Comparison

Mine Forest vs Stray Cat Doors 3

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

Head to head
About

Mine Forest

Explore a vibrant, seasonal forest while clearing mines in a relaxing puzzle experience. Decorate your camp, befriend animals, collect rare plants, and uncover hidden stories. Enjoy a stress-free challenge with diverse levels.

Highlights
  • Seasonal forest exploration
  • Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
  • Diverse difficulty levels
  • Camp customization
  • Befriend wild animals
  • Collect rare plants
  • Uncover hidden stories
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{ A Perfectly New Play } Forget the 8-bit flat puzzle board. From a fresh spring day to a pristine winter - traverse the colorful forest on foot through all four seasons. There is no timer. Relieve all your stress and just enjoy tranquility. { Diverse Levels } From easy levels for beginners to extremely challenging levels for maniacs. How far can you go? Challenge yourself! { Customizing Camp } Living in the heart of the forest is tough. Decorate your own cozy forest camp with interactable camping items. Dress up with various clothes and cute accessories for change of mood today. { Animal Friends } You are not alone. As you find mines and make the forest peaceful, wild animals will get closer to you. Become the best friend of them! { Rare Plants } Discover beautiful rare plants in the forest and collect them in your illustrated book. You can obtain some seeds and plant them in your camp! { Hidden Stories } Shh! Mine Forest has a secret. Uncover more stories hidden deep in the forest. - - - Customer Support : hello@spaceopera.kr

About

Stray Cat Doors 3

Embark on a charming adventure solving puzzles and clearing stages with adorable feline companions. Continue your journey from the previous chapter, collecting items, dressing up characters, and enjoying beautiful background music. Hints and answers are available to help you progress.

Highlights
  • Stage-clear adventure gameplay
  • Solve mysteries and puzzles
  • Explore stages with cute characters
  • Data transfer from Chapter 1
  • Dress-up feature with new outfits
  • Hint and answer system
  • Collect items and gacha medals
Features
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The second chapter of 【Stray Cat Doors 3】 is here! The story continues right after the ending of the first chapter. ■Features:   It is a stage-clear type adventure game where you solve mysteries alongside cute characters.   Control the characters to explore the stages together, clearing traps and solving puzzles.   Even if the puzzles are challenging, there is a hint feature, making it enjoyable for beginners in adventure games. ■ Data Transfer from Chapter 1   IYou can now transfer items obtained from the gacha and your feeding progress from Chapter 1.   IContinue your adventure while wearing your favorite outfits.   INote: This is not a device-transfer feature. ■ Plenty of Puzzles and Stages   IEnjoy a large number of stages and puzzles that rival those of Chapter 1.   IAs always, the adorable cats will help you solve the mysteries.   IYou might even team up with multiple cats in a single stage. ■ Dress-Up Feature   INew outfits are available once again.   IYou can also obtain outfits that appeared in Chapter 1. ■Soothe Your Soul with Beautiful BGM   Unique BGM is provided for each stage! It is recommended to play with the sound turned on to fully enjoy the experience. ■Recommended for Those Who  ・Love games featuring cats.  ・Enjoy soothing games.  ・Like puzzle-solving and adventure games.  ・Have a preference for escape games.  ・Love cute characters and animals.  ・Enjoy collecting items.  ・Have played the previous installment. ------------------ ◆How to Play◆ ------------------ ■Control the character to explore the stage and collect the four items necessary for clearing. ■Movement is a simple tap or swipe operation. ■Tap on the areas where the cat's paw icon appears to progress through puzzles. ■Use the items in the inventory by tapping or swiping to select and apply them. ■On the home screen, use food to summon cats and other animals.   Depending on the number of summons, you may receive presents or witness increased reactions from the characters. ■In the gallery, you can view missed events and special episodes. ■Costumes are obtainable through the gacha. ■Collect stamps with cute illustrations. ------------------ ◆Strategy tips◆ ------------------ ■When you can't solve the mystery, you can view hints and answers by tapping the [?] icon.   ※Watching a video advertisement is required to view hints. ■Within the stages, there are hidden treasure chests where you can obtain gacha medals. Be sure to search thoroughly.   Watching a video advertisement when obtaining medals will triple the number of acquired medals! 【Official X】 https://x.com/StrayCatDoors ※For inquiries regarding the app, please contact us through the official website. ※This game is free to play, but it contains some paid content.

Screenshots

Mine Forest4 screens
Stray Cat Doors 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stray Cat Doors 3 at 4.8 against Mine Forest's 4.5. Stray Cat Doors 3 also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (25 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, 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. Mine Forest sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Stray Cat Doors 3 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stray Cat Doors 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Mine Forest's written reviews are positive against 75% of Stray Cat Doors 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Forest ships an update every 5 weeks, Stray Cat Doors 3 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mine Forest versus Stray Cat Doors 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine ForestStray Cat Doors 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings825 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
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
Size149 MB571 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpace OperaPULSMO,INC.

Customer experience

Mine Forest

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative8.5%

Stray Cat Doors 3

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Mine Forest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • First tile not always safe
  • Inconsistent flag placement functionality
  • Crashes and loading issues for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume later
  • Option to purchase multiple items at once
  • Ability to toggle animal companion visibility
  • Increased coin/resource rewards for clearing levels
  • More customization options for camp and character

Stray Cat Doors 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Mine Forest

One-time14
  • Stone 1$0.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days$3.49
  • Watermelon Popsicle Flag$4.99
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  • Stone 2$4.99
  • Snowman Pack$5.99
  • 1st Anniversary Pack$5.99
  • Raincoat Pack$6.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days Deluxe$6.99
  • Skateboard Pack$7.99
  • Rocking Chair Pack$9.49
  • Acoustic Guitar Pack$9.49
  • Stone 3$9.99
  • Stone 4$19.99
  • Stone 5$39.99
5 purchases

Stray Cat Doors 3

One-time5
  • Bronze Supporter$0.99
  • Silver Supporter$1.99
  • Remove video ads$3.99
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  • Gold Supporter$4.99
  • Platinum Supporter$6.99

Questions

Is Mine Forest free?
Mine Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stray Cat Doors 3 free?
Stray Cat Doors 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Forest or Stray Cat Doors 3?
Stray Cat Doors 3 is rated higher. Mine Forest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Stray Cat Doors 3 averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Mine Forest or Stray Cat Doors 3 have ads?
Both Mine Forest and Stray Cat Doors 3 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mine Forest or Stray Cat Doors 3?
Mine Forest ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stray Cat Doors 3 every 10 days. Most recently, Mine Forest was updated on October 20, 2026 and Stray Cat Doors 3 on October 28, 2026.

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