Comparison

Cry Wolf vs KickCat

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

Head to head
About

Cry Wolf

Features
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โ–  Real-Time Card Strategy Simulator Cry Wolf is a solo-dev indie game by HighLander. Choose the peace-loving Sheep to defend your baseโ€”or unleash the ferocious Wolves and burn everything down. โ–  Relentless Back-and-Forth Battles Tired of one-sided defense games? Pick the Wolf faction and reduce the enemy to ashes. โ–  Live Build-Up Tactics Draft 6 cards from a huge roster and craft the most efficient deck for every fight. โ–  100 % Skill-Based Luck wonโ€™t save you. Manage resources wisely and evolve the right units in real time to secure victory. โ–  Card Crafting & Management Collect materials through gameplay to forge new cards and power them up.

About

KickCat

Features
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KickCat is a stray cat who kicks soccer balls hard enough to clear a whole alley of monsters. Close the app and the auto-battle keeps going. Come back and gold and Churu are already piled up. A one-handed, portrait, idle collection RPG you can play in 30 seconds or an hour. WHAT YOU DO - Idle auto-battle that runs offline, accruing rewards for up to 12 hours - One tap to start. No grinding required, no timers to babysit CHURU ROAD - 10 CHAPTERS, 100 STAGES - Normal / Hard / Nightmare difficulties, 300 stages in total - A different alley, a different boss, and a continuing story of stray cats in every chapter GACHA AND COLLECTION - 24 balls to collect across 6 rarity tiers, from a plain soccer ball to Ancient - Drop rates and the 100-pull pity counter are visible in-game at any time, before you spend - A 16-piece NyanToy codex - just owning them raises