Catch a Mouse vs Splashy Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch a Mouse
Embark on a global cheese chase adventure as the Cheese Guardian. Outsmart a sneaky mouse by setting smart traps, solving logic puzzles, and recovering stolen legendary cheeses. Enjoy addictive, family-friendly gameplay with daily challenges and boosters.
- Addictive puzzle gameplay
- Smart strategy and trap setting
- Powerful boosters
- Daily missions and rewards
- Relaxing and family-friendly
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Over 4 Million Downloads! Join the ultimate cheese chase puzzle adventure in Catch a Mouse, one of the most fun and addictive casual games on the App Store! A clever mouse is stealing legendary cheeses from around the world, and only YOU can stop it. Travel across famous locations, set smart traps, solve puzzles, and recover stolen cheese in this relaxing yet challenging casual game. YOUR MISSION Play as the Cheese Guardian and outsmart the sneaky mouse using strategy, logic, and timing. Explore global levels, unlock new challenges, and protect the world’s cheese supply! GAME FEATURES ► Addictive Puzzle Gameplay – Easy to play, hard to master. Perfect for fans of casual puzzle, logic, and brain games. ► Smart Strategy & Traps – Think ahead and use clever mechanics similar to Sudoku and Solitaire. ► Powerful Boosters – Speed up your progress with fun boosters inspired by Match-3 and casual games. ► Daily Missions & Rewards – New challenges, daily gifts, and ongoing progression. ► Relaxing & Family-Friendly – A lighthearted puzzle game for all ages. Whether you enjoy puzzle games, casual brain games, strategy games, or relaxing challenges, Catch a Mouse delivers fun anytime, anywhere. Download Catch a Mouse now and start the ultimate cheese-saving puzzle adventure! http://www.memeinc.com ©Meme, Inc
Splashy Dots
This app offers a unique puzzle experience with strategic dot-connecting gameplay. Enjoy thousands of brain-teasing levels with a distinctive art style and relaxing jazz music. Designed for Apple devices, it features haptic feedback and iCloud syncing.
- Unique dot-connecting mechanics
- Thousands of brain-teasing puzzles
- Splashy and juicy graphics
- Relaxing chillout jazz music
- Haptic feedback and force touch support
- iCloud progress syncing
- Full undo support
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Imagine yourself in a cozy art gallery, with the sounds of a live jazz act in the background, a brush in your hand and a canvas in front of you. You’re all set. You have a perfect opportunity to create some unique splatter art paintings. Now you can do all of this on your mobile device! ======= ORIGINAL GAMEPLAY Splashy Dots has one of its kind mechanics that can't be found in any other game. If you like games such as chess, Sudoku, Go or Rubik's cube you will be amazed by how much this game has to offer beyond the art style. LOTS OF CONTENT Thousands of brain-teasing puzzles. You can choose colors and difficulty up to your preferences. DESIGNED FOR APPLE DEVICES Designed specifically for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and iMessage. Works with haptic feedback and force touch on iPhone 7, which allows you to feel the splashes in your hand. UNIQUE ART STYLE Splashy and juicy graphics with lots of colorful themes. Each level ends up as a painting for you to collect. EASY TO PLAY, HARD TO MASTER Full undo support so you can experiment freely with multiple paths. Hints to help you when you get really stuck. Easy to learn rules with surprising complexity as levels get harder. MUSIC Chillout Jazz music playing in the background with procedurally generated tunes that are different at every level. iCloud Progress is saved in the cloud so you can play on multiple devices at once. ======= DESCRIPTION: The game is visually driven but the core of the gameplay is focused on strategic thinking. Your goal is to connect all the dots. Sounds familiar? Nothing could be further from the truth. Splashy Dots has one of its kind mechanics that can't be found in any other game. If you like games such as chess, Sudoku, Go or Rubik's cube you will be amazed by how much this game has to offer beyond the colorful art style. You move the dot with swipes so in order to play this game you need a single hand and an open-minded brain. Your dot moves on a visually appealing grid that lets you easily understand the in-game physics. You can move horizontally or vertically within this grid. There are only splashes and paint streaks. Whenever you swipe you create both - a streak and a splash. The in-game music is relaxing and your moves are accompanied by calming sound effects. At the beginning the game is easy, but it gets more brain-challenging with each level