The Nom vs Spooky Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Nom
Transform into a creature and battle your way through a dangerous world to defeat the scientist who changed you. Overcome guards and bosses using your wits and strength to reclaim your human form.
- Regain human form
- Defeat Dr. Vial
- Battle fierce guards
- Fight powerful bosses
- Explore a world of danger and mystery
- Overcome challenges
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Transformed into a creature by the nefarious Dr. Vial, your quest is to find and defeat him to regain your human form. Along the way, you'll face fierce guards and powerful bosses who will stop at nothing to prevent you from achieving your goal. Explore a world filled with danger and mystery as you fight your way through each level, using your wits and strength to overcome the challenges that lie ahead. Will you be able to defeat Dr. Vial and become human again? Play now and find out!
Spooky Cat
Take control of a spectral feline to possess objects and drive out intruders. Use your ghostly abilities to scare bullies and enforce your unique brand of justice. Unleash your inner ghost hero!
- Control a ghost cat
- Possess objects
- Kick out thieves
- Scare bullies
- Enforce justice
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Control a ghost cat and possess everything around you to kick out the thieves, scare out the bullies and enforce your own justice!
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Verdict
The Nom and Spooky Cat both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Spooky Cat's written reviews are positive against 49% of The Nom's. The Nom's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (23K vs 3.8K). On price, rating, ads 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. The Nom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Spooky Cat sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spooky Cat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Nom has 23K ratings behind it against 3.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of The Nom's written reviews are positive against 95% of Spooky Cat's.
The Nom ships an update weekly, Spooky Cat monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | The Nom | Spooky Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 3.8K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 335 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
The Nom
Spooky Cat
User reviews
The Nom
From 23K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Best
- 😊 Cool game
- 👍 Pretty fun
- 👍 Brilliant and original game
Room to improve
- 🤬 Adds are gambling
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🤬 Forced ads
- 🤬 Can't turn off ads
- 🤬 Ads after every level
Spooky Cat
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 🐱 Cute animal characters
- 💡 Unique concept of helping people
- 🎨 Good graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🔋 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
Bugs and requests
The Nom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game not loading
- Level progression issues
- Ads not working as advertised
Requested features
6 requests- Allow free roam instead of levels
- Add an ending or sequel
- Improve graphics
- Make it playable offline
- Fix level progression issues
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- Add more upgrades and content
Spooky Cat
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frozen screen on certain levels
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Ability to create custom levels
- Option to disable ads
In-app purchases
The Nom
- Gems Pack 1$1.99
- Skin 1$1.99
- Skin 4$1.99
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- No Forced Ads2 variants$2.99
- Gems Pack 2$4.99
- Gems Pack 3$9.99
- Gems Pack 4$26.99
- Gems Pack 5$54.99
- Gems Pack 6$99.99
Spooky Cat
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1000 Coins$1.49
- 2000 Coins$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Adss + 500 Coins$2.49
- 5000 Coins$2.49
- 10000 Coins$2.99
