Comparison

Kitty Keep™ vs Backpack Viking

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

Backpack Viking

Embark on a Viking adventure, crafting and merging weapons in your backpack to defeat goblin hordes. Strategically manage your inventory, level up gear, and utilize item buffs to enhance combat abilities and restore peace.

Highlights
  • Craft and merge weapons
  • Backpack inventory management
  • Level up weapons
  • Item buffs and placement
  • Defend against goblin hordes
  • Viking warrior adventure
Features
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Embark on an epic adventure as a Viking Warrior in Backpack Viking! Craft and merge powerful weapons within the limited space of your backpack to fend off relentless hordes of goblins devastating the land. Strategically manage your inventory to maximize your arsenal's potential. Merging weapons levels them up, unleashing greater power. Certain equipment in your backpack grants buffs to other items around them, requiring you to thoughtfully place each item to enhance your combat abilities. Will you survive the onslaught and restore peace to your homeland? Dive into this thrilling blend of strategy and action where every decision in your backpack counts!

Screenshots

Kitty Keep™4 screens
Backpack Viking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitty Keep™ at 96% against Backpack Viking's 15%. Kitty Keep™ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 338). Backpack Viking's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kitty Keep™ sells 32 one-off in-app purchases and Backpack Viking sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitty Keep™ has 4.5K ratings behind it against 338, 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 15% of Backpack Viking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitty Keep™ ships an update fortnightly, Backpack Viking weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kitty Keep™ versus Backpack Viking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty Keep™Backpack Viking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (338 ratings)
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews — better15.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better338
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB181 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFunovus LLCPotato Play Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Kitty Keep™

All ratings4,527 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews982 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.3%

Backpack Viking

All ratings338 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative55.0%

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

Backpack Viking

From 338 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 💡 Interesting backpack game concept

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Forced ads to progress

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

Backpack Viking

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Enemies freeze at spawn point
  • Progression issues with not getting credit for completing stages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to store gear between rounds
  • Option to watch ads for extra bag space
  • Adjustable 2x speed option

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
Show 29 more
  • 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
11 purchases

Backpack Viking

One-time11
  • Bundle $0.99$0.99
  • Bundle $2.99$2.99
  • Bundle $3.99$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Bundle $4.99$4.99
  • Bundle $6.99$6.99
  • Bundle $9.99$9.99
  • Bundle $14.99$14.99
  • Bundle $19.99$19.99
  • Bundle $39.99$39.99
  • Bundle $49.99$49.99
  • Bundle $99.99$99.99

Questions

Is Kitty Keep™ free?
Kitty Keep™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backpack Viking free?
Backpack Viking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitty Keep™ or Backpack Viking?
Kitty Keep™ is rated higher. Kitty Keep™ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Backpack Viking averages 4.5 from 338 ratings.
Do Kitty Keep™ or Backpack Viking have ads?
Both Kitty Keep™ and Backpack Viking show ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitty Keep™ or Backpack Viking?
Kitty Keep™ ships an update fortnightly, and Backpack Viking weekly. Most recently, Kitty Keep™ was updated on October 15, 2026 and Backpack Viking on October 13, 2026.

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