The Manhole vs Where is cat?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Manhole
Explore a whimsical, interactive world filled with delightful characters and surprises. This award-winning digital playground offers endless discovery for children, featuring charming animations, original music, and engaging activities.
- Interactive world exploration
- Whimsical characters
- Original music and sounds
- Hand-rendered characters
- Award-winning design
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From the creators of Myst, The Manhole is a silly, delightful, interactive, busy-box-of-a-world that kids can explore and explore - finding something new around every corner. This award-winning romp transports children to the fanciful world around, above, and beneath what appears to be just an average, everyday manhole. But there is much more than meets the eye - have tea with a rabbit, wake up a walrus, nibble biscuits with a dragon, hang with a penguin, boat with an elephant, speak French with a turtle, and much more! First released in the 80s, the original version won rave reviews and numerous awards including "Best New Use of a Computer" from the Software Publishers Association. This Masterpiece Edition was produced in the 90s as a ground-up re-make of the original with meticulous computer-rendered scenes layered with delightful hand-rendered characters. There are over 30 original music compositions and scores of original sounds and voices.
Where is cat?
Embark on a series of charming hide-and-seek adventures with a playful cat. Solve puzzles to find hidden items and uncover delightful surprises. This interactive storybook-style game is designed for all ages.
- Hide-and-seek gameplay
- Item finding puzzles
- Interactive storybook style
- Kid-drawn artwork
- Multiple themed adventures
- HD music and graphics
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The collection of adventures of the Bonte cat who likes to play hide-and-seek: - Where is cat? Find and tap on the black cat hidden in each room of the house and then find all the different items the cat wants for a little surprise at the end... A game suitable for children from 5 years to people aged 105 but young at heart. The game plays and feels like an interactive child's storybook, and a lot of the artwork is drawn by kids. - Christmas cat The Bonte cat jumps on top of the Christmas tree and sends the 20 red balls all around the house. Can you find all the balls back by solving little puzzles? If you can, you will find out in the end why the cat hated the Christmas tree... To use the different tools you find in the house: tap on the tool so it gets highlighted and then tap on the object you want to interact with. A game suitable for children from 7 years to people aged 107 but young at heart. - Cat in Japan The Bonte cat has arrived in Japan and can't stop dreaming about sushi! Can you find all the sushi by solving the puzzles? To use the different tools you find: tap on the tool so it gets highlighted and then tap on the object you want to interact with. A game suitable for children from 6 years to people aged 106 but young at heart. 'Where is cat?' is a bontegames game by Bart Bonte, containing HD music and graphics. @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Where is cat? at free against The Manhole's paid. Where is cat? also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). The Manhole's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 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
The Manhole costs $1.99 and Where is cat? $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Manhole holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of The Manhole's written reviews are positive against 79% of Where is cat?'s.
The Manhole ships an update every 21 months, Where is cat? every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | The Manhole | Where is cat? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.49 |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #130 | #80 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyan Worlds | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
The Manhole
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In-app purchases
The Manhole
No in-app purchases
Where is cat?
No in-app purchases
Questions
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