you complete. It's easy to finish initial levels which contain only a few dots but you need to learn how to test your strategies in order to finish levels with a dozen of them. You need your combined experiences to progress in the game. There's always at least a single possible solution but usually, the first move is the most important one. It can immediately help you solve the puzzle or break the odds of winning. The world of Splashy Dots is full of colors. Gameplay will make you excited. It's addictive and challenging. Whenever you get stuck you don't need to stop - there's a hint that you may want to use. There's no such thing as a score so you don’t need to hurry. Take your time, be patient. Test your skills and try to solve one of the most creative modern puzzlers. If you own AppleTV you need to know that the Splashy Dots TV version was not only specially designed for TV, but the game will be synchronized across all your devices, whether it's iPod, iPhone or AppleTV. Not convinced yet? If you play on AppleTV you will get daily free hints! Yup, that's it. You only need to download the game on your AppleTV in order to receive free hints on iPhone. Enjoy! ----------------------------- FOLLOW https://www.facebook.com/crimsonpine https://twitter.com/crimsonpine DISCOVER http://www.crimsonpine.com/ SUPPORT Are you having problems? Contact our team and we will do our best to help you! http://www.crimsonpine.com/#section-contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catch a Mouse at 80% against Splashy Dots's 35%. Splashy Dots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Catch a Mouse sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Splashy Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Splashy Dots holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 270 and 200 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Catch a Mouse's written reviews are positive against 35% of Splashy Dots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Catch a Mouse ships an update monthly, Splashy Dots every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catch a Mouse | Splashy Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (270 ratings) | 4.1 (200 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.9% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 270 — better | 200 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meme, Inc | Crimson Pine Games |
Customer experience
Catch a Mouse
Splashy Dots
User reviews
Catch a Mouse
From 270 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Cute graphics and animations
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging
- 💰 Good value as a free app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Certain levels are mathematically impossible
- 🔊 Annoying sound effects and laughter
- 🔒 In-app purchases required to unlock more content
- 🤖 Inconsistent mouse AI behavior
Splashy Dots
From 200 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful design and visuals
- 🎶 Relaxing background music
- 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
- 👍 Addictive and enjoyable gameplay
- 💡 Unique concept and mechanics
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried puzzle designs
- 🕰️ Slow progression and pacing
- 🔒 Lack of customization or control over ads
Bugs and requests
Catch a Mouse
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Levels not loading properly after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to undo moves
- Hints or solutions for difficult levels
- More varied level designs and backgrounds
- Syncing of purchased content across devices
Splashy Dots
Reported bugs
3 issues- App opening App Store unexpectedly
- Volume issues and audio problems
- Inconsistent gameplay and level completion tracking
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety and difficulty progression
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Custom level creation and sharing
- Improved background music and sound effects
In-app purchases
Catch a Mouse
- 100 Extra Hard levels pack$0.99
- Unlimited use Mouse Smasher$0.99
- La Cuisine levels pack (150 levels)$1.99
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- Cheeseland levels pack (120 levels)$1.99
- Fruit Salad levels pack (150 levels)$1.99
- Christmas levels pack (150 levels)$1.99
- Cheese Pack$1.99
- All 600 levels + Smasher$4.99
- Gearing up!$4.99
- Cheese Pack 3$5.99
Splashy Dots
- Small Hint Pack$0.99
- Medium Hint Pack$2.99
- One Free Hint In Each Level$2.99
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- Large Hint Pack$5.99
- Coral Reef Pack$9.99
- Sweets Pack$9.99
- Huge Hint Pack$9.99
- Hues Pack$9.99
- Unlimited Hints$19.99
- Unlimited Brushes$19.99
Questions
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