TapChase vs catball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapChase
Guide an alien shapeshifter through a dangerous planet to reach home. Utilize unique abilities like jumping, shooting, and dashing to overcome challenges. Your choices will determine the hero's fate in this survival adventure.
- Shapeshifting abilities
- Jumping and shooting mechanics
- Dash and change actions
- Survival gameplay
- Planet exploration
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but luckily, he has survived. Now, he has one mission and one mission only, to survive. This is not an easy task, not easy at all my friends. Danger awaits in every corner of that godforsaken planet. But our hero, alien pathfinder, comes from the cosmic race of the shapeshifters. They possess abilities to change their physical state, and this is his only advantage. The tale of the shapeshifter will be determined by you because only you can help him to reach his home planet again. Use his abilities wisely. Jump, shoot, dash and change. But most important of all, no matter what - DON'T STOP RUNNING!!! Welcome to "TapChase." May the spirits of the ancients never feast on your flesh...
catball
A casual brick-breaker game with unique cat characters and unpredictable gameplay. Navigate 50 levels filled with puzzles involving teleportation and gravity. Enjoy customizable audio options and a challenging experience.
- Unique cat abilities
- Dynamic gameplay mechanics
- 50 challenging levels
- Teleportation and gravity puzzles
- Customizable audio tracks
- High replayability
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CATBALL is the debut mobile game from independant studio finallyhappygames. Meet CATBALL, the casual brick-breaker with a modern spin. Each cat you meet has a unique quality to them that will keep the game as interesting as it is challenging.You'll never know what to expect when you're playing CATBALL-- down can be up, up can be down, et cetera. You might get one ball to throw, or you might get as many as 30! Enjoy 50 levels of brain-teasing amusement that play with teleportation, gravity, precision accuracy, and sometimes just pure luck. Keep in mind, it won't be easy! Lose a level, and you're sent right back to the last one! Not many people can make it all the way to the end... can you? Go for broke and get the gold, or simply plug in and rock out! CATBALL features 4 original music tracks and many different audio effects to choose from. Whether you like your music chopped n' screwed, sped up, or only in one ear, enjoy the tunes however you like! CATBALL: are you up for the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: catball at 5.0 against TapChase's 2.6. catball also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). TapChase's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
catball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TapChase's written reviews are positive against 100% of catball's.
TapChase ships an update every 2 months, catball weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapChase | catball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap Systems Inc. | Madison Holmes |
Customer experience
TapChase
catball
In-app purchases
TapChase
No in-app purchases
catball
No in-app purchases
