Comparison

Hide 'N Seek! vs Cat Escape

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

Head to head
About

Hide 'N Seek!

Experience the classic game of hide and seek in a vibrant 3D world. Choose to be the seeker or the hider, utilizing various environments and objects to conceal yourself or find others. Enjoy a fun, relaxing, and addictive gameplay experience with complete freedom.

Highlights
  • Classic hide and seek gameplay
  • Play as seeker or hider
  • Interactive 3D environments
  • Build shelters and hide
  • Push others into seeker's vision
  • Beautiful 3D visuals
Features
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The good old classic hide & seek. Play either as a seeker or as a hider and build your shelters from cars or office desks, hide in the water, in the hay pile, in the cornfield, in the boss' office and most importantly, push others in the seeker's vision field. Try to be kind though. Features: ∙ Beautiful and unique 3D visuals ∙ Play either as seeker or hider ∙ Complete freedom to play however you like ∙ High performance ∙ Fun, relaxing and addictive

About

Cat Escape

Care for a virtual cat, customize its appearance with unique outfits, and guide it through challenging hide-and-seek puzzles to escape various rooms. Enjoy a blend of pet simulation and puzzle-solving in playful adventures.

Highlights
  • Adopt and care for a virtual cat
  • Customize cat appearance with skins and outfits
  • Engage in hide-and-seek escape puzzles
  • Sneak past guards and avoid traps
  • Explore diverse themed locations
  • Collect mystery rewards and rare looks
Features
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Adopt an adorable virtual cat, care for your new best friend and help your mischievous kitty escape every room! Cat Escape combines the charm of a virtual pet simulator with satisfying hide-and-seek puzzles. Feed your kitten, show it affection, unlock playful reactions and create the perfect look before heading into a new escape adventure. Your kitty is more than a puzzle character. Name your cat, pet it, give it treats and keep it happy as you build a special bond together. Then put your clever companion to the test in rooms filled with guards, traps and unexpected surprises. CARE FOR YOUR VIRTUAL PET • Adopt and name your own virtual kitty • Pet your cat and watch its adorable reactions • Feed your kitten treats and keep it happy • Build a bond with your playful new companion • Enjoy a cozy cat-care experience between adventures DRESS UP YOUR KITTY Create a virtual cat that matches your personality. • Collect cute and unusual cat skins • Dress up as a unicorn, pirate, vampire, detective and more • Unlock colorful trails, effects and emotes • Change your kitty’s style whenever you like • Discover mystery rewards and rare looks PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK PUZZLES Every room brings a new escape challenge. • Sneak past guards without being caught • Hide inside closets and wait for the perfect moment • Run through maze-like rooms and obstacle courses • Press buttons to disable barriers and traps • Eat cat food to power up and smash through obstacles • Use timing, clever movement and disguises to escape EXPLORE PLAYFUL ADVENTURES Guide your cat through schools, museums, mansions and other surprising locations. Each level introduces fresh puzzles, funny situations and new ways to help your kitty reach the exit. Whether you love virtual pet games, cat simulators, kitty customization or clever escape puzzles, Cat Escape brings them together in one adorable adventure. Adopt your virtual kitten and begin your next great escape today!

Screenshots

Hide 'N Seek!4 screens
Cat Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cat Escape at weekly against Hide 'N Seek!'s monthly. Cat Escape also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 55%). Hide 'N Seek!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Hide 'N Seek! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Escape sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for Hide 'N Seek! against 4.6 for Cat Escape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 561K and 305K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Hide 'N Seek!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Cat Escape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hide 'N Seek! ships an update monthly, Cat Escape weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hide 'N Seek! versus Cat Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide 'N Seek!Cat Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (561K ratings)4.6 (305K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings561K — better305K
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB589 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDSunday.gg

Customer experience

Hide 'N Seek!

All ratings558,746 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews902 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative31.4%

Cat Escape

All ratings304,760 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,362 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Hide 'N Seek!

From 561K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Amazing game
  • 🤩 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Great gameplay
  • 🎨 Awesome skins and customization
  • 🐱 Cute pets

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🕰️ Short game rounds
  • 🤖 Bots instead of real players
  • 🚫 Inability to play with friends
  • 🤔 Repetitive levels

Cat Escape

From 305K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐱 Cute cat game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting obstacles and mechanics
  • 🔓 No Wi-Fi required
  • 🎨 Variety of skins and trails

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repeating levels after a certain point
  • 📺 Too many ads, even with paid ad-free version
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🕹️ Levels can get too easy

Bugs and requests

Hide 'N Seek!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent freezing and glitches
  • Issues with character movement and controls
  • Inconsistent ad behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer game rounds
  • More varied levels and maps
  • Ability to play with friends
  • Additional skins and customization options
  • Reduced ads or optional ad-free version

Cat Escape

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlocking skins/trails not always working
  • Game crashing after ads
  • Cat skin not matching the selected one

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to replay old levels
  • Improved ad system with less interruption
  • More customization options for the cat

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hide 'N Seek!

One-time10
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Small pack of Skip Tickets$0.99
  • Small pack of gold$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Medium pack of Skip Tickets$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Medium pack of gold$2.99
  • Halloween Bundle$3.99
  • Large pack of Skip Tickets$4.99
  • XL Pack of Skip Tickets$8.99
  • Extra large pack of gold$11.99
10 purchases

Cat Escape

Subscriptions1
  • Claw Club$9.997 Days
One-time9
  • Frog Hat$1.99
  • No Ads$6.99
  • Bee Outfit$12.99
Show 6 more
  • Kitty Care Pack$24.99
  • Snowflake Cat Bundle$24.99
  • Spider Cat Bundle$24.99
  • IT Girl Bundle$24.99
  • Winter bundle 2025$24.99
  • Halloween bundle 2025 skin and noad$24.99

Questions

Is Hide 'N Seek! free?
Hide 'N Seek! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Escape free?
Cat Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hide 'N Seek! or Cat Escape?
Cat Escape is rated higher. Hide 'N Seek! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 561K ratings, while Cat Escape averages 4.6 from 305K ratings.
Do Hide 'N Seek! or Cat Escape have ads?
Both Hide 'N Seek! and Cat Escape show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hide 'N Seek! or Cat Escape?
Hide 'N Seek! ships an update monthly, and Cat Escape weekly. Most recently, Hide 'N Seek! was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cat Escape on November 4, 2026.

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