Comparison

Cat Rescue Story vs KATOA

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

Head to head
About

Cat Rescue Story

Care for abandoned kittens, from feeding and playing to treating them. Renovate and decorate a house to make room for more cats, and help them find new loving homes. Uncover a mystery about a great-aunt's disappearance as you progress.

Highlights
  • Rescue and care for stray kittens
  • Feed, play with, and treat cats
  • Renovate and decorate a house
  • Find new homes for cats
  • Solve a mystery
  • Collect different cat colors
Features
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An abandoned cardboard box stands in front of a once beautiful house. A cat needs help and is waiting for you! In Cat Rescue Story, you take in cats, care for and feed them, play with them, treat all the kitties and when the cats are fully cared for, you can find a new pet lover for the cats. At the same time, you renovate and decorate the old house and make room for many new kitties. An exciting cat game with many challenging tasks! In the old house there used to live an old lady who took care of all the cats. Now you are in her place and take over all the tasks. Every now and then a cat comes to your front door and wants to be taken in by you. But do you have enough space? Make sure that you have done all the chores in the house, the rooms are tidy and decorated and the treatment room is ready for small examinations. A vet is at your side to help with the cat care. In the course of the story, you will not only learn a lot about life in the village, the villagers and the cats, but you will also solve the mystery of your great-aunt's disappearance. Features: - Many different cat colors - Beautiful graphics - Customize, decorate and furnish your house - Choose between different styles of furniture - Treatment room for the cats - Play fun mini-games - Transform the old mansion into new splendour - Cat collection - Use your home grown plants to attract rare cats - Match the stray cats with a new pet owner

About

KATOA

Defend the oceans by building vibrant underwater habitats and battling pollution. Play to earn real money that funds global environmental projects. Discover marine life, restore ecosystems, and become an ocean defender.

Highlights
  • Earn real money for environmental projects
  • Build underwater habitats
  • Discover and bond with sea creatures
  • Defeat pollution-based enemies
  • Explore ocean biomes
  • Design custom havens
Features
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Become a Guardian of Light! Defend the oceans from the toxic Blight and build breath-taking underwater habitats in KATOA. Just by playing, you’ll earn real money that will help fund environmental projects from around the globe that urgently need your help! Create reefs filled with colorful corals. Invite turtles, rays, dolphins, parrotfish, and other exotic sea creatures to your safe havens, and bond with them through their stories and shared adventures. Defeat the malignant Blight; foul invaders created from the ocean’s pollution. Restore these magical underwater worlds and climb the leaderboards of ocean defenders! Be a hero. Play the game. Save the world. ■ Earn real money that goes to saving our oceans just by playing the game ■ Meet a colorful cast of characters, with unique personalities and lots to say ■ Explore the world’s oceans and discover new biomes to reclaim and expand ■ Design your own havens with a variety of beautiful Flora ■ Defeat the toxic Blight that pollutes the world ■ Assemble a team of adventurous Fauna to embark on Quests and bring back valuable resources * Please note: KATOA works best on iPhone 8 and above. Need help? Just contact support@sankaristudios.com! We'd love to talk to you.

Screenshots

Cat Rescue Story4 screens
KATOA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: KATOA at none against Cat Rescue Story's shown. Cat Rescue Story's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 115). On price, update cadence, 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. Cat Rescue Story sells 26 one-off in-app purchases and KATOA sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat Rescue Story holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Rescue Story has 4.5K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Cat Rescue Story's written reviews are positive against 66% of KATOA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Rescue Story ships an update every 3 weeks, KATOA monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cat Rescue Story versus KATOA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat Rescue StoryKATOA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better4.4 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better66.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better115
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size668 MB570 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrophy Games Development A/SSankari Studios, Inc.

Customer experience

Cat Rescue Story

All ratings4,466 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews625 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative9.3%

KATOA

All ratings113 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral14.7%
Negative18.9%

User reviews

Cat Rescue Story

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Fantastic and entertaining
  • 🐈 Wonderful cat-related activities
  • 🏠 Enjoyable house decoration
  • 🌟 Excellent graphics and design
  • 🤩 Addictive and fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔁 Repetitive tasks and gameplay

KATOA

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌊 Beautiful ocean visuals
  • 🐠 Cute and diverse aquatic fauna
  • 🌱 Relaxing gameplay loop
  • 🌍 Supports environmental causes
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow progression and unlock process
  • 🔁 Repetitive daily quests
  • 🤖 Unintuitive or unclear mechanics
  • 💤 Lack of content and things to do

Bugs and requests

Cat Rescue Story

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cats' trust levels reset when leaving park
  • Audio stops working after activities
  • Adoption screen gets stuck
  • Inability to adopt cats due to food issue
  • Corrupted textures in cat park

Requested features

5 requests
  • More mini-game options
  • Ability to breed and raise kittens
  • Introduce dog rescue story
  • Easier way to manage cat needs
  • Improved cat adoption process

KATOA

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quests and fauna getting stuck
  • Inability to expand certain areas
  • Graphical glitches and UI issues
  • Login and loading problems
  • Unresponsive or buggy controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • More unlockable areas and expansions
  • Ability to rename or customize fauna
  • Improved tutorial and in-game help
  • Additional mini-games or activities
  • Smoother combat and raid mechanics

In-app purchases

26 purchases

Cat Rescue Story

One-time26
  • 200 Diamonds$0.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Rare bundle!$2.99
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  • 900 Diamonds$3.99
  • New local offer!$3.99
  • 100 Candy$3.99
  • For a short time only!$4.99
  • Eric's caring bundle!$5.99
  • Epic bundle!$5.99
  • Savings offer!$6.99
  • Fluffy Cats Bundle$7.99
  • Ancient Gold + 200 Diamonds$8.99
  • Ocean Breeze Cats$8.99
  • Secret Garden Cats$8.99
  • Olivia's mysterious box!$8.99
  • 2500 Diamonds$11.99
  • Galaxy Glow Cats$11.99
  • Sakura Cat Bundle$11.99
  • Renovation booster!$11.99
  • Sweet Melon$11.99
  • Mystic Mummy$11.99
  • Anna's smart offer!$12.99
  • Exceptional offer!$14.99
  • A unique offer!$19.99
  • Linda's exclusive offer!$22.99
  • 6000 Diamonds$24.99
6 purchases

KATOA

One-time6
  • Handful of Stars$0.99
  • Bunch of Stars$4.99
  • Pile of Stars$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Bag of Stars$19.99
  • Barrel of Stars$39.99
  • Chest of Stars$79.99

Questions

Is Cat Rescue Story free?
Cat Rescue Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KATOA free?
KATOA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cat Rescue Story or KATOA?
Cat Rescue Story is rated higher. Cat Rescue Story averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while KATOA averages 4.4 from 115 ratings.
Do Cat Rescue Story or KATOA have ads?
Cat Rescue Story shows ads; KATOA does not.
Which is updated more often, Cat Rescue Story or KATOA?
Cat Rescue Story ships an update every 3 weeks, and KATOA monthly. Most recently, Cat Rescue Story was updated on September 24, 2026 and KATOA on July 17, 2026.

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