Comparison

Merchant vs Cat Wars

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

Head to head
About

Merchant

Embark on a fantasy adventure where you manage a guild, send heroes on quests, and craft valuable items. Trade with customers, gather resources, and collaborate with friends in this unique RPG experience.

Highlights
  • Guild management
  • Hero quests
  • Item crafting
  • Customer sales
  • Resource gathering
  • Online multiplayer
Features
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Blending together traditional RPG systems, management mechanics, and a fantasy overworld, Merchant Guilds aims to reimagine the traditional mobile RPG. Play with your friends in a Guild as you send heroes on quests, craft equipment from your winnings, sell items to customers, and send workers out to gather more materials. Including online multiplayer functionality and developed by a team that is focused on this game for the foreseeable future

About

Cat Wars

Engage in a charming defense game where adorable cats evolve into powerful warriors. Collect artifacts, combine unique skills, and research advanced techniques to conquer dungeons and defeat enemies. Build your own cat civilization and lead them to victory.

Highlights
  • Cat evolution and upgrades
  • Rare artifact collection
  • Unique skill combinations
  • Growth lab for research
  • Dungeon conquest challenges
Features
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Let's start a fiery war of the world's most trivial cats! We invite you to the most thrilling adventure in this world! "Cat Wars" is a charming defense game featuring adorable cats as the protagonists. Join the "Cat Wars" cats, each endowed with unique abilities! ▶ The Exhilarating Pleasure of Cat Evolution! Upgrade and evolve your cats into powerful warriors. Prepare to conquer the world with your very own civilization of cats! ▶ Become Stronger with Rare Artifact Collection! Collect various artifacts with unique abilities, and experience the joy of collecting and watching your feline friends grow stronger! ▶ Your Personal Skill Combination for Victory! Create a winning strategy by combining innovative skills to overwhelm your enemies. Unique skills will transform ordinary cats into legendary warriors! ▶ A Unique Growth Lab! Research your powerful techniques and maximize the potential of your cat warriors! Continuous research allows you to experience an ever-advancing civilization. ▶ Exciting Dungeon Conquests! Defeat monsters escaped from the lab and demons from hell to conquer dungeons and discover new treasures!

Screenshots

Merchant4 screens
Cat Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Merchant at 4.4 against Cat Wars's 3.3. Merchant also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 3). Cat Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Merchant sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Wars sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merchant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merchant has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Merchant's written reviews are positive against 65% of Cat Wars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merchant ships an update every 2 weeks, Cat Wars every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Merchant versus Cat Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerchantCat Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (52 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews64.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB176 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTyler ColemanLAYERLAB

Customer experience

Merchant

All ratings52 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative31.3%

Cat Wars

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.5%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Merchant

One-time10
  • Extra Daily Challenge$0.99
  • Extra Daily Challenge Upg #2$0.99
  • Hero Slots Unlock$1.99
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  • Additional Inventory Slots$1.99
  • Second Inventory Upgrade$1.99
  • Extra Crafting Slot$3.99
  • Extra Hero Loadouts$9.99
  • Ad Free Mode$9.99
  • Unlock All Upgrades$29.99
  • Unlock All Upgrades$34.99
17 purchases

Cat Wars

One-time17
  • Adventurer Package$0.99
  • Newbie Welcome Package$0.99
  • Pile Of Rubies$1.99
Show 14 more
  • 2x Gold Booster$2.99
  • Mastery Master Package$2.99
  • Epic Artifact Package$3.99
  • Dungeon Conquest Package$3.99
  • Ruby Wallet$3.99
  • Rare Artifact Package$3.99
  • Era Pass 3$5.99
  • Era Pass 2$5.99
  • 2x Orb Booster$6.99
  • Ad Removal Package$7.99
  • Ruby Trophy$8.99
  • 3x Gold Booster$9.99
  • Ruby Bag$19.99
  • Ruby Safe$36.99

Questions

Is Merchant free?
Merchant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Wars free?
Cat Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merchant or Cat Wars?
Merchant is rated higher. Merchant averages 4.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Cat Wars averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Merchant or Cat Wars have ads?
Merchant shows ads; Cat Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Merchant or Cat Wars?
Merchant ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cat Wars every 2 months. Most recently, Merchant was updated on October 11, 2026 and Cat Wars on October 6, 2026.

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