Catgotchi vs Bye Asteroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Bye Asteroid
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Bye Asteroid is a fast, cute, brutally tricky planet defender. Asteroids, comets, UFOs and rogue worlds close in from every edge of the screen. Tap to destroy them before they punch through your shield. Hold your planet to charge a Nova and wipe the whole field at once. Two simple verbs, a hundred ways to die. DEFEND THE GALAXY A handcrafted campaign of 32 encounters across four worlds: Earth, Mars, the Black Hole and Nebula Prime. No two levels play the same. One hides mines that only hurt you if you tap them. One gives you a fixed number of shots and dares you to waste one. One sets your planet drifting so your aim never sits still. One turns half the field invisible. Gravity wells bend incoming paths. Twin threats strike from opposite flanks. It all builds to The Anomaly, the source of every asteroid storm. FAIR, NOT CHEAP Every threat gives you a real, visible reaction window. Bosses telegraph their moves and break when you Nova their shield. Choose Relaxed, Standard or Veteran at any time, and earn up to three stars per level for accuracy and a clean shield. DAILY SCORE ATTACK Ninety seconds. One planet. Equal gear for everyone, one life. A fresh layout every day, plus the classic fixed run. Chase Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum medals and compare scores on Game Center. THE THREATS Splitters crack in two. Phantoms teleport out from under your finger. Dashers lunge the moment you look away. Cloakers fade in and out. Guardians hide behind armor. Regenerators heal if you leave them alone. Learn every tell, or get overwhelmed. CHAIN BIG COMBOS Destroy without stopping to climb a multiplier. Max it out to ignite Fever mode. Snipe a threat a hair before impact for a Close Call bonus. Keep the chain alive and the score runs away with you. BUILD YOUR RUN Draft powerful modules mid level: chain lightning, an orbiting drone, piercing taps, kill shockwaves, critical hits and combo detonations. Equip power-ups like the Nova Bomb, Time Warp, Auto-Laser, Shield Kit and Score Surge. Spend stardust on permanent upgrades to your shield, your reach and your rewards. BECOME THE BLACK HOLE Battle Royale flips the whole game. Now you are the black hole. Steer with a floating joystick, swallow debris to grow and devour computer-controlled rivals before they devour you, while a collapsing storm ring squeezes the arena. Last one standing wins. PLAY YOUR WAY - Endless mode: one long run, your name on the board - Mastery stars on every level that reward accuracy, not just survival - Commander Rank that banks XP from every run - Daily missions, a login streak and dozens of achievements - Cute planet faces that track the nearest threat and flinch when it lands - Accessibility: one-handed nova, reduce flashing, left-handed pause button - English and German Free to play and it works offline. Your progress can back up to your own iCloud. Download Bye Asteroid and hold the line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bye Asteroid at weekly against Catgotchi's every 3 months. Catgotchi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Catgotchi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bye Asteroid sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Catgotchi ships an update every 3 months, Bye Asteroid weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Catgotchi | Bye Asteroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janusz Jankowski | TIBOR CZEKAY |
Bugs and 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
Bye Asteroid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catgotchi
- Remove ads$2.99
Bye Asteroid
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Supernova Cache$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Pouch of Gems$3.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
- Chest of Gems$8.99
- Cosmic Vault$8.99
- Vault of Gems$17.99









