Cat Bird! vs Mimelet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Bird!
Embark on a challenging platform adventure as a cute cat bird on an epic quest to return home. Navigate through unique worlds filled with obstacles, enemies, and guardians. Test your skills across numerous levels with stunning pixel art and competitive features.
- Over 40 challenging levels
- 3 Epic bosses
- Stylish pixel art graphics
- Achievements and Leaderboards
- Time Trial mode
- ReplayKit support
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A cute-tastic journey across worlds. Help Cat Bird on his challenging platform adventure on an epic quest to get back home. Venture through unique worlds hovering across pits, traps, enemies, and saw blades. Beware of the mighty guardians that block your path. Join the journey and open your inner meow! Featuring: + More than 40 challenging levels. + 3 Epic bosses to challenge. + Stylish and stunning pixel art graphics. + Achievements and Leaderboards to compete with others. + Test your skills in Time Trial mode. + Beautiful Soundtrack + Show off your abilities with ReplayKit(iOS 9+)
Mimelet
Embark on a charming platform adventure where you leap onto enemies to absorb their unique abilities. Use these stolen powers to navigate through challenging puzzles and overcome obstacles in a whimsical world.
- Steal enemy powers
- Platform adventure gameplay
- Challenging puzzles
- Cute graphics
- SNES inspired music
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Travel with Mimelet through a wonderful adventure! Jump on top of enemies to steal their powers and overcome any obstacles along the way. Mimelet is a wholesome platform adventure game featuring a simple and fun game mechanic and challenging puzzles. Features: • Wholesome gameplay • Simple and fun mechanics • Cute graphics • Challenging puzzles • SNES inspired music
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cat Bird! at 4.4 against Mimelet's 3.9. Cat Bird! also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 94). Mimelet's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Cat Bird! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mimelet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cat Bird! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Bird! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 79% positive.
Cat Bird! ships an update every 16 months, Mimelet every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat Bird! | Mimelet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.9 (94 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 94 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raiyumi Inc. | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Cat Bird!
Mimelet
User reviews
Cat Bird!
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and charming visuals
- 🎮 Engaging and challenging gameplay
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack and sound design
- 💎 High-quality, polished game
- 🕹️ Simple and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes in later levels
- 🔍 Crowns/secrets can be hard to find
- 🔍 Frustrating difficulty at times
- 🔍 Controls can feel imprecise
- 📺 Intrusive ad placement
Mimelet
From 94 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Nostalgic childhood game
- 🤩 Cute art style and graphics
- 🎮 Fun and simple gameplay
- 💡 Interesting concept and mechanics
- 👍 Good for short bursts of play
Room to improve
- 💸 Aggressive monetization/paywall
- ⏳ Too short, needs more levels
- 😠 Deceptive free-to-play model
- 🐌 Slow animations and lag
- 🤔 Controls can be wonky/frustrating
Bugs and requests
Cat Bird!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes after ads
- Controls glitch and stop working
- Screen orientation issues
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and worlds
- Customizable player skins
- Level editor and community
- Multiplayer mode
- Checkpoint/progress saving
Mimelet
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes at level 8
- Special offer pop-up prevents progress
- Level 14 bug (falling offscreen)
- Game breaking bug at level 9 (shows sky/blocks)
- Bug when holding movement button and changing direction inside yellow block
Requested features
8 requests- More levels
- Controller support
- Option to change music/sound volume
- Option to change button layout and size
- Progress bar for collected fruits
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- Way to see current level
- Add more powers
- Mimelet 2
In-app purchases
Cat Bird!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Mimelet
- Premium$1.99
