Comparison

AAAAXY vs catball

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

Head to head
About

AAAAXY

Explore a nonlinear 2D puzzle platformer set in mind-bending impossible spaces. Set your own goals, discover secrets, and enjoy a unique, disorienting world. Designed for players who enjoy exploration and a touch of playful trolling.

Highlights
  • Nonlinear 2D puzzle platformer
  • Impossible spaces gameplay
  • Exploration and secrets
  • Player-set goals
  • Unique world design
  • Playful trolling elements
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AAAAXY is a nonlinear 2D puzzle platformer taking place in impossible spaces. Although your general goal is reaching the surprising end of the game, you are encouraged to set your own goals while playing. Exploration will be rewarded, and secrets await you! So jump and run around, and enjoy losing your sense of orientation in this World of Wicked Weirdness. Find out what Van Vlijmen will make you do. Pick a path, get inside a Klein Bottle, recognize some memes, and by all means: don't look up. And beware of a minor amount of trolling. To reach the end, a new player will take about 4 to 6 hours, a full playthrough can be finished in about 1 hour and the end can be reached in about 15 minutes.

About

catball

A casual brick-breaker game with unique cat characters and unpredictable gameplay. Navigate 50 levels filled with puzzles involving teleportation and gravity. Enjoy customizable audio options and a challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Unique cat abilities
  • Dynamic gameplay mechanics
  • 50 challenging levels
  • Teleportation and gravity puzzles
  • Customizable audio tracks
  • High replayability
Features
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CATBALL is the debut mobile game from independant studio finallyhappygames. Meet CATBALL, the casual brick-breaker with a modern spin. Each cat you meet has a unique quality to them that will keep the game as interesting as it is challenging.You'll never know what to expect when you're playing CATBALL-- down can be up, up can be down, et cetera. You might get one ball to throw, or you might get as many as 30! Enjoy 50 levels of brain-teasing amusement that play with teleportation, gravity, precision accuracy, and sometimes just pure luck. Keep in mind, it won't be easy! Lose a level, and you're sent right back to the last one! Not many people can make it all the way to the end... can you? Go for broke and get the gold, or simply plug in and rock out! CATBALL features 4 original music tracks and many different audio effects to choose from. Whether you like your music chopped n' screwed, sped up, or only in one ear, enjoy the tunes however you like! CATBALL: are you up for the challenge?

Screenshots

AAAAXY4 screens
catball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AAAAXY at none against catball's shown. AAAAXY also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). catball's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AAAAXY against 5.0 for catball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AAAAXY ships an update every 3 weeks, catball weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AAAAXY versus catball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAAAAXYcatball
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRudolf PolzerMadison Holmes

Customer experience

AAAAXY

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

catball

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AAAAXY

No in-app purchases

None

catball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AAAAXY free?
AAAAXY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is catball free?
catball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AAAAXY or catball?
AAAAXY and catball are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do AAAAXY or catball have ads?
catball shows ads; AAAAXY does not.
Which is updated more often, AAAAXY or catball?
AAAAXY ships an update every 3 weeks, and catball weekly. Most recently, AAAAXY was updated on October 6, 2026 and catball on October 15, 2026.

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