Comparison

Stepets vs Cat Spa

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

Head to head
About

Stepets

Collect and care for virtual pets by walking in the real world. Customize your island, play mini-games, and watch your pets evolve. Achieve fitness goals while enjoying a charming, kawaii-themed adventure.

Highlights
  • Collect and care for baby pets
  • Customize virtual island with furniture
  • Play mini-games with pets
  • In-game rewards for daily goals
  • Pets evolve and grow
  • Health tracking and fitness goals
Features
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Collect pets and grow your island by walking in real life! Step into the world of Stepets and join the fun of collecting and caring for your pets while walking in the real world! Explore new areas, play fun mini-games, and customize your virtual island with cute furniture. Features: - Collect and care for baby pets while walking in the real world! - Customize your virtual island with cute furniture - Play fun mini-games with your pets! - In-game rewards for completing daily goals! - Watch your pets evolve and grow as you care for them - Health tracking: Improve your health and achieve your fitness goals by walking! Not only will you have fun with your furry friends, but you'll also improve your health by walking and achieving your fitness goals. With a charming kawaii aesthetic and addictive gameplay, Stepets is the perfect game for pet lovers and health enthusiasts. -- No additional purchases are needed to finish the game. Offline game: No internet connection needed. #HINT: Accessible Mode available! -- This game is made by a small but passionate young team so we really appreciate your feedback. We really hope you enjoy our game! We certainly had a blast making it. Even if you didn’t, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at help@platonicgames.com Download Stepets now and start your journey towards a healthier lifestyle!

About

Cat Spa

Manage a charming spa staffed by cat fairies, offering massages and personal care to animal customers. Decorate various rooms, unlock new services, and collect heartwarming stories from your clients and staff. Grow your business and maximize profits in this relaxing idle simulation.

Highlights
  • Manage a spa staffed by cat fairies
  • Offer massages and personal care
  • Unlock and decorate spa rooms
  • Collect customer and staff stories
  • Maximize profits and grow business
  • Idle simulation gameplay
Features
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Cat Spa is the adorable management simulation game your body has been aching for! Cat fairies will help you relax and remove all your worries at the furriest massage parlor and spa around. Be the boss! Hire a variety of cat fairies as your staff and watch the animal customers roll in. Unlock and decorate a variety of spaces including the main massage room (who doesn’t love getting a ‘couple’s massage’ with random strangers), a lounge for your staff to relax and recuperate, and even a hair salon for your fanciest animal guests! We may even add a restaurant in case you get hungry. Who knows?! Cat fairies do what cat fairies want. Listen carefully to your customers and employees to collect a variety of adorable snapshots and stories. A lot can happen in a massage parlor run by cat fairies! It’s all above board, we promise ;) There’s no slouching in this game. Delivering high quality massage and personal care services is hard work! Be sure to check in often and make sure you’re maximizing your profits to grow even bigger! Feel a wave of healing by living a new life in Cat Spa… with cat fairies~

Screenshots

Stepets4 screens
Cat Spa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cat Spa at 8.2K against Stepets's 262. Cat Spa also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Stepets's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and 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. Stepets sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Spa sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat Spa holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Spa has 8.2K ratings behind it against 262, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Stepets's written reviews are positive against 76% of Cat Spa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepets ships an update weekly, Cat Spa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stepets versus Cat Spa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepetsCat Spa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (262 ratings)4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2628.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
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
Size504 MB814 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlatonic GamesSeeplay Inc.

Customer experience

Stepets

All ratings262 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative23.7%

Cat Spa

All ratings8,174 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews508 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Stepets

From 262 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute and adorable pets
  • 🚀 Motivating to walk
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay and execution
  • 🎨 Fun decoration options

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Steps not tracking properly
  • 💰 Excessive use of ads and premium currency
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
  • 🔒 Lack of sync with external fitness apps

Cat Spa

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Cute and adorable graphics
  • 🎨 Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model with optional ads
  • 🕹️ Addictive and entertaining
  • 🐱 Variety of unique animal characters

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Employees' rest times are too long
  • 🛒 Expensive in-app purchases for some items
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🤔 Similarities to other games like Animal Restaurant

Bugs and requests

Stepets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not registering correctly
  • Negative gem/coin balances
  • Ads not providing expected rewards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to move and interact with pets
  • More mini-games and activities
  • Improved step tracking and integration with fitness apps
  • Reduced reliance on premium currency

Cat Spa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Employees getting stuck in the break room
  • Pool and floor customizations not saving properly
  • Ads not working as intended or crashing the game
  • Tutorial getting stuck or not progressing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize employee uniforms
  • More mini-games and side activities
  • Expanded pool and salon areas
  • Option to fire or replace employees
  • Offline mode for playing without internet

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Stepets

One-time7
  • 5 gems!$2.99
  • 10 gems!$4.99
  • Vip Member!$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 20 gems!$9.99
  • Vip Member!$9.99
  • 50 gems!$19.99
  • 150 gems!$49.99
14 purchases

Cat Spa

One-time14
  • 100,000 Apples$0.99
  • Crystals - Tiny Pack$1.99
  • Space Package$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Fuzzy Package$1.99
  • Super Cheap Package$1.99
  • Blackticket - Discount 80%$1.99
  • Waterpark Package$3.99
  • Fihsery Package$3.99
  • Apples - Large Pack$4.99
  • Crystals - Small Pack$4.99
  • Super Cheap Package 2$4.99
  • Massage Set - Frog$5.99
  • Crystals - Medium Pack$9.99
  • Crystals - Large Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Stepets free?
Stepets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Spa free?
Cat Spa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stepets or Cat Spa?
Cat Spa is rated higher. Stepets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 262 ratings, while Cat Spa averages 4.8 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Stepets or Cat Spa have ads?
Both Stepets and Cat Spa show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepets or Cat Spa?
Stepets ships an update weekly, and Cat Spa every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stepets was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cat Spa on October 17, 2026.

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