Comparison

Cat Hanabi vs Light

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

Head to head
About

Cat Hanabi

An action game where you control a cat to match falling balls by color. Successfully creating fireworks attracts visitors, while mistakes lead to fewer visitors and potential game over. Aim to achieve high scores and enjoy the experience.

Highlights
  • Move the cat to match falling ball colors
  • Create fireworks to attract visitors
  • Manage visitor count based on performance
  • Action-packed gameplay
  • High score chasing
Features
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This game is the 9th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Move the cat, match the color of the falling ball. This is the action game of fireworks. If the cats are overlapped in the same position, you can move the cat in the foreground. OK, even if overlapping cats same color as the ball falls. If you have fireworks, and more visitors. If you take a ball of different color or drop a ball, and fewer visitors. When the game ends without visitors. Please get more scores. Please Enjoy it!

About

Light

A puzzle action game where you cooperate with a weight-changing companion to solve riddles and navigate space. Utilize unique mechanics to overcome obstacles and escape a planet.

Highlights
  • Weight-changing puzzles
  • Physics-based action
  • Simple controls
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Unique gimmicks
Features
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[Light-Heavy Switch] is a puzzle action game in which the main character and Mendako, lost in space, cooperate to solve riddles and have adventures. Various gimmicks are prepared in each stage, and the player must make full use of Mendako's ability to change the weight of objects to reach the goal. Clear all the stages and escape the planet! ■Features - Riddle solving using "change the weight” By switching the weight of objects and the player himself/herself to lighter or heavier, various changes occur in the gimmick! Enjoy solving unique puzzles that have never been seen before. - Easy to play with simple controls There are only three buttons to control the game: the lever to move the character, the jump button, the weight switch button, and the grab button! You can enjoy solving puzzles with simple controls. - Exhilarating action using physics Physics calculations represent the player's movements, so you can enjoy exhilarating actions such as jumping up with a spring or breaking a box with the impact of landing. ■Controls - The lever at the bottom left of the screen allows the player to move left and right. - The [Jump] button at the bottom right of the screen allows the player to jump. - The player's weight can be switched by pressing the [Weight] button at the bottom right of the screen. - When the player gets close to a specific object, such as a box, the player can lift it with the "Grab" button and throw it with the "Throw" button. - The "Menu" button in the upper right corner allows you to stop the game. - Tap on the message window to switch to the following message.

Screenshots

Cat Hanabi3 screens
Light2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Light at every 4 months against Cat Hanabi's every 8 months. On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Hanabi ships an update every 8 months, Light every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cat Hanabi versus Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat HanabiLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAN-BALLYusuke Tsujimoto

Customer experience

Cat Hanabi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Light

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cat Hanabi

No in-app purchases

None

Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cat Hanabi free?
Cat Hanabi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light free?
Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cat Hanabi or Light have ads?
Both Cat Hanabi and Light show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cat Hanabi or Light?
Cat Hanabi ships an update every 8 months, and Light every 4 months. Most recently, Cat Hanabi was updated on October 23, 2026 and Light on October 16, 2026.

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