Comparison

Cats Run vs Kingdom Dash

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

Head to head
About

Cats Run

Navigate a charming world, dodging obstacles and collecting in-game currency. Customize your feline companions with various costumes and items purchased with collected coins. Enjoy simple swipe controls to move, jump, and slide through levels.

Highlights
  • Obstacle avoidance gameplay
  • Coin and star collection
  • Costume and item upgrades
  • Customizable cat characters
  • Simple swipe controls
Features
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Avoid dangerous obstacles and chase the hamsters. Use simple controls and collect Coins and Stars to clear the stage. Buy and upgrade costumes and items using Coins! Try on various costumes and raise your very own unique cats. [How to Play] 1. Swipe left and right to move. 2. Swipe up to jump. 3. Swipe down to slide under. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

Kingdom Dash

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure as you outrun an overlord and his knights. Dodge obstacles, collect coins and power-ups, and battle enemies with magical abilities in a vibrant 3D world. Compare your progress with friends and aim for the highest score in this thrilling endless runner.

Highlights
  • Vibrant 3D graphics at 60 FPS
  • Fantasy world with detailed environments
  • Combat with fireballs
  • Acrobatic moves with hover skates
  • Jet pack and energy wing power-ups
  • Compare progress with friends
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Developed by Venum Spyder, Kingdom Dash takes you through a vibrant and epic fantasy world as you escape from an overlord and battle his knight legions! Dodge oncoming steam powered hover trains and mine carts and dash through the train tracks as quickly as you can to collect coins and power ups! - Vibrant 3D graphics running at a solid 60 frames per second! - Highly detailed and exciting fantasy world with richly textured buildings! - Hurl fire balls to shatter enemy knights and gain high score points! - Perform wild acrobatics with your hover skates! - Jump high above the hover trains and obstacles with your jet pack! - Fly high above the world with the energy wing power up! - Compare your progress against your friends! - Step over hover pad to collect random prizes and power ups! Enjoy this endless runner app with a highly detailed fantasy world optimized to run smoothly on all devices!

Screenshots

Cats Run4 screens
Kingdom Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kingdom Dash at 4.4 against Cats Run's 4.0. Kingdom Dash also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and ratings volume (78 vs 7). Cats Run's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cats Run sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Kingdom Dash 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

Kingdom Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kingdom Dash has 78 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cats Run ships an update every 5 days, Kingdom Dash daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cats Run versus Kingdom Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCats RunKingdom Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)4.4 (78 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings778 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB77 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMOBIRIXVenum Spyder, Inc.

Customer experience

Cats Run

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kingdom Dash

All ratings64 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cats Run

One-time6
  • 20000 Coin$2.99
  • 50 Diamond$4.99
  • 100000 Coin$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 330 Diamond$29.99
  • 500000 Coin$49.99
  • 1200 Diamond$99.99
10 purchases

Kingdom Dash

One-time10
  • 8000 Coins$0.99
  • Care Package Level 1$0.99
  • 50000 Coins$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Wizard Character$1.99
  • Care Package Level 2$2.99
  • Care Package Level 3$5.99
  • 400 Helmets$9.99
  • Care Package Level 4$9.99
  • 1M Coins$24.99
  • 1000 Helmets$39.99

Questions

Is Cats Run free?
Cats Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kingdom Dash free?
Kingdom Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cats Run or Kingdom Dash?
Kingdom Dash is rated higher. Cats Run averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Kingdom Dash averages 4.4 from 78 ratings.
Do Cats Run or Kingdom Dash have ads?
Both Cats Run and Kingdom Dash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cats Run or Kingdom Dash?
Cats Run ships an update every 5 days, and Kingdom Dash daily. Most recently, Cats Run was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kingdom Dash on November 3, 2026.

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