Cats' Short Steps vs 放置ドラゴン
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cats' Short Steps
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Help the cat go up and reach the goal! You can create new cats and play with your favorite ones! ~Controls~ 1. In the game, tap and hold the direction you want the cat to jump. 2. Release your finger at the right moment to jump. 3. Avoid falling off the foothold and jump as many as possible to reach the goal! ~Others~ ・There are 6 stages in total. ・You can acquire fish by clearing stages. ・When synthesizing cats, the colors of the produced cat can be slightly adjusted by using fish.
放置ドラゴン
Nurture dragons by feeding them fruit, which they'll use to grow and produce more fruit. Engage in idle gameplay where dragons continue to grow and gather resources even when the app is closed. Defeat non-aggressive enemies to collect valuable items, similar to RPGs and hack-and-slash games.
- Feed fruit to dragons
- Idle growth and resource gathering
- Defeat enemies for items
- Collect items like RPGs
- Completely free to play
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フルーツをあげてドラゴンを育てよう!ドラゴンが成長するとさらにたくさんのフルーツが収穫できます ■フルーツをあげよう! 木をタップするとフルーツが落ちてきます。ドラゴンにフルーツをあげてレベルアップしましょう! ■放置で育成 アプリを閉じている間もフルーツが落ちてきてドラゴンが食べてくれます。パワーがたまった頃に戻ってきてさらにレベルアップしましょう! ■敵とアイテム 育成を進めると敵が出現します。敵は攻撃してこないけど、倒すとアイテムを落とします。RPGやハクスラのように敵を倒してアイテムを集めましょう! ■こんな人におすすめ コツコツやり込める放置ゲーム、育成ゲームが好き 完全無料、無課金の経営シミュレーション/箱庭系ゲーム 課金なしでのんびり育成ゲームをやりたい ひたすらお金稼ぎをしてやりこみたい 街づくりや動物系のほのぼのゲームを探している
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 放置ドラゴン at none against Cats' Short Steps's 6. 放置ドラゴン also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Cats' Short Steps sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 放置ドラゴン asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cats' Short Steps ships an update every 3 months, 放置ドラゴン every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Cats' Short Steps | 放置ドラゴン |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 69.2% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bapple Tech | Yuki Morishige |
In-app purchases
Cats' Short Steps
- Red Fish$0.99
- Blue Fish$0.99
- Green Fish$0.99
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- Light Fish$0.99
- Dark Fish$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
放置ドラゴン
No in-app purchases
Questions
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