rRootage Online HD vs CATO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rRootage Online HD
Experience a legendary shooter ported and optimized for mobile devices. Engage in 160 stages across four distinct modes, featuring online leaderboards and achievements. Master unique gameplay mechanics in this classic arcade-style experience.
- Four distinct game modes
- 160 challenging stages
- Online hi-scores and achievements
- Game Center integration
- Intuitive touch controls
- Multiple gameplay mechanics (Normal, PSY, IKA, GW)
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Kenta Cho's legendary shooter rRootage ported and optimized for iOS! 4 different modes, 160 stages total. Including music, SFX, online hi-scores and achievements. rRootage Online is Game Center enabled. ◆ Reviews for rRootage Online ◆ EUROGAMER (Rating 9/10): "rRootage Online is why Kenta Cho releases his games in the way he does; it's now got a chance to hit a new audience, and be enjoyed by many more people, in what feels like the definitive version." APP SPY (Rating 4/5): "...for those who consider themselves fans of the shmup genre, this is without a doubt a must buy." TOUCHARCADE: "Anyone who enjoys a nice 2D shooter should grab this one instantly." WHATSONIPHONE (Rating 4.5/5): "rRootage is a classic game faithfully rendered on the iphone" FINGERGAMING: "rRootage offers much more variety than the typical App Store shoot-’em-up [...]. Shooter fans should definitely check this one out." POCKETGAMER: "The fact that this gem is available on the App Store is great news." THEPORTABLEGAMER: "If R-Type was too simple for you, or DoDonPachi Resurrection was something you completed with one eye closed while doing one handed pushups, then this is worthy of your time and money." Controls: * Touch and hold to move ship * Second touch to trigger special * Double tap to pause game Menu: * Touch the squares to select mode/stage Game: Control your ship and avoid the barrage. Use the laser to destroy the battleship of the enemy. You can cause more damage if you fire the laser close to the enemy. When all ships are destroyed, the game is over. The ship extends at 200,000 and every 500,000 points. . Normal Mode This is the standard game mode. - Special -> Bomb The bomb wipes enemies bullets. The number of bombs are displayed at the left-down corner. . PSY Mode As your ship grazes a bullet, the graze meter (displayed at the right-down corner) increases. When the graze meter becomes full, the ship becomes invincible for a while. - Special -> Rolling This movement widens the range the ship can graze. . IKA Mode Your ship has two attributes, white and black. All bullets also have these attributes, and your ship can absorb bullets that have the same attribute. Absorbed bullets are changed into lasers automatically. - Special -> Attribution change Change your ship’s attribute. . GW Mode Your ship can use the reflector. The reflector reflects bullets around your ship. - Special -> Reflector To use the reflector, you have to activate special until the reflector meter (displayed at the left-down corner) becomes empty. You can use the reflector only if the reflector meter displays 'OK'.
CATO
Guide a feline through urban landscapes, leaping over obstacles and interacting with wildlife. Utilize a unique flying mechanic for limited bursts and collect in-game currency to customize your cat's appearance with accessories.
- Cat rooftop running
- Flying mechanic
- Collect fishies for currency
- Customize cat with hats and glasses
- Draw on custom cat
- Break obstacles
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CATO is an experience of a cat running on the city rooftops, break flower pots and ladders, scare birds and race cats, oh and not to mention, you can FLY. Fly only for a managed time if you do not wish to be timed out! Collect fishies that the seagulls have brought up there. With the fish coin you can get different attributes to your cat like hats and glasses (more to come). Draw on your custom cat and directly change the appearance of your cat! Enjoy our original style and musical experience, rate and review if we managed to give pleasure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CATO at every 2 weeks against rRootage Online HD's every 4 months. CATO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
rRootage Online HD ships an update every 4 months, CATO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rRootage Online HD | CATO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fraglab.at | Jurgis Saliamoras |
Customer experience
rRootage Online HD
CATO
In-app purchases
rRootage Online HD
No in-app purchases
CATO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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