Comparison

Cat Car vs Paper.io 4

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

Head to head
About

Cat Car

Control a cat-themed car to catch yellow balls while avoiding red ones. Unlock new cat furs and aim for a high score in this addictive arcade game with electronic music. Compete on the leaderboard for the top spot.

Highlights
  • Catch yellow balls, avoid red balls
  • Unlockable cat furs
  • High score leaderboard
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Electronic music
Features
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You play as Cat Car in this funny high score game. The time is running and you have to catch as many yellow balls as you can. Avoid the red balls and have fun! HOW TO PLAY: ● Use the touch buttons to control your Cat Car ● Catch yellow balls and avoid red balls FEATURES: ● Many cat furs to unlock ● Big looping :) ● Addictive gameplay ● Nice electronic music ● High score leaderboard

About

Paper.io 4

Experience a smooth 3D drawing and territory conquest game. Expand your zone, avoid other players, and aim to capture 100% of the map. Compete to claim the most land.

Highlights
  • Smooth 3D drawing experience
  • Territory conquest gameplay
  • Multiplayer competition
  • Capture 100% of the map
  • Avoid other players
Features
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Discover the smooth and immersive drawing experience of Paper.io 4 Conquer as much territory as possible and beat the competition. Create your zone, avoid others players and try to conquer 100% of this brand new 3D map!

Screenshots

Cat Car4 screens
Paper.io 44 screens

Verdict

The call

Cat Car and Paper.io 4 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cat Car's written reviews are positive against 25% of Paper.io 4's. Cat Car also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Paper.io 4's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper.io 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cat Car asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cat Car against 4.4 for Paper.io 4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper.io 4 has 16K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Cat Car's written reviews are positive against 25% of Paper.io 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Car ships an update fortnightly, Paper.io 4 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cat Car versus Paper.io 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat CarPaper.io 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (16K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.1% of reviews
Number of ratings816K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB243 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAron SommerVoodoo

Customer experience

Cat Car

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paper.io 4

All ratings13,531 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive25.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative57.0%

Bugs and requests

Cat Car

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paper.io 4

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when reaching high coverage percentages
  • Invisible players and disappearing territory
  • Controls becoming inverted or unresponsive
  • Inconsistent scoring and progress not saving

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to see other players on the map
  • More game modes and level variations
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free experience

In-app purchases

None

Cat Car

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper.io 4

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Cat Car free?
Cat Car is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper.io 4 free?
Paper.io 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cat Car or Paper.io 4?
Cat Car is rated higher. Cat Car averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Paper.io 4 averages 4.4 from 16K ratings.
Do Cat Car or Paper.io 4 have ads?
Both Cat Car and Paper.io 4 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cat Car or Paper.io 4?
Cat Car ships an update fortnightly, and Paper.io 4 monthly. Most recently, Cat Car was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paper.io 4 on November 10, 2026.

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