Comparison

Clumsy Cat vs Octodad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Physics-based controls
  • Deception mechanics
  • Fatherhood simulation
  • Humorous gameplay
  • Mundane task mastery
Features
Currently charting
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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?

Screenshots

Clumsy Cat4 screens
Octodad4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Clumsy Cat versus Octodad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClumsy CatOctodad
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (740 ratings)4.3 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7402.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#130 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB276 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDingo Games Inc.Young Horses, Inc.

Customer experience

Clumsy Cat

All ratings740 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral15.7%
Negative10.5%

Octodad

All ratings2,814 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Clumsy Cat

From 740 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

2 purchases

Clumsy Cat

One-time2
  • Unlock All Characters$3.99
  • Unlock Mall Level$3.99
None

Octodad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clumsy Cat free?
Clumsy Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octodad free?
Octodad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clumsy Cat or Octodad?
Octodad is rated higher. Clumsy Cat averages 4.2 out of 5 from 740 ratings, while Octodad averages 4.3 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Clumsy Cat or Octodad have ads?
Neither Clumsy Cat nor Octodad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clumsy Cat or Octodad?
Clumsy Cat ships an update every 12 months, and Octodad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clumsy Cat was updated on October 13, 2026 and Octodad on October 15, 2026.

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