Clumsy Cat vs Octodad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clumsy Cat
Embody a mischievous cat left alone to cause chaos. Explore and destroy four distinct environments, from a house to a mall, before your owners return. Unlock new playable characters and wreak havoc.
- Destroy house, museum, school, and mall
- Play as a ginger cat or unlock other pets
- Explore diverse rooms and exhibits
- Cause maximum damage
- Upgrade to new playable characters
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You are a cat. Your owners left you alone. Do as much damage as possible before they get back. Destroy four levels - the house, museum, school, and mall. Play as a lovable ginger cat or upgrade to one of the other playable pets. Wreak havoc with a Siamese cat, fat cat, beaver, bull, cow, dog, goat, lion, koala, monkey, pig, pony, raccoon, and more! The house has a variety of rooms to smash including: -Family room -Kitchen -Dining room -Bathroom -Bedroom -Attic -Basement -Garage The museum has many exhibits to wreck: -Dinosaur fossils -Sculptures -Paintings -Egyptian -Medieval -Pottery The entire school can be ruined including: -Gymnasium -Library -Science lab -Band room -Classrooms -Computer lab The mall has many stores to vandalize (paid content): -Electronics store -Appliance store -Cosmetic store -Pharmacy -Clothing store -Toy store -Jewelry store
Octodad
Control an octopus disguised as a human father as he navigates daily life. Master mundane tasks with clumsy tentacles while hiding his true identity from his family. A humorous adventure focused on destruction, deception, and fatherhood.
- Physics-based controls
- Deception mechanics
- Fatherhood simulation
- Humorous gameplay
- Mundane task mastery
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family. In this sequel to the splash hit Octodad, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife’s mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clumsy Cat at Free against Octodad's $4.99. Clumsy Cat also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Octodad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Clumsy Cat is free to download; Octodad costs $4.99 up front. Clumsy Cat sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Octodad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Clumsy Cat against 4.3 for Octodad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 740 and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Clumsy Cat's written reviews are positive against 75% of Octodad's.
Clumsy Cat ships an update every 12 months, Octodad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clumsy Cat | Octodad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (740 ratings) | 4.3 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #130 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 276 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dingo Games Inc. | Young Horses, Inc. |
Customer experience
Clumsy Cat
Octodad
User reviews
Clumsy Cat
From 740 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying destruction
- 👍 No ads
- 🐱 Cute cat character
- ⭐️ Fun and addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for additional characters and levels
- ⏱️ Short time limit
- 🔁 Repetitive single house setting
Octodad
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Funny and creative
- 👍 Challenging but fun
- 👍 Unique gameplay
- 👍 Great graphics and design
- 👍 Nostalgic and memorable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔨 Controls can be frustrating
- 🔨 Some levels are too difficult
- 🔨 Game is too short
Bugs and requests
Clumsy Cat
Reported bugs
2 issues- Restore purchases feature not working
- Controls can be unresponsive at times
Requested features
4 requests- Unlock characters and levels through gameplay progression
- Add more houses/environments to destroy
- Implement an unlimited/sandbox mode
- Introduce multiplayer functionality
Octodad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Leg/arm movements getting stuck
- Progression/save issues
- Audio problems
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Easier controls
- Co-op multiplayer mode
- More shorts/bonus content
In-app purchases
Clumsy Cat
- Unlock All Characters$3.99
- Unlock Mall Level$3.99
Octodad
No in-app purchases









