Comparison

Kitty Keep™ vs BattleTabs

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

Head to head
About

Kitty Keep™

Embark on an offline tower defense adventure featuring adorable cat heroes. Strategize to grow your castle and defend against sea creature invaders using unique cat abilities. Enjoy a blend of idle and TD gameplay with auto-battle rewards.

Highlights
  • Offline tower defense gameplay
  • Cute cat hero units
  • Castle growth and upgrades
  • Idle/Auto-battle rewards
  • Level up unique cat heroes
  • Defend against sea creatures
Features
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Journey to the beach for a cat-filled offline tower defense (TD) adventure! Strategize with cute cat heroes, growing your castle to thwart invaders. Level up unique cat heroes to turn the tide on sea creature enemies by using the power of claws, water, and sand! Experience a seamless fusion of idle and tower defense strategy, effortlessly earning rewards through Auto-battle! Join the legion of cat commanders worldwide for a purr-fect mix of tower defense fun and tactics!

About

BattleTabs

Engage in turn-based naval combat inspired by classic grid-based strategy games. Deploy unique ship abilities, customize your fleet with different factions and skins, and compete in real-time or asynchronous battles. Climb leagues, join tournaments, and enjoy cross-play on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Turn-based naval combat
  • Tactical abilities (Sonar, Reveal)
  • Fleet customization
  • Ranked play and leagues
  • Cross-platform play
  • Asynchronous long battles
  • Community tournaments
Features
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Take the game everyone played as a kid. Give every ship a superpower. Now you're playing BattleTabs. A fast, tense 1v1 strategy duel: build a fleet, hunt down your opponent's, and sink it before they sink yours. The board is hidden, the abilities are deadly, and one good read can win the whole match. SO, WHAT'S IN YOUR FLEET? You bring four ships into battle — and there are 40+ to choose from, each a completely different tool: · The Coracle one-shots any ship — if you've already found the tile. · The Longboat keeps firing until it finally misses. · The Octopus tells you how far away the nearest enemy is hiding. · The Loyal Defender takes every hit meant for the rest of your fleet. · The Magic Mirror steals your opponent's last move and fires it back. · The Valkyrie strikes twice — and harder every time one of your own ships goes down. Mix, match, and find the combo that wins the way you want to win. THE BOARD IS HIDDEN. SO IS YOUR PLAN. Every shot is a guess you're trying to make less of a guess. Scout with sonar. Bluff your placements. Bait out their cooldowns, then punish the opening. The matches are short. The mind games aren't. QUICK TO LEARN. BRUTAL TO MASTER. A round takes a few minutes. Getting genuinely good takes a while. Climb the ranked ladder, where wins come from better reads — never better luck. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BATTLE ALONE. Join a clan and climb together. Drop into tournaments to prove you're the best in the field. Or go solo against the AI in Expedition — a PvE roguelike run where you push your fleet through encounter after encounter, upgrading as you go, with only three strikes to spare. KEY FEATURES · 40+ ships, each with a unique cooldown ability · Collect ships and build your fleets — think your strategy through · Unlock new ships and cosmetics (hats!) on the research tree · Skill-based ranked play — pure 1v1, no pay-to-win · Tournaments — compete for the top of the bracket · Clans — team up, climb, and represent · Expedition — a PvE roguelike against AI fleets · The Settlement — a home island for your pets, and visits between friends (Battle Club) · Two modes: Intense for fast duels, Casual to take your time · Cross-platform — your fleet follows you everywhere · Free to play 5M+ players have registered. Jump in on iPhone and iPad. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Talk tactics, report bugs, and help shape where the game goes next. Discord: https://battletabs.com/discord YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BattleTabs Latest news: https://battletabs.io/news --- Note: this game requires an internet connection (4G, 5G or Wi-Fi). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://battletabs.com/privacy

