CatAndGold vs Planet Invaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Planet Invaders
Defend your planet from relentless alien waves in this arcade shooter. Unlock new players and powers to blast enemies into cosmic fireworks. Enjoy classic single-player or team up with up to 4 players on a single device in co-op mode.
- Endless waves of enemies
- Unlockable players and powers
- Classic single-player mode
- 4-player co-op on one device
- Cosmic fireworks visual effects
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"Planet Invaders is like space invaders on steroids" Planet Invaders is an arcade shooter where you must defend your planet against endless waves of challenging enemies. Unlock different players and powers, turning squads of enemies into beautiful cosmic fireworks. In co-op mode, you can play with up to 4 players as a team on a single device. 2 Game Modes: - Classic (Single player) - Co-op (Play with up to 4 players) Planet Invaders is built by passionate human beings. We'd love to know how we can make it better, so get in touch with us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Planet Invaders at none against CatAndGold's shown. Planet Invaders also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 25 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CatAndGold against 5.0 for Planet Invaders. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CatAndGold ships an update every 25 months, Planet Invaders every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CatAndGold | Planet Invaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keietsu Yasuhara | Cotton.sg Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
CatAndGold
Planet Invaders
In-app purchases
CatAndGold
No in-app purchases
Planet Invaders
No in-app purchases
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