Stress Baal vs Nekosan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stress Baal
This app offers a unique stress-relief experience by allowing users to physically interact with a hand-animated character. It provides a cathartic outlet without any in-app purchases or ads.
- Interactive character interaction
- Hand-animated graphics
- Unique stress relief
- No score or achievements
- No in-app purchases
- No ads
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Fact: You are stressed out. Scientific studies have probably shown that the best way to alleviate stress is to take it out on someone else. And while insulting loved ones and destroying friendships is technically free, we're offering an alternative. Stress Baal is a minor devil. You get to beat him up with your finger, and yes, he totally deserves it. Baal is hand animated like your favorite cartoon sponge or rabbit. Thousands upon thousands of drawings form the game. Not just a CG doll, the ever-scheming Baal has a personality. Granted, it's a loathsome one, but a personality nonetheless. Leave him idle and the little savage will probably save you the trouble and rough himself up... Often with fire. More reasons to play Baal: - Like human endeavor, Stress Baal is pointless. No score, no achievements, no goals. Goals are what got you so stressed in the first place. - This pledge: We will never try to charge for additional content. No in app purchases ever. - We didn't do a Kickstarter. - In an App Store first, this game description contains no pandering exclamation points.
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stress Baal at none against Nekosan's 5. Stress Baal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Nekosan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 55 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Stress Baal asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stress Baal against 4.6 for Nekosan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 586 and 871 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Stress Baal's written reviews are positive against 83% of Nekosan's.
Stress Baal ships an update every 55 months, Nekosan every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Stress Baal | Nekosan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (586 ratings) | 4.6 (871 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 586 | 871 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Double Flawless | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
Stress Baal
Nekosan
User reviews
Stress Baal
From 586 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Hyperbole and a half must be behind this
- 🤩 Brilliant animations
- 🤩 Funny and entertaining
- 🤩 Relaxing and stress-relieving
- 🤩 Cute and goofy
Room to improve
- 🤔 Repetitive animations
- 🤔 Sensitivity issues with controls
- 🤔 Lack of new content/updates
- 🤔 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Nekosan
From 871 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Bugs and requests
Stress Baal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Demon gets stuck in the floor and disappears
- Compatibility issues with iOS 11 and newer
Requested features
7 requests- Allow petting, scratching, and patting the demon
- Add special items/potions to interact with the demon
- Introduce more poses and animations for the demon
- Ability to choose the color/appearance of the demon
- Option to name the demon
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- More varied ways to interact with the demon
- Additional characters/demons to play with
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
In-app purchases
Stress Baal
No in-app purchases
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
