Comparison

Action Cat vs Sky Guardian

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

Head to head
About

Action Cat

Engage in intense combat against cosmic threats with a powerful feline warrior. Collect unique skills, upgrade weapons and armor, and explore diverse worlds to defeat countless monsters. Failure means starting over, so strategize carefully to survive.

Highlights
  • Random and unique skills
  • Powerful guns and armor
  • Hundreds of worlds and maps
  • Eliminate thousands of monsters
  • Level-up and gain equipment
Features
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If you think it's a cute animal (cat), you'll get hurt badly. With an enormous gun, fight off the evil forces beyond the universe! And don't forget! If the mission fails...The only way is to start over! Be careful! Enjoy the infinite combination of unique skills essential to survival. Of course, powerful guns and armor are essential for your mission! Key functions -Random and unique skills that will help you accomplish your mission. -Lovely character (animal) -Explore hundreds of beautiful worlds and maps that make up the universe. The best part of this is the Earth. -Eliminate thousands of monsters and unimaginable obstacles you've never seen before. -Increase your attributes by gaining level-up and powerful equipment. If you have any questions, please contact us at: Email thejaemi@thejaemi.com

About

Sky Guardian

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Sky Guardian is an offline bullet hell space shooter. Drag to move, dodge enemy fire and keep shooting as you push through the ASHFALL campaign. Learn each boss pattern, earn upgrades and try a different ship for your next run. It is free to play, supported by ads, with no in-app purchases. Fly the ASHFALL campaign across 100 chapters as an Aether storm swallows one system after another. Worlds bend the rules with hazards such as icing, poison fog, wind and gusts, meteor strikes, black-hole pull, time distortion, and more — so survival is about dodging as much as shooting. A world map, story dialogue, and a named boss battle at the end of every single chapter carry you from the first wave to the final storm. Upgrade your ships between runs and take down 100 bosses across the campaign. FEATURES - 100-chapter story campaign on a chapter-select map, across escalating acts of danger - 100 named bosses — one per chapter, with title cards, weak points and battle music, drawing on 15 attack patterns; crack the cores, don't chew a bullet sponge - 16 flyable ships, each a true sidegrade with its own feel and signature weapon — armored patrol, glass-cannon interceptor, rapid-fire gunship, juggernaut - 25 distinct worlds with unique visual identities, music moods and changing battlefield conditions - Deep hangar: 8 permanent upgrade tracks, 12 modular ship parts, and a SPECIAL MODULE slot with own-and-equip modules and run boosts - STORM CORES and the SINGULARITY climax — late bosses pull the arena apart before they die - 8 modes: Campaign, Sky Runner, Endless, Survival, Boss Rush, Time Attack, Chaos, and ASCENSION — each with its own records - ASCENSION roguelite mode — draft power-up cards, bank a single life, and push a permadeath run as far as your build takes you - End-of-chapter card drafts and weapon combinations for run-specific builds - 41 tiered achievements, a companion drone, escort missions, daily objectives with streak bonuses, a weekly challenge, and a pilot level system - 28 engine-trail colours, from the standard wake to gold and mastery unlocks - COMMUNITY LEVELS — paste a compatible shared code to play a custom stage. No account required. - Dynamic, biome-reactive music that shifts mood per world, with adaptive low-HP tension BUILT RIGHT - Full touch controls (drag to move, on-screen pause and bomb) plus keyboard support - The campaign plays offline — no internet connection needed to fly (ads need a connection to load) - Free to play, supported by ads: full-screen ads appear between runs, an ad may appear when you open the game, and optional rewarded ads let you revive or double your coins. No in-app purchases, no account system - Your save is stored locally; no account or sign-in is required. Advertising privacy choices are available in the game settings when applicable. The game does not request contacts or location access. If you grew up on classic arcade shmups and vertical scrolling shooters, this space shooter is built for you: readable bullets, honest hitboxes, boss battles that reward pattern-reading, and a difficulty curve that respects your time. No wifi, no paywall — just you, your spaceship, and the storm. Break the storm, crack the cores, and reclaim the sky.

Screenshots

Action Cat4 screens
Sky Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sky Guardian at none against Action Cat's 10. Action Cat's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Action Cat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sky Guardian asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Action Cat versus Sky Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction CatSky Guardian
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB53 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTHEJAEMI Inc.EMRE OZEL

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Action Cat

One-time10
  • Package goods 101$1.99
  • Package goods 102$4.99
  • Package goods 103$9.99
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  • Package goods 104$9.99
  • Package goods 105$19.99
  • Package goods 106$19.99
  • Package goods 107$19.99
  • Package goods 108$19.99
  • Package goods 109$19.99
  • Package goods 110$19.99
None

Sky Guardian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Action Cat free?
Action Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sky Guardian free?
Sky Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Action Cat or Sky Guardian have ads?
Both Action Cat and Sky Guardian show ads.
Which is updated more often, Action Cat or Sky Guardian?
Action Cat ships an update every 3 days, and Sky Guardian every 3 days. Most recently, Action Cat was updated on November 12, 2026 and Sky Guardian on November 10, 2026.

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