Comparison

Simon's Cat Match! vs Orbital Panic

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

Head to head
About

Simon's Cat Match!

Embark on a relaxing match-3 puzzle adventure with adorable characters. Solve thousands of levels, design whimsical gardens and homes, and enjoy brain-boosting minigames. Play offline and collect cute friends in a cozy community.

Highlights
  • Thousands of match-3 levels
  • Area and home design
  • Hidden-object puzzles
  • Relaxing coloring gameplay
  • Collect cute characters
  • Offline play
  • Team events
Features
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Looking for a relaxing escape? Join Simon's Cat in the most delightful match-3 adventure! Solve thousands of fun match-3 levels, dive into hidden-object puzzles, and enjoy relaxing coloring gameplay. Whether you want to sharpen your brain or just unwind after a long day, Simon’s Cat Match! is your perfect daily retreat. WHY PLAY SIMON’S CAT MATCH? • RELAXING MATCH-3 PUZZLES: No timers, no stress. Just pure, satisfying tile-matching with adorable treats and boosters. • DECORATE & COLOR: Use your stars to design whimsical gardens and cozy homes. Bring Simon's world to life with your unique style! • BRAIN-BOOSTING MINIGAMES: Take a break from matching with tricky hidden-object scenes and creative coloring levels. • COLLECT CUTE FRIENDS: Meet the iconic characters from the Simon's Cat series and help them build the ideal home! • COZY COMMUNITY: Join a Team to chat, share free lives, and participate in weekly events. FEATURES YOU’LL LOVE: • Thousands of Levels: Fresh puzzle challenges added every week! • Play Offline: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Enjoy your cat adventure anywhere, anytime. • Super Boosters: Use powerful boosters to blast through even the trickiest levels. • Beautiful Graphics: High-quality areas, gardens, and houses that bring the world of Simon's Cat to life. Download Simon’s Cat Match! today for a cozy gaming experience.

About

Orbital Panic

Features
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ORBITAL PANIC One tap. One launch. One more run. Orbital Panic is a fast arcade game about timing, pressure, and tiny mistakes. Your probe auto-orbits a planet. Tap to fling it toward the next capture ring. Thread the orbit and keep the chain alive. Aim too tight and you crash. Aim too wide and you vanish into space. Wait too long and the orbit decays beneath you. Every successful hop makes the next one sharper: faster spins, tighter windows, moving targets, black holes, blazing stars, and tempting bonus asteroids that can double your score if you dare chase them. Miss by a hair and the game tells you exactly how close you were. Hit the center of the capture band for a BULLSEYE, stack bigger scores, and push for the global leaderboard. FEATURES - True one-tap controls: instant to learn, brutal to master - Precision scoring with speed bonuses, BULLSEYE hits, and asteroid multipliers - Endless arcade runs with instant restart - Global leaderboard with your own editable space callsign - Shareable score cards for your best runs - Planet, moon, star, asteroid, and black-hole encounters - Procedural graphics and synthesized audio - No ads. No in-app purchases. Core gameplay works offline. Free. Fast. Unforgiving. How far can you orbit?

Screenshots

Simon's Cat Match!4 screens
Orbital Panic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbital Panic at none against Simon's Cat Match!'s 26. Simon's Cat Match!'s advantage is chart position (#180 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Simon's Cat Match! sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Orbital Panic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simon's Cat Match! ships an update every 9 days, Orbital Panic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Simon's Cat Match! versus Orbital Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimon's Cat Match!Orbital Panic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#180 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size454 MB74 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTactile Games Limitedai.doo

Bugs and requests

Simon's Cat Match!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Progression and save data loss
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and new content
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Better customer support
  • Ability to disable certain features

Orbital Panic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Simon's Cat Match!

One-time24
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer- Tier 2$1.99
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
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  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Tier 3- Endless Offer$2.99
  • Tier 4 - Endless Offer$2.99
  • Progress Pack$4.99
  • Tier 5 - Endless Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Tier 6 - Endless Offer$5.99
  • Pile of Coins$7.99
  • Season Pass$7.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • Kitten Bundle$9.99
  • Special Offer- Tier 10$9.99
  • Bag of Coins$14.99
  • Tier 15 - Endless Offer$14.99
  • Treat Bundle$19.99
  • Chest of Coins$29.99
  • Purrfect Bundle$39.99
  • Vault of Coins$54.99
  • Pawsome Bundle$79.99
  • Mountain of Coins$99.99
  • Cat's Meow Bundle$99.99
None

Orbital Panic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simon's Cat Match! free?
Simon's Cat Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbital Panic free?
Orbital Panic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simon's Cat Match! or Orbital Panic have ads?
Neither Simon's Cat Match! nor Orbital Panic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simon's Cat Match! or Orbital Panic?
Simon's Cat Match! ships an update every 9 days, and Orbital Panic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simon's Cat Match! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Orbital Panic on September 30, 2026.

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