Comparison

Purrfect Spirits vs Cat Spa

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

Head to head
About

Purrfect Spirits

A relaxing and adorable cat game where you play as a ghost tending to visiting felines. Feed them, buy them toys, redecorate your room, and discover rare cats and unlock story cutscenes.

Highlights
  • Feed visiting cats
  • Buy cat toys and furniture
  • Redecorate your room
  • Entice rare cats
  • Unlock story cutscenes
  • Learn about cats and ghosts
Features
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Over 10 million downloads worldwide. A relaxing and adorable cat game loved across the globe. A flash of white light, and whoosh! Turns out you're now a ghost! You don't know how to pass on, so you'll just pass the time instead — with the adorable little cats who visit your house each day! ■ Game Summary This fun, adorable title will have you: ・Feeding the cats who drop by your home ・Buying scratchers, towers, and other items to keep your kitties entertained ・Redecorating your room with a host of colorful, unique designs ・Enticing a variety of Rare Cats to come visit (spawn rates vary by item!) ・Achieving goals in order to unlock cute manga-style cutscenes (both the main story and mini-stories!) ・Learning more about your feline friends and the phantoms who care for them ・Game data cannot be transferred between devices.

About

Cat Spa

Manage a charming massage parlor staffed by cat fairies. Hire staff, decorate various spa areas, and cater to animal customers. Collect stories and snapshots as you grow your business and provide relaxing services.

Highlights
  • Manage a cat fairy staff
  • Decorate spa rooms
  • Serve animal customers
  • Collect stories and snapshots
  • Upgrade and expand business
  • Relaxing idle gameplay
Features
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Cat Spa is the adorable management simulation game your body has been aching for! Cat fairies will help you relax and remove all your worries at the furriest massage parlor and spa around. Be the boss! Hire a variety of cat fairies as your staff and watch the animal customers roll in. Unlock and decorate a variety of spaces including the main massage room (who doesn’t love getting a ‘couple’s massage’ with random strangers), a lounge for your staff to relax and recuperate, and even a hair salon for your fanciest animal guests! We may even add a restaurant in case you get hungry. Who knows?! Cat fairies do what cat fairies want. Listen carefully to your customers and employees to collect a variety of adorable snapshots and stories. A lot can happen in a massage parlor run by cat fairies! It’s all above board, we promise ;) There’s no slouching in this game. Delivering high quality massage and personal care services is hard work! Be sure to check in often and make sure you’re maximizing your profits to grow even bigger! Feel a wave of healing by living a new life in Cat Spa… with cat fairies~

Screenshots

Purrfect Spirits4 screens
Cat Spa4 screens

Verdict

The call

Purrfect Spirits and Cat Spa both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Purrfect Spirits's written reviews are positive against 76% of Cat Spa's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Purrfect Spirits sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Spa sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Purrfect Spirits against 4.8 for Cat Spa. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 8.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Purrfect Spirits's written reviews are positive against 76% of Cat Spa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purrfect Spirits ships an update monthly, Cat Spa every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Purrfect Spirits versus Cat Spa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurrfect SpiritsCat Spa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better4.8 (8.2K ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better8.2K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB820 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARAPECORPORATION Inc.Seeplay Inc.

Customer experience

Purrfect Spirits

All ratings14,725 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,860 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.2%

Cat Spa

All ratings8,176 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

Purrfect Spirits

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐱 Cute cat designs
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting storyline and cat facts
  • 🌟 Adorable and soothing aesthetics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches with silvervine/catnip feature
  • 📜 Repetitive on-screen text
  • 🕰️ Short gameplay duration
  • 🔒 Tracking/privacy concerns

Cat Spa

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Cute and adorable graphics
  • 🎨 Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model with optional ads
  • 🕹️ Addictive and entertaining
  • 🐱 Variety of unique animal characters

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Employees' rest times are too long
  • 🛒 Expensive in-app purchases for some items
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🤔 Similarities to other games like Animal Restaurant

Bugs and requests

Purrfect Spirits

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes when using silvervine/catnip
  • Progress/data loss issues after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand house/room customization options
  • Add more cats and mini-games
  • Improve progression system and replayability
  • Allow turning off on-screen text

Cat Spa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Employees getting stuck in the break room
  • Pool and floor customizations not saving properly
  • Ads not working as intended or crashing the game
  • Tutorial getting stuck or not progressing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize employee uniforms
  • More mini-games and side activities
  • Expanded pool and salon areas
  • Option to fire or replace employees
  • Offline mode for playing without internet

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Purrfect Spirits

One-time8
  • 1200 Coins$0.99
  • Silvervine Tickets$0.99
  • 6000 Coins$0.99
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  • 3000 Coins$1.99
  • 15000 Coins$1.99
  • 7500 Coins$3.99
  • 35000 Coins$3.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
10 purchases

Cat Spa

One-time10
  • 100,000 Apples$0.99
  • Crystals - Tiny Pack$1.99
  • Space Package$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Fuzzy Package$1.99
  • Super Cheap Package$1.99
  • Waterpark Package$3.99
  • Crystals - Small Pack$4.99
  • Super Cheap Package 2$4.99
  • Crystals - Medium Pack$9.99
  • Crystals - Large Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Purrfect Spirits free?
Purrfect Spirits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Spa free?
Cat Spa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Purrfect Spirits or Cat Spa?
Purrfect Spirits is rated higher. Purrfect Spirits averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Cat Spa averages 4.8 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Purrfect Spirits or Cat Spa have ads?
Both Purrfect Spirits and Cat Spa show ads.
Which is updated more often, Purrfect Spirits or Cat Spa?
Purrfect Spirits ships an update monthly, and Cat Spa every 3 weeks. Most recently, Purrfect Spirits was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cat Spa on November 5, 2026.

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