Comparison

Cat Mine vs Freaky Duckling

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

Head to head
About

Cat Mine

Embark on an idle RPG adventure to help Bean dig for a space crystal. Merge tools to become stronger, collect unique kitties, and explore various game modes. Enjoy endless gold and gems as you dig your way home.

Highlights
  • Merge and upgrade picks
  • AFK progression
  • Collect unique kitties
  • Endless gold and gems
  • Dungeon, Altar, Laboratory modes
  • Move Planets and Galaxies
Features
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Bean's big adventure back home! Dig, dig, DIG. Another day and another digging session in the life of Bean. Why is he digging the ground? Bean is searching for a space crystal for his family. Help Bean find the space crystal and return home safely! ■ Merge and grow powerful Merge picks and create stronger picks! ■ Anywhere, anytime! Go AFK and watch them grow so fast! ■ Collect your own little kitties Raise kitties each with their unique skills and dashing looks. ■ Experience the thrill of infinite satisfaction Endless gold and gems! Once you start digging, you can't stop. It's that good. ■ And much more! A wide variety of contents like "Dungeon", "Altar", "Laboratory", "Move Planets", and "Move Galaxies"! [Contact] service.cm@gameduo.net [Privacy Policy] https://gameduo.net/en/privacy-policy [Terms of Service] https://gameduo.net/en/terms-of-service

About

Freaky Duckling

Collect and incubate unique duck eggs, discover peculiar patterns, and equip your ducks with powerful items. Evolve your companions to create extraordinary ducks and battle through a quirky world. Embark on a freaky quacking adventure!

Highlights
  • Collect and incubate peculiar duck eggs
  • Obtain fanciful and powerful items
  • Complete goals for unique duck evolution
  • Synthesize and evolve pet ducks
  • Battle alongside companions
  • Strengthen duck equipment for enhanced power
Features
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If one day you obtain a peculiarly patterned duck egg with an eerie aura, would you choose to hatch it or discard it? In Freaky Duckling, you will collect and incubate duck eggs with peculiar patterns. Strive to obtain items as much as possible, equip your ducks with them, and explore this quirky world of ducks! Are you ready for a freaky quacking adventure like never before? Game Features: -Collect and incubate duck eggs with peculiar patterns, and obtain a vast amount of fanciful and powerful items! -Complete different goals and the evolution to create unique ducks that only belong to you. See what extraordinary ducks you can create! -Synthesize and evolve your pets, battling alongside powerful and amusing companions; -Strengthen freaky ducks' equipment, enhance their power, and strive to survive in endless battles!

Screenshots

Cat Mine4 screens
Freaky Duckling4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cat Mine and Freaky Duckling both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Freaky Duckling's written reviews are positive against 46% of Cat Mine's. Cat Mine's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 108). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Cat Mine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Freaky Duckling sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat Mine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 346 and 108 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Cat Mine's written reviews are positive against 64% of Freaky Duckling's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Mine ships an update every 4 days, Freaky Duckling weekly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cat Mine versus Freaky Duckling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat MineFreaky Duckling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (346 ratings) — better4.6 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings346 — better108
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size554 MB273 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGame Duo Co.,Ltd.伟 王

Customer experience

Cat Mine

All ratings346 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative47.4%

Freaky Duckling

All ratings108 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Cat Mine

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Game stuck at 90% loading screen
  • Crashes on login after updates
  • Pickaxe/equipment disappearing after reconnection
  • Skill icons vanishing and becoming unselectable
  • Touch input being skipped/unresponsive
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  • Game freezing at offline reward collection screen
  • Korean text display instead of selected language
  • Chat feature stops working requiring game reload
  • Planet invasion attacks not registering
  • Gold mine crashes
  • Purchased items not appearing in mailbox
  • Login bonus not received after day 2
  • Skill cooldown resetting unexpectedly
  • Account lockouts without explanation
  • Data loss on version updates (1.9.7, 1.9.8)
  • Emulator login failures
  • Unauthorized purchases occurring
  • Skill level downgrades when switching planets

Requested features

12 requests
  • Vietnamese language support
  • Cross-platform account linking (Google/Facebook for iOS users)
  • Automatic gold upgrades
  • More content and dungeons
  • Power level/combat power display
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  • Chat moderation and restrictions for new players
  • Separate invasion groups by region
  • More cat characters
  • Guild system
  • Ability to purchase premium currency with in-game currency
  • Improved offline rewards
  • Remove or minimize chat feature from main UI

Freaky Duckling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cat Mine

One-time10
  • gameduo_cm_equipment_0$0.49
  • cm_daily_gold_mine_pickaxe$1.99
  • cm_remove_ad_2$1.99
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  • cm_daily_dungeon$1.99
  • gameduo_cm_rune_0$1.99
  • cm_remove_ad$5.99
  • gameduo_cm_vip_1$5.99
  • gameduo_cm_rune_1$5.99
  • gameduo_cm_mission_pass_1$5.99
  • gameduo_cm_rune_2$19.99
10 purchases

Freaky Duckling

One-time10
  • Package5$0.99
  • Package70$1.99
  • Package27$4.99
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  • Package77$4.99
  • Package107$4.99
  • Package23$9.99
  • Package28$9.99
  • Package46$9.99
  • Package108$9.99
  • Package2$14.99

Questions

Is Cat Mine free?
Cat Mine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freaky Duckling free?
Freaky Duckling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cat Mine or Freaky Duckling?
Cat Mine is rated higher. Cat Mine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Freaky Duckling averages 4.6 from 108 ratings.
Do Cat Mine or Freaky Duckling have ads?
Neither Cat Mine nor Freaky Duckling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cat Mine or Freaky Duckling?
Cat Mine ships an update every 4 days, and Freaky Duckling weekly. Most recently, Cat Mine was updated on November 8, 2026 and Freaky Duckling on November 8, 2026.

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