A Long Time vs Cat Museum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Long Time
An interactive picture book and puzzle game that tells a story of love and promises. Players move blocks to clear obstacles and guide a red line of memory through 60 years of a protagonist's life. Features unique artistic visuals and simple, engaging gameplay.
- Interactive picture book experience
- Puzzle gameplay with block manipulation
- Rich narrative about love and promises
- Unique artistic visuals
- Story spanning 60 years
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This is our new franchise. It is a combination of a picture book and a game, featuring a warm and soothing mood and a rich story. A Long Time is a story about love and promises. To complete the story, you need to clear the obstacles to let the red line of memory flow through the pages by moving the blocks - which are actually fragments of emotions and flashbacks scattered over 60 years time of the protagonist's life. This is not only a game, but also an interactive picture book, which features unique artistic depiction, and a simple yet engaging way of interaction.
Cat Museum
Explore a surreal 2D world in this puzzle-adventure game. Solve mysteries with your cat companion, interact with reimagined classical art, and uncover the truth behind a strange museum and your own past.
- 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure
- Surreal world and bizarre art style
- Solve strange puzzles
- Unveil museum mysteries
- Interact with a mischievous cat
- Reimagined classical artwork
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Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum. ◎Features ▲A surreal 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure. ▲Visually stunning reimagined classical artwork immerses players in the world of famous fine art. ▲Search for strange clues that help you revealed the truth of the protagonist's childhood. ▲Interact with your mischivious cat and enjoy its playful company. ▲Enter a bizarre and curious world and start a fantastical adventure. ◎Story A museum sits in the middle of nowhere is guarded by a mysterious cat. A boy unexpectedly become the manager of the museum and takes on the job of repairing the museum. He must find hidden clues and solve the puzzles, all the while dealing with his mischievous cat. The deeper he goes, the closer he gets to the frightening truth. He remembers the deafening cries echoing under the blood red sky. Time stood still, day and night blurred as one, rubbles and debris scattered about, and there was a faint breathing underneath the wardrobe. From that surreal and distant childhood memory, what kind of monster is breeding within?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cat Museum at 4.7 against A Long Time's 3.9. Cat Museum also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (84% vs 65%). A Long Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads 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
A Long Time costs $0.99 and Cat Museum $2.99 up front. Cat Museum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A Long Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cat Museum holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of A Long Time's written reviews are positive against 84% of Cat Museum's.
A Long Time ships an update monthly, Cat Museum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Long Time | Cat Museum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. | 751Games Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
A Long Time
Cat Museum
Bugs and requests
A Long Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cat Museum
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game won't load past loading screen
- Bug with baby character
- Unable to download after purchase
- Character not showing in the beginning
- Game freezes at the beginning
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- Stuck in a bottle after hiding from a monster
- Glitch with photo puzzle resetting
- Game freezes on cat in a box
Requested features
7 requests- More puzzles
- Longer game duration
- French subtitles
- More interaction with NPCs
- Additional content or DLC
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- Option to remove certain puzzles
- Controller support on mobile
In-app purchases
A Long Time
No in-app purchases
Cat Museum
- Have 8 cute cat suits at once$0.99









