Catgotchi vs CyPetoo
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!
CyPetoo
Hatch and care for unique virtual pets in this retro 2D game. Customize their appearance, celebrate their birthdays, and keep them healthy and happy through feeding, bathing, and cleaning their environment. Engage them with fun minigames.
- Hatch and care for virtual pets
- Customize pet species and color
- Celebrate pet birthdays
- Minigames for pet interaction
- Maintain pet health and environment
- Social tab for viewing other pets
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*cypetoo* your new virtual friends ~hatch and care for a variety of cute and unusual pets known as cypetoo in this retro 2d game! ~change your cypet's species, colour or room colour using the magic of cypet gems ~celebrate your cypet's birthday every 24 hours ~if your cypet feels unwell, don't fret! yummy vitamins or a relaxing bath will have them feeling better in no time ~entice your cypet to play in minigames, with their favourite jingle ball or jumping over hurdles ~feed your cypet tasty treats, but keep an eye on their health! a balanced diet keeps them healthy ~don't forget to keep a clean environment! sweeping away unwanted mess is easy with the brush ~enjoy viewing a number of different cypetoo in the social tab. there are new visitors every time you check!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyPetoo at none against Catgotchi's 1. CyPetoo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Catgotchi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 10). On price, rating, ads 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. CyPetoo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Catgotchi against 4.6 for CyPetoo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catgotchi has 1.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Catgotchi's written reviews are positive against 100% of CyPetoo's.
Catgotchi ships an update every 3 months, CyPetoo every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catgotchi | CyPetoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janusz Jankowski | Stephen Allen |
Customer experience
Catgotchi
CyPetoo
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
CyPetoo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catgotchi
- Remove ads$2.99
CyPetoo
No in-app purchases
