Smash Fire vs Cats' Short Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash Fire
Control a gunner to shoot colored bricks and navigate through obstacles. Breaking more bricks yields greater bonuses, with deeper colors offering higher rewards. This game provides a highly decompressing experience.
- Move gunner to shoot bricks
- Pass through brick obstacles
- Break more bricks for bonuses
- Deeper colors offer more rewards
- Decompression gameplay
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Move the gunner to shot the color bricks for passing through the brick obstacles. Break more bricks can get more bonus, try your best to get more bonus. The deeper color bricks are harder to destroy but with more rewards. This is a very decompression game, download and play now!
Cats' Short Steps
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Help the cat go up and reach the goal! You can create new cats and play with your favorite ones! ~Controls~ 1. In the game, tap and hold the direction you want the cat to jump. 2. Release your finger at the right moment to jump. 3. Avoid falling off the foothold and jump as many as possible to reach the goal! ~Others~ ･There are 6 stages in total. ･You can acquire fish by clearing stages. ･When synthesizing cats, the colors of the produced cat can be slightly adjusted by using fish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smash Fire at none against Cats' Short Steps's 6. Smash Fire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price 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. Cats' Short Steps sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Smash Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smash Fire ships an update every 6 days, Cats' Short Steps every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Fire | Cats' Short Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广杰 周 | Bapple Tech |
In-app purchases
Smash Fire
No in-app purchases
Cats' Short Steps
- Red Fish$0.99
- Blue Fish$0.99
- Green Fish$0.99
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- Light Fish$0.99
- Dark Fish$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Smash Fire free?
Is Cats' Short Steps free?
Do Smash Fire or Cats' Short Steps have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smash Fire or Cats' Short Steps?
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