Doodle Jump HD vs Cat Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Jump HD
Guide a character upwards on a graph paper world using tilt controls. Collect power-ups, avoid obstacles, and defeat enemies. Compete with friends and others globally.
- Tilt controls for movement
- Collect jet packs and power-ups
- Avoid black holes and monsters
- Jump on enemies Mario-style
- 12 unique worlds
- Multiplayer racetrack theme
- Global leaderboards and achievements
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BE WARNED: Insanely addictive! "possibly the best iPhone game ever created" - Touch Arcade From prime-time sitcoms (BIG BANG THEORY) to late night TV (JIMMY FALLON) to a fashion accessory for pop stars (LADY GAGA), Doodle Jump is EVERYWHERE! It's a cultural craze, a hot new trend! The iPad version brings you all that you love in the original iPhone game with brilliantly rendered full screen iPad graphics, lush environments, and AWESOME iPad-only features including a special multiplayer racetrack theme! ********************************************* In Doodle Jump, you guide Doodle the Doodler—using some of the most subtle and accurate tilt controls in existence—on a springy journey up, up, up a sheet of graph paper, picking up jet packs, avoiding black holes, and blasting baddies with nose balls along the way. Laugh with delight as Doodle™ blows past other players' actual score markers scribbled in the margins. And be warned: this game is insanely addictive. FEATURES: - 12 incredible worlds + SECRET easter eggs - broken, moving, disappearing, moveable, shifting, and EXPLODING platforms - JET PACKs, PROPELLER HATS, ROCKETS, and springs that fly you higher - UFOs, black holes, monsters, bear traps! - jump on monsters to bring them down MARIO-style - share your scores r - race agains friends! - global leaderboards, achievements! How to play: Tilt to move left or right, tap the screen to shoot. ______________________________________________________________________ * BE WARNED: This game is INSANELY addictive! * Don't doodle jump and drive!
Cat Stack
Rotate and position various cats to build the tallest possible tower. Be careful, as a fallen cat means game over. Discover and collect over 70 unique cat breeds, each with different effects that can impact your tower's stability.
- Stack cats to build towers
- Physics-based gameplay
- Collect over 70 cat breeds
- Cats have unique effects
- High score challenges
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How Many Cats Can You Stack? HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET? Rotate, position and release cats to make the tallest Cat Stack you can and score the highest points! If your cat falls off the tower, it’s game over for you and your kitty! SMELLY CATS! Do you love cats? Even when they are smelly, glowing or made of jelly?! Keep an eye out for all the distinctive cats with different effects - they might make your tower fall! COLLECT 'EM ALL! Unlock extra cats while playing! Make sure to collect all 70+ different cat breeds. Meow! JOIN THE FULL FAT COMMUNITY Like: facebook.com/fullfatgames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cat Stack at Free against Doodle Jump HD's $2.99. Cat Stack also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (891 vs 40). Doodle Jump HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, 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
Cat Stack is free to download; Doodle Jump HD costs $2.99 up front. Doodle Jump HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Stack sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cat Stack holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Stack has 891 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Doodle Jump HD's written reviews are positive against 79% of Cat Stack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Doodle Jump HD ships an update fortnightly, Cat Stack every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Jump HD | Cat Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) | 4.8 (891 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 891 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lima Sky | Full Fat Productions Ltd |
Customer experience
Doodle Jump HD
Cat Stack
User reviews
Doodle Jump HD
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Great graphics and themes
- 🚀 Excellent gameplay
- 👍 Variety of game modes
- 👍 Challenging and engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💡 Lack of multiplayer with iPhone/iPod users
- 💡 Platforms not extending to screen edges
- 💡 Difficulty aiming with larger iPad screen
Cat Stack
From 891 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐱 Cute cats
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique concept
- 👍 Simple and easy to play
- 🕰️ Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of variety in cat shapes
- 🔊 Sound issues and audio cutting out
- 📺 Too many ads, disruptive to gameplay
- 🔒 Paid version still has ads
Bugs and requests
Doodle Jump HD
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Achievements not registering properly
- Shooting/aiming issues on iPad
- Platforms disappearing or behaving erratically
Requested features
5 requests- Add more themes and levels
- Implement a level creator
- Add a downward mode or gravity reversal
- Improve multiplayer functionality
- Optimize controls for iPad
Cat Stack
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Unresponsive controls
- Ads not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- More cat variety
- Pause button
- Offline play mode
- Customization options
In-app purchases
Doodle Jump HD
- 1,000 coins$0.99
- 1000 candies$0.99
- 10000 candies$0.99
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- 500 eggs$0.99
- 1000 gold$1.99
- 10,000 coins$4.99
- 5000 eggs$4.99
- gold 100000$4.99
- 30,000 coins$9.99
- 15000 eggs$9.99
Cat Stack
- CS Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Bundle Pack 1$4.99
- CS Gem Pack 2$4.99
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- Remove Ads$5.99
- Bundle Pack 2$9.99
- CS Gem Pack 3$9.99
