Comparison

Push Push Cat vs Detective Mio

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

Head to head
About

Push Push Cat

Slide blocks to clear paths and rescue adorable cats in this classic puzzle game. Adopt and customize your feline friends, with daily challenges and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Sliding block puzzles
  • Cat adoption and customization
  • Offline play
  • No time limits or penalties
  • Daily puzzles
  • World rankings
Features
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Push the blocks and make a way to save the cute cats who have lost their homes!! Push Push Cat is a classic sliding puzzle game that anyone can easily learn and enjoy. You can adopt cute homeless cats in various themes and customize them and shoot selfies. You can meet many famous cats from around the world to empathize and heal. Cats who are more affectionate than their stomachs, please come and pet them now! How to play • Blocks can only be pushed up and down or left and right depending on the direction in which they are placed. • Clear the stage by pushing the homeless cat to rescue! • Rescue the cat and build up your affinity for adoption. • The fewer blocks you move, the faster you get to know the cat • You can buy costumes with coins and decorate your cats! • The higher your affinity, the more gifts you bring when you go out sometimes! • When you encounter a puzzle that is difficult to solve? There're Hint items for you • Three times a day! Daily puzzle gives more rewards. • In the travel theme pack, there are also special cats from each country! Awesome! FEATURES • NO WIFI? NO PROBLEM! Enjoy Push Push Cat anytime, anywhere! • FREE TO PLAY & Suitable for all ages. • NO penalties & time limits; You can enjoy Push Push Cat at your own pace! • Show off in the world rankings with the records you have achieved. NOTES • Push Push Cat supports mobile phones & tablet PCs. • Push Push Cat contains ads varying from banners, interstitials, video to house ads. • Push Push Cat is free to play, however, you may purchase Ad-Free item. Need Help? Have Questions? We value your feedback! Please contact us at games@unit5soft.com This game supports 'English', '한국어', '日本語', '中文简体', '中文繁體', 'Deutsch', 'français', 'Español', 'Italian', 'Portuguese', 'Indonesian', 'Русский', 'Turkish', 'ไทย', 'Tiếng Việt'. This game is acceptable for purchasing the items partially. When purchasing the items, the additional costs could be occurred and limited Consumer Right of Defense according to the item types.

About

Detective Mio

Solve puzzles and quizzes to find hidden animals in various imaginative locations. This interactive game requires tapping, swiping, and dragging to uncover clues and complete illustrations. Decorate your detective office with earned items and enjoy offline play.

Highlights
  • Hidden object finding
  • Nonsense quizzes and puzzles
  • Interactive tap, swipe, drag mechanics
  • Animal rescue missions
  • Detective office decoration
  • Offline play
Features
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Has a cat gone missing? Are there animals in danger? Do you wish to rediscover a long lost memory? Then Detective Mio is the cat for you! This is more than a simple hidden picture finder! You need to solve various nonsense quizzes and puzzles to save cute animals! Tap, swipe, and drag on the screen to find hidden items! Sometimes you might even need to flip the whole smartphone! Attics, gardens, galleries, museums, malls, laboratories, and... space!? Listen to your client's tale and find the hidden animal. Those pesky animals find unbelievable ways to hide in the most unimaginable of places! Find all of the items and complete the illustration. Enjoy cute cartoon-style illustrations! A game that can be played offline! Put your heads together with your friends to solve the puzzles! Use the toys and furniture you earn from clearing stages to decorate your detective office in your own unique style!

Screenshots

Push Push Cat4 screens
Detective Mio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Detective Mio at 86% against Push Push Cat's 31%. Detective Mio also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Push Push Cat's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Push Push Cat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Detective Mio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Detective Mio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Detective Mio has 301 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Push Push Cat's written reviews are positive against 86% of Detective Mio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push Push Cat ships an update every 2 months, Detective Mio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Push Push Cat versus Detective Mio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush Push CatDetective Mio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.6 (301 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15301 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB273 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUNIT51N1

Customer experience

Push Push Cat

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral24.1%
Negative44.8%

Detective Mio

All ratings301 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative4.3%

Bugs and requests

Push Push Cat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Detective Mio

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Haunted house level prevents progression to next case
  • Ad countdown timer runs without showing actual ad
  • Some objects don't respond to required interactions
  • Hint system shows incorrect or already-solved clues
  • Touch input fails to register on certain objects
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  • Game freezes or crashes during ad playback
  • Specific level items won't appear despite correct actions
  • Knight helmet won't remove in case 12

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add significantly more levels and cases
  • Implement regular content updates
  • Increase office/detective space for more decoration options
  • Add zoom feature for reading clues more clearly
  • Create seasonal or holiday-themed cases
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  • Improve hint system with multiple hint options
  • Add more interactive puzzle mechanics
  • Implement reward system for office decoration

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Push Push Cat

One-time10
  • Push Push Cat 20 Hint$0.99
  • Push Push Cat 300 Coin$0.99
  • Push Push Cat 660 Coin$1.99
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  • Push Push Cat No Ads$2.99
  • Push Push Cat 1650 Coin$4.99
  • Push Push Cat 240 Hint$9.99
  • Push Push Cat 3600 Coin$9.99
  • Push Push Cat 7500 Coin$19.99
  • Push Push Cat 1300 Hint$49.99
  • Push Push Cat 19500 Coin$49.99
4 purchases

Detective Mio

One-time4
  • hint item 10$0.99
  • hint item 25$1.99
  • remove interstitial ads pack$4.99
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  • Remove all ads package$5.99

Questions

Is Push Push Cat free?
Push Push Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detective Mio free?
Detective Mio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Push Push Cat or Detective Mio?
Detective Mio is rated higher. Push Push Cat averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Detective Mio averages 4.6 from 301 ratings.
Do Push Push Cat or Detective Mio have ads?
Both Push Push Cat and Detective Mio show ads.
Which is updated more often, Push Push Cat or Detective Mio?
Push Push Cat ships an update every 2 months, and Detective Mio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Push Push Cat was updated on October 16, 2026 and Detective Mio on October 15, 2026.

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