Kitty Keep™ vs King Smith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
King Smith
Embark on a heroic quest to save the kingdom from monster attacks. Manage a forge, craft powerful weapons, and assemble a party of heroes to defeat enemies and rescue villagers. Discover hidden blueprints and forge legendary weapons to operate a giant golem and vanquish the ultimate evil.
- Manage a forge and craft weapons
- Collect blueprints for powerful items
- Operate a golem with crafted swords
- Assemble a party of heroes
- Battle monsters and collect materials
- Rescue captive villagers
- Explore for hidden legendary weapon blueprints
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The Kingdom is suffering from monster attacks. Manage the Forge with cute Forge King and Heroes and start a new adventure to save the Kingdom. Our cute Forge King never tires. Making better, stronger weapons is his joy. Collect Blueprints and craft weapons until you craft the most powerful weapon in the world. Operate the Golem. The Kingdom's last hope is the Golem. Craft the Great Sword to operate the Golem and defeat the enemy. Hurry up and craft the Great Sword in the middle of the village. Be on a fun adventure with the Heroes. Defeat the monsters around the Kingdom and collect materials. The villagers are held captive by monsters. Assemble a party and equip a weapon to save them all. What's the most powerful legendary weapon? The sword that slain the Demon King. The sword made of dragon bones. The bow carried by the archangel. Start your story of seeking the hidden blueprint. Manage the Forge with our cute King, the last Blacksmith of this world, and other Heroes to save the Kingdom! The sequel for "Warriors' Market Mayhem" is finally released! More diverse adventures, item collection, Hero growth await. Travel across the Kingdom and collect materials to build a Forge that can craft the most powerful weapon of all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitty Keep™ at 96% against King Smith's 79%. Kitty Keep™ also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 253) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). King Smith's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Kitty Keep™ sells 32 one-off in-app purchases and King Smith sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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 253, 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 79% of King Smith's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitty Keep™ | King Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (253 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better | 79.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 253 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Funovus LLC | Indie Cat Co. |
Customer experience
Kitty Keep™
King Smith
User reviews
Kitty Keep™
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat 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
King Smith
From 253 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Cute and well-made graphics
- 🎁 Free gems and content
- 🎨 Crafting and customization options
- 🔍 Engaging progression and challenges
Room to improve
- 🚧 Unskippable banner ads
- 🐛 In-app purchases not working
- 🔍 Lack of clear direction after tutorial
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
King Smith
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads freezing and preventing gameplay
- Save data being reverted or deleted
Requested features
2 requests- Comprehensive hero stat list
- Improved save system to prevent data loss
In-app purchases
Kitty Keep™
- 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
King Smith
- Event Item 01$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Daily Deals01$0.99
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- weekly pack1$1.99
- Season Event Package 01$2.99
- Starter$2.99
- Gem Touch$2.99
- Event Item 02$4.99
- Advanced$4.99
- Daily Deals02$4.99
- Gem Pouch$4.99
- Weekend Event Pass$9.99
- weekly pack3$9.99
- Advanced$9.99
- Food Package$9.99
- weekly pack2$9.99
- Main Event Pass$9.99
- Video Ad Removal Package$9.99
- Event Item 03$9.99
- Gem Box$9.99
- Gem Cart$19.99
- Rune Package$29.99
- Premium Contract Package$29.99
- Homun Package$29.99
- Gem Warehouse$49.99
- Gem Mine$99.99