Screenshots

Kitty Keep™4 screens
BattleTabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitty Keep™ at 96% against BattleTabs's 58%. Kitty Keep™ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 309). BattleTabs's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Kitty Keep™ sells 32 one-off in-app purchases and BattleTabs sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitty Keep™ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitty Keep™ has 4.5K ratings behind it against 309, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Kitty Keep™'s written reviews are positive against 58% of BattleTabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kitty Keep™ versus BattleTabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty Keep™BattleTabs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better4.7 (309 ratings)
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews — better57.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better309
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFunovus LLCGangbusters Ltd

Customer experience

Kitty Keep™

All ratings4,530 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews982 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.3%

BattleTabs

All ratings304 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral14.1%
Negative28.1%

User reviews

Kitty Keep™

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and charming art style
  • 🚀 Quick progress and upgrades
  • 👍 No forced ads
  • 👍 Engaging tower defense mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty spike at higher levels
  • 💰 Potential pay-to-progress issues
  • 🐛 Repetitive gameplay over time
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs

BattleTabs

From 309 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun casual game
  • 🚀 Quick gameplay
  • 💡 Unique take on Battleship
  • 👍 Strategic depth
  • 👍 Chill and easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Performance issues and crashes
  • 🔋 Overheating on newer devices
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Progression reset issues
  • 🔒 Matchmaking problems

Bugs and requests

Kitty Keep™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes during high-level waves
  • Progression roadblocks at certain points
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More cat variety and customization
  • Expanded event and challenge modes
  • Offline/idle progression features
  • Improved level design and enemy variety

BattleTabs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing during ship placement
  • Unexpected connection issues
  • Progress loss and resets
  • Blurry visuals on high-end devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ship variety and abilities
  • Improved matchmaking system
  • Progression system overhaul
  • Optimization for better performance
  • Orientation flexibility on tablets

In-app purchases

32 purchases

Kitty Keep™

One-time32
  • 1 Hour Auto Battle$3.99
  • Handful of Gold$3.99
  • Pile of Gold$5.99
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  • Basic Mine Pack$5.99
  • More Gems$5.99
  • Event Pass$5.99
  • Pouch of Potions$5.99
  • Basic Starter Pack$5.99
  • 50 Gems$5.99
  • Event Starter Pack$5.99
  • Event Hero Pack$5.99
  • Treasure Pile$5.99
  • Offline boost 1$5.99
  • Event Pass2 variants$9.99
  • Treasure Trove$11.99
  • Secret Lab Bundle$11.99
  • 100 Gems$11.99
  • Event Premium Pass$11.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle$11.99
  • Ultra Chests$12.99
  • Chest of Potions$12.99
  • Regal Mine Pack$12.99
  • Offline boost 2$12.99
  • Pieces of Potions$23.99
  • Event Premium Pass$24.99
  • Chest of Mithril$34.99
  • Big Amount of Potions$34.99
  • Treasure Hoard$34.99
  • Huge Amount of Potions$59.99
  • Wagon of Mithril$59.99
  • 1300 Gems$119.99
  • Giant Amount of Potions$119.99
10 purchases

BattleTabs

Subscriptions1
  • Battle Club Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Handful 'o Gold$1.99
  • Bag 'o Gold$4.49
  • Welcome Back$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Handful 'o Gems$9.99
  • Bag 'o Gems$14.99
  • Flagship Bundle$15.99
  • Chest 'o Gold$19.99
  • Chest 'o Gems$24.99

Questions

Is Kitty Keep™ free?
Kitty Keep™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BattleTabs free?
BattleTabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitty Keep™ or BattleTabs?
Kitty Keep™ is rated higher. Kitty Keep™ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while BattleTabs averages 4.7 from 309 ratings.
Do Kitty Keep™ or BattleTabs have ads?
Kitty Keep™ shows ads; BattleTabs does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitty Keep™ or BattleTabs?
Kitty Keep™ ships an update fortnightly, and BattleTabs fortnightly. Most recently, Kitty Keep™ was updated on October 24, 2026 and BattleTabs on October 24, 2026.

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