Comparison

Animal Quest vs Cat Wars

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

Head to head
About

Animal Quest

Embark on a hilarious adventure with unique animals as they journey to a mysterious tree. Collect and customize your animal squad, draw infinite equipment, and battle monsters and bosses. Enjoy idle progression and a captivating main story.

Highlights
  • Collect unique animal heroes
  • Infinite equipment draws
  • Idle progression and offline rewards
  • Customize animal appearance
  • Battle monsters and big bosses
  • Engaging main story
Features
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A hilarious rebellion of unique animals! A mobile game about animals' adventures to a mysterious tree! ▶ Collect your own cute animals! Cute and charming animals are here! Build your own squad of unique animals. ▶ Infinite equipment draws! No more endless grinding & endless hunting RPGs! Swing your hammer and your gear will come out! ▶ Your own animals that grow every time you log in! Easy and quick to raise without any burden! You can get various items even when you're not online! ▶ Unique appearance Great looking items made with pixels! Customize your animals with a variety of new looks! ▶ Big Boss Challenges From various monsters to powerful giant bosses! Defeat bosses that appear in each area, including dungeons! ▶ Main Story A mysterious tree suddenly springs up in the peaceful land, the world has been opened to new adventures. This special tree is surrounded by magical powers, when struck with a large hammer, powerful equipment appears with a mystical glow. Adventurers set out to find the tree to get these items, but there are many monsters and dangers lurking around the tree. When the animals hear about this, they set out to find the mystical tree in their own region...

About

Cat Wars

Engage in a charming defense game where adorable cats evolve into powerful warriors. Collect artifacts, combine unique skills, and research advanced techniques to conquer dungeons and defeat enemies. Build your own cat civilization and lead them to victory.

Highlights
  • Cat evolution and upgrades
  • Rare artifact collection
  • Unique skill combinations
  • Growth lab for research
  • Dungeon conquest challenges
Features
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Let's start a fiery war of the world's most trivial cats! We invite you to the most thrilling adventure in this world! "Cat Wars" is a charming defense game featuring adorable cats as the protagonists. Join the "Cat Wars" cats, each endowed with unique abilities! ▶ The Exhilarating Pleasure of Cat Evolution! Upgrade and evolve your cats into powerful warriors. Prepare to conquer the world with your very own civilization of cats! ▶ Become Stronger with Rare Artifact Collection! Collect various artifacts with unique abilities, and experience the joy of collecting and watching your feline friends grow stronger! ▶ Your Personal Skill Combination for Victory! Create a winning strategy by combining innovative skills to overwhelm your enemies. Unique skills will transform ordinary cats into legendary warriors! ▶ A Unique Growth Lab! Research your powerful techniques and maximize the potential of your cat warriors! Continuous research allows you to experience an ever-advancing civilization. ▶ Exciting Dungeon Conquests! Defeat monsters escaped from the lab and demons from hell to conquer dungeons and discover new treasures!

Screenshots

Animal Quest4 screens
Cat Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animal Quest at 4.5 against Cat Wars's 3.3. Animal Quest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 3). Cat Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Animal Quest sells 45 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Wars sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animal Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animal Quest has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Animal Quest's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cat Wars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Quest ships an update weekly, Cat Wars every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Animal Quest versus Cat Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal QuestCat Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size734 MB176 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGameberry Studio IncLAYERLAB

Customer experience

Animal Quest

All ratings42 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.8%

Cat Wars

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

45 purchases

Animal Quest

One-time45
  • Limited Style$0.99
  • Boss Dungeon Package (2) 1$1.99
  • Back Item Package 1$1.99
Show 42 more
  • Upstone Package 1$1.99
  • Small Gold Leaf$1.99
  • Starter Package 1$1.99
  • Unique Animals Package 1$1.99
  • Gacha Level 4 Package$1.99
  • Elite Equipment 1$1.99
  • Upstone Package 2$3.99
  • Gold Leaf Pile$3.99
  • Lucky Store Package 2$3.99
  • Unique Spirit Package 1$3.99
  • Special Offer Card 1$3.99
  • Ticket Speed$3.99
  • Unique Animals Package 2$3.99
  • Elite Equipment 2$3.99
  • Starter Package 2$3.99
  • Animals Pickup Package 1$3.99
  • Gacha Level 5 Package$3.99
  • Ad Removal Card (Lifetime)$6.99
  • Elite Equipment 3$6.99
  • Upstone Package 3$8.99
  • Lucky Store Package 3$8.99
  • Gold Leaf Pouch$8.99
  • Player Level Pass 1$8.99
  • Sphinx Acquisition Package$8.99
  • WTiger Acquisition Package$8.99
  • Starter Package 3$8.99
  • Gacha Level 6 Package$8.99
  • Tirex Acquisition Package$8.99
  • Chameleon Acquisition Package$8.99
  • Daily Hammer Pass$8.99
  • Elite Equipment 4$14.99
  • Gold Leaf Wooden Box$17.99
  • Daily Animals Pass$17.99
  • Gold Leaf Oak Barrel$49.99
  • Gold Leaf Treasure Chest$89.99
  • Lucky Store Package 6$89.99
  • Octopus 6-Star Package$89.99
  • Wolf 6-Star Package$89.99
  • Whale 6-Star Package$89.99
  • Megalodon 6-Star Package$89.99
  • Eagle 6-Star Package$89.99
  • Thunderbird 6-Star Package$89.99
17 purchases

Cat Wars

One-time17
  • Adventurer Package$0.99
  • Newbie Welcome Package$0.99
  • Pile Of Rubies$1.99
Show 14 more
  • 2x Gold Booster$2.99
  • Mastery Master Package$2.99
  • Epic Artifact Package$3.99
  • Dungeon Conquest Package$3.99
  • Ruby Wallet$3.99
  • Rare Artifact Package$3.99
  • Era Pass 3$5.99
  • Era Pass 2$5.99
  • 2x Orb Booster$6.99
  • Ad Removal Package$7.99
  • Ruby Trophy$8.99
  • 3x Gold Booster$9.99
  • Ruby Bag$19.99
  • Ruby Safe$36.99

Questions

Is Animal Quest free?
Animal Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Wars free?
Cat Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animal Quest or Cat Wars?
Animal Quest is rated higher. Animal Quest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Cat Wars averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Animal Quest or Cat Wars have ads?
Animal Quest shows ads; Cat Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Animal Quest or Cat Wars?
Animal Quest ships an update weekly, and Cat Wars every 2 months. Most recently, Animal Quest was updated on September 19, 2026 and Cat Wars on September 10, 2026.

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