Samorost 1 vs Kitty Q
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samorost 1
Embark on a bite-sized space adventure from the early days of a beloved series. This classic experience has been revitalized with updated graphics, remastered sounds, and a new musical score.
- Original bite-sized adventure
- Remastered sounds
- Enhanced graphics
- New music by Floex
- Formerly released in 2003
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Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics and new music by Floex.
Kitty Q
Embark on a quantum adventure to solve puzzles and help a cat escape superposition. Explore the bizarre rules of the quantum world with guidance from a physicist's descendant. Discover over 20 scientific facts about quantum physics through engaging challenges.
- Quantum physics puzzles
- Explore quantum world rules
- Learn scientific facts
- Character guidance
- Unique cat adventure
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What the heck? Unsuspecting, you open the front door wide to find a box containing … a half-dead cat!? Using smart puzzle skills and clever outside-the-box thinking, you can help Kitty Q to escape her peculiar quantum superposition! Don’t worry—Anna is there to help you. She’s the great-granddaughter of the world-famous physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Erwin Schrödinger. She will help you guide Kitty Q out of the crazy quantum world. Inside the box, everything follows its own curious rules. It really is an odd world here as Anna explains, but together you get to explore her great-grandfather Erwin Schrödinger’s specialist subject: quantum physics. Every puzzle in the game refers to observations, experiments, or phenomena from this totally unbelievable field of science. It’s a whole new world to discover! So, you’ll get to know… · why some tiny particles absolutely contradict all the rules at times, · which letter will make your math teacher sweat, · how you look in a selfie with a self-styled, half-dead cat! In Kitty Q, you will discover more than 20 scientific facts about quantum physics that will amaze everyone. The quantum adventure Kitty Q has been developed in collaboration with the Cluster of Excellence* ct.qmat and is completely free and without ads or in-app purchases—thanks to the funding of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the initiative ‘Research in Germany’. *A Cluster of Excellence is a team of outstanding scientists who explore new challenges and unsolved puzzles. The answers that they find could have a crucial impact on our lives in the future. For ct.qmat, quantum physics takes center stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Kitty Q at free against Samorost 1's paid. Kitty Q also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kitty Q holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 225 and 400 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Samorost 1's written reviews are positive against 91% of Kitty Q's.
| Parameter | Samorost 1 | Kitty Q |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (225 ratings) | 4.9 (400 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 225 | 400 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Amanita Design s.r.o. | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
Samorost 1
Kitty Q
User reviews
Samorost 1
From 225 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Unique art style
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎶 Wonderful music and sound design
- 🕹️ Engaging puzzles
- 🌍 Immersive world and atmosphere
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Very short gameplay
- 🤔 Unclear objectives at times
- 🤯 Confusing or illogical puzzles
- 🔍 Lack of guidance or instructions
Kitty Q
From 400 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐱 Cute cat character
- 💡 Interesting quantum physics concepts
- 👍 Engaging puzzles
- 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🎨 Lovely art style and design
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Game is too short
- 🤔 Some puzzles can be challenging
- 📚 Lack of language options (only English)
Bugs and requests
Samorost 1
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Audio issues like sound cutting out
Requested features
5 requests- Longer gameplay duration
- More challenging puzzles
- Expanded story and world
- Controller support
- Free sequels or additional content
Kitty Q
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on startup for some users
- Difficulty choosing between live or dead cat ending
Requested features
3 requests- More levels or chapters
- Ability to reset the game
- Multilingual support
In-app purchases
Samorost 1
No in-app purchases
Kitty Q
No in-app purchases









