Comparison

Cat And Ball vs Ruby's Realms

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

Head to head
About

Cat And Ball

A one-handed game where you control a cat to catch falling items. Collect gold coins for points and avoid red coins to protect your hearts. Unlock new looks and backgrounds with in-game currency.

Highlights
  • One-handed controls
  • Coin collection for scoring
  • Heart and shield mechanics
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Unlockable cat looks and backgrounds
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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Cat & Ball is a fun game you play with one hand. Your cat catches things that fall from the sky. Get the gold coins to score points. Stay away from the red coins or you lose a heart! • EASY TO PLAY — Tap left or right to move your cat. Collect gold coins. Dodge red coins. • HEARTS & SHIELDS — You have hearts (lives). You can get more hearts or a shield so one red coin doesn't count. • LEVELS — Each level is a bit harder. Try to get a high score and see your name on the leaderboard! • SHOP — Use coins to get new cat looks and fun backgrounds like Space or Sakura. You can get more hearts or coins if you want. • BEST RUN — See how well you did in your best game. Change your name and see how you compare with others. Free to play. You can buy extra hearts or coins if you like. No subscription. Good for quick, fun play for the whole family.

About

Ruby's Realms

Embark on a magical adventure as Ruby, searching for her lost mother in a mysterious, cursed realm. Explore hand-built levels, battle dark creatures, and uncover ancient secrets. Upgrade your abilities and customize your playstyle to overcome challenging puzzles and perils.

Highlights
  • Explore cursed realms
  • Battle dark creatures
  • Solve puzzles
  • Upgrade abilities
  • Customize playstyle
  • Collect XP orbs
Features
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Story So Far: Ruby finds herself in a shadowy, unknown land, her mind clouded with fragmented memories of the past and no clue how she arrived. She faintly recalls a desperate search for her mother, who vanished under strange and unexplained circumstances when Ruby was just a small child. Driven by that haunting mystery, she had stepped through a portal tucked beneath the ancient fortress of Vianden, a crumbling stronghold whispered to be cursed with tales of witchcraft and dark, forbidden magic. The air hangs heavy with an unnatural mist, and eerie symbols flicker faintly on the walls, glowing with a life of their own. As Ruby takes in her strange surroundings, a hooded figure emerges on a flickering screen, its face swallowed by shadows. A voice, cold and echoing as if from some otherworldly abyss, speaks: "Welcome, Ruby. Your destiny awaits." A chill grips her heart, and with a growing sense of dread, Ruby knows her journey has only just begun—dark secrets of this realm lie in wait, ready to be unraveled... ------- Discover a Cursed World of Mystery and Magic Awaken as Ruby in a shadowy realm where ancient portals hide dark secrets. Your mother vanished long ago. Now fragmented memories lead you beneath the fortress of Vianden into worlds twisted by witchcraft. Face hooded cultists casting spells. Battle skeletons rising from the ground. Dodge possessed birds in the gloom. Collect glowing XP orbs from defeated foes to grow stronger, and purchase upgrades from your ol' pal, Skully the barman. ------- Gameplay That Hooks You In Explore hand-built levels packed with puzzles and perils. Leap platforms, blast enemies with magic flames, and discover secrets. Each realm brings fresh challenges. Green swamps ooze with toxic sludge. Orange factories rumble with crushers and blades. Blue depths demand swimming through hidden caves. Pink alien zones twist with bizarre life. ------- Progression and Allies Gather upgrade points from blue orbs dropped by enemies or hidden sacks. Spend them at Skully's shop. This skeleton bartender becomes your buddy. He pops up on screens with tips and upgrades like extra health or faster shots. Level up to tackle tougher spots. Feel Ruby grow from lost explorer to realm-shaking force. Custom upgrades fit your playstyle. Go for speed, agility or raw power. Friendly skeletons add light moments in the dark world. Replay levels for missed collectibles. Chase full completion.

Screenshots

Cat And Ball4 screens
Ruby's Realms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cat And Ball at Free against Ruby's Realms's $1.99. Cat And Ball also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (54 vs 2). Ruby's Realms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cat And Ball is free to download; Ruby's Realms costs $1.99 up front. Cat And Ball sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ruby's Realms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat And Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat And Ball has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 98% of Cat And Ball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ruby's Realms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat And Ball ships an update every 3 months, Ruby's Realms every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cat And Ball versus Ruby's Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat And BallRuby's Realms
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (54 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews97.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTISMEDIA SP Z O OChilling Moose

Customer experience

Cat And Ball

All ratings47 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%

Ruby's Realms

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cat And Ball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game stops working on the next day
  • Game crashes on the next day
  • In-app purchases are not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels and variety
  • Add skins and wallpapers for the cat
  • Add a tutorial
  • Add more interesting situations/cards for the cat
  • Add music
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  • Add purchasable backgrounds with coins
  • Add rewards for completing levels to buy skins
  • More cat skins, especially Sphynx

Ruby's Realms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Cat And Ball

One-time7
  • UNLOCK PREMIUMFree
  • 8000 Coins$1.99
  • 25 Hearts$2.99
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  • 20000 Coins$4.99
  • 55 Hearts$6.99
  • 50000 Coins$9.99
  • 125 Hearts$12.99
None

Ruby's Realms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cat And Ball free?
Cat And Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ruby's Realms free?
Ruby's Realms costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cat And Ball or Ruby's Realms?
Cat And Ball is rated higher. Cat And Ball averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Ruby's Realms averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Cat And Ball or Ruby's Realms have ads?
Cat And Ball shows ads; Ruby's Realms does not.
Which is updated more often, Cat And Ball or Ruby's Realms?
Cat And Ball ships an update every 3 months, and Ruby's Realms every 3 days. Most recently, Cat And Ball was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ruby's Realms on October 30, 2026.

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