Cyclo vs Catgotchi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclo
An endless sidescrolling game where players must rotate their character to dodge incoming blocks. The unique mechanic involves swapping rotation direction to swerve between obstacles, with increasing difficulty and unpredictable challenges.
- Endless sidescrolling gameplay
- Rotation-based dodging
- Unique block patterns
- Increasing difficulty challenges
- Unpredictable obstacle changes
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Cyclo is an endless sidescrolling game, where your one and only goal is to dodge the incoming blocks. But there's a twist: you can't move your character up and down! Instead, you must harness the power of rotation to swerve between obstacles. There is a unique trait to the incoming blocks: they never come in pairs. This means, with careful timing, you can swap your direction of rotation and swerve right between them! Watch out! At various points throughout the game, it will become more difficult to survive. Watch out for things like your character moving up and down, blocks increasing speed, or even blocks switching to different heights at the last second! ---------------------------------------- This game was first created for a WWDC student scholarship application, before being improved for launch on the App Store.
Catgotchi
Adopt and nurture a pixelated kitten in this retro-style simulation game. Feed, clean, and play with your virtual pet to help it grow and unlock new breeds and mini-games. Customize the game's appearance to your liking.
- Adopt and care for pixel kitties
- Feed, clean, and play with pets
- Unlock 12 adorable cat breeds
- Play 3 mini-games per pet
- Customize game colors
- 90s retro style graphics
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Kittens are waiting for you. Adopt and take care of your pixel kitty! Catgotchi is the next game of our retro-style simulation series. This time you take care of and play with 12 adorable kitties. The more you take care of your kitty, the happier it is. And happy cat means cat growing fast. Take your time, feed it, clean it and play with it - all depends on you now! At the beginning you have 3 unique breeds to choose. First 3 breeds are: Norwegian, Russian Blue and Persian! For every 2 cats reaching adult stage, 3 more become unlocked. They are waiting for you - uncover them all! Every cat has its own set of mini games that you unlock with progress. There are 3 games per pet (12 total). Customize whole game using colors you like. All this and more in 90s retro style!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cyclo at none against Catgotchi's shown. Cyclo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Catgotchi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Cyclo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Catgotchi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cyclo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catgotchi has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cyclo ships an update every 32 months, Catgotchi every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclo | Catgotchi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avery Vine | Janusz Jankowski |
Customer experience
Cyclo
Catgotchi
Bugs and requests
Cyclo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Catgotchi
Reported bugs
4 issues- Energy bar not increasing properly
- Buttons freezing during mini-games
- Pets getting stuck in certain states
- Crashes and app not launching for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to pet or interact with cats
- Introduce more pet types like dogs or other animals
- Implement a widget for quick pet status checks
- Add background music or sound effects
- Improve energy recovery and reduce pet death
In-app purchases
Cyclo
- Remove AdsFree
Catgotchi
- Remove ads$2.99
