CatchTheLionWars vs CatAndGold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CatchTheLionWars
Experience a cute and strategic chess variant online against other players. This game is easy to learn in minutes but offers deep strategic gameplay for thinkers.
- Online multiplayer
- Cute chess variant
- 3x4 board gameplay
- Easy to learn
- Deep strategy
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This is the first time you can play "Catch the Lion" online against human players. "Catch the Lion" is a very cute chess variant played on a 3x4 board and even a little kid can learn how to play within a minute. However, the game is more profound than meets the eye, so it's also good for those who love to think hard. Also, this game is called "dobutsushogi(doubutsushogi)" in Japan. ■voice nanahira(ななひら) © HEROZ, Inc. © Madoka Kitao Maiko Fujita 2013
CatAndGold
Catch falling beckoning cats with a cushion to earn gold coins. Achieve continuous catches for bonuses and upgrade your cushion with items. The game ends when cat food runs out, but stages advance with more food.
- Catch falling beckoning cats
- Earn gold oval coins (KOBAN)
- Continuous catch bonuses
- Upgrade floor cushion with items
- Stage progression based on cat food
- Game Center score sharing
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Please catch a falling "beckoning cat" with a cushion. It catches well and gets a gold oval coin(KOBAN)! Game Center should share everybody and a score! - It leans vertically and horizontally and moves a floor cushion. - It will become a bonus if a near beckoning cat is caught continuously. - As for "the black beckoning cat" which sometimes comes out, an oval gold coin double. The bonus of consecutive catches doubles, too. - A floor cushion upgrades with extra item. - It is game over when the upper left canned cat food is set to 0. If canned cat food exceeds 40, 80, and 120, a stage will go up. # "beckoning cat" is called MANEKI NEKO" in Japan. # "KOBAN" is the old currency of japan. # "Ryo" is the oldest currency units in Japan. P.s. The cat which is sleeping on the second stage is our Revi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CatAndGold at 100% against CatchTheLionWars's 38%. CatAndGold also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). CatchTheLionWars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 25 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. CatchTheLionWars sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. CatAndGold asks for nothing beyond the download.
CatAndGold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CatchTheLionWars has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of CatchTheLionWars's written reviews are positive against 100% of CatAndGold's.
CatchTheLionWars ships an update every 7 months, CatAndGold every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CatchTheLionWars | CatAndGold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEROZ | Keietsu Yasuhara |
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CatchTheLionWars
CatAndGold
In-app purchases
CatchTheLionWars
- LionKing1$0.99
- 30days premium$4.99
- significantly weakened opponent selection (30 days)$4.99
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- LionKing13$9.99
- LionKing27$19.99
- LionKing44$29.99
- LionKing77$49.99
- LionKing133$79.99
- LionKing166$99.99
CatAndGold
No in-app purchases
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