheap expendable personnel instead. Money earned ramps up incrementally the longer you last. Survive as long as possible to maximize your income! Spend your hard earned cash to unlock permanent upgrades. Invest wisely to make each new run longer than the last. Tons of upgrades to buy, research to be done, and secrets to uncover. Give it a try! The longer you can keep the reactor from exploding, the more money you’ll make. Start small and watch your income grow exponentially as you survive longer and longer. Delay the inevitable cataclysm as long as possible and watch your cashflow go through the roof.
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Verdict
Kittens Game and Critical both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Kittens Game's written reviews are positive against 18% of Critical's. Kittens Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). Critical's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Critical is free to download; Kittens Game costs $2.99 up front. Critical sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Kittens Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Kittens Game against 4.4 for Critical. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 322 and 125 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Kittens Game's written reviews are positive against 18% of Critical's.
Kittens Game ships an update every 4 months, Critical fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kittens Game | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (322 ratings) — better | 4.4 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | 125 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Popov | WaffleStack Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Kittens Game
Critical
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
Critical
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kittens Game
No in-app purchases
Critical
- 100 Gems$2.99
- 100 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
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- 225 Gems$7.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Remove All Ads$9.99
- 225 Gems$9.99
- 500 Gems$9.99
- Pro Pack$9.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
- New Player Sale$14.99
- 500 Gems$14.99
- 1400 Gems$19.99
- 800 Gems$19.99
- 1400 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$39.99
Questions
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