Comparison

Steam Link vs Jazz Paws

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Steam Link

Play your PC Steam games on your iPhone or iPad. Connect a controller and stream your library wirelessly from your computer to your mobile device. Enjoy your favorite titles on the go with this app.

Highlights
  • Stream Steam library to mobile
  • Use MFI or Steam controllers
  • Play on iPhone or iPad
  • Requires iOS 11.0+
  • Connect to PC on same network
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The Steam Link app brings desktop gaming to your iPhone or iPad. Just pair an MFI or Steam controller to your device, connect to a computer running Steam on the same local network, and start playing your existing Steam games. Requirements: * iPhone or iPad using iOS 11.0 or higher * Computer running Steam - Windows, Mac, or Linux * iOS device must be on the same local network as the computer running Steam For best performance: * Connect your computer using Ethernet to your 5Ghz WiFi router * Connect your iOS device to the 5GHz band of your WiFi network * Keep your iOS device within a reasonable range of your router

About

Jazz Paws

Embark on a lofi road trip with a five-cat band in this easy-to-play side scroller. Explore diverse California locations, overcome robot enemies, and bring your bandmates home. Enjoy a runner mode for quick, endless play.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Diverse California locations
  • Unique cat skills
  • Robot boss battles
  • Story mode with bandmate arcs
  • Endless runner mode
  • Offline play
Features
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Jazz Paws is a cozy lofi side scroller: a road trip with a five-cat band walking behind you, and a runner built to be easy to pick up. One thumb moves, one thumb plays, and a run is a few minutes long. How well it goes is still up to you. Every cat carries a skill nobody else has, every place asks for something slightly different, and reading a street early is the difference between strolling through it and limping out. A hundred places, all of them drawn from real California. Little Tokyo, Olvera Street, the Observatory, the Star Walk, the harbor, the surf break, Joshua Tree, the open road out of town. Every stop got its own art pass, and none of them plays like the last one. The Hush-Bots switched the city's music off block by block. They are robots, round and almost friendly, and thirteen boss machines stand behind them. The band answers with music: everything it plays is a musical note. The main story runs in three parts, bringing one bandmate home at a time until the whole band is back on stage. Each of the fifty cats also has a story chapter set of its own: their corner of the city, their reason for coming back. Or just press Play, the runner mode. It picks the route for you, five stops or seven or ten or endless, and the band walks until the hearts run out, past every robot and boss the road puts in front of it. No map, no menus, no plan. One purchase clears the ads, and it is a cat: Bebop, a stray kitten with little dragon wings. He is not a receipt. The kitten flies along with the band, sings a heart back into whoever is hurting most, and fetches loose notes off the pavement. No subscription, and that is the whole store. Free to play, and the whole game works offline. Cozy on a couch, offline on a plane. Landscape, two thumbs, one side scroller. Bring the band home. Jazz Paws is an original work of fiction. Its neighborhoods and landmarks are drawn from real California places, but the game is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or licensed by any of the parks, businesses, attractions, or organizations that inspired them.

Screenshots

Steam Link4 screens
Jazz Paws4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jazz Paws at 100% against Steam Link's 43%. Jazz Paws also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Steam Link's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jazz Paws sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Steam Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jazz Paws holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steam Link has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Steam Link's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jazz Paws's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steam Link ships an update every 3 weeks, Jazz Paws every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Steam Link versus Jazz Paws: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteam LinkJazz Paws
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB154 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperValveTech TigeR LLC

Customer experience

Steam Link

All ratings3,028 ratings
Positive52.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative36.9%
Written reviews1,620 reviews
Positive42.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative46.9%

Jazz Paws

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Steam Link

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Audio issues and sound problems
  • Controller mapping and input problems
  • Streaming quality and performance inconsistencies

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow playing games with PC off
  • Add remote access and PC control features
  • Improve touch screen controls and customization
  • Expand device compatibility

Jazz Paws

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steam Link

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Jazz Paws

One-time10
  • Muse$0.99
  • Will$0.99
  • Kelvin$0.99
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  • Andy$0.99
  • Michael$0.99
  • Jason$0.99
  • Jennifer$0.99
  • Dianne$0.99
  • Tiffany$0.99
  • Katrina$0.99

Questions

Is Steam Link free?
Steam Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jazz Paws free?
Jazz Paws is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steam Link or Jazz Paws?
Jazz Paws is rated higher. Steam Link averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Jazz Paws averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steam Link or Jazz Paws have ads?
Jazz Paws shows ads; Steam Link does not.
Which is updated more often, Steam Link or Jazz Paws?
Steam Link ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jazz Paws every 2 days. Most recently, Steam Link was updated on October 25, 2026 and Jazz Paws on October 10, 2026.

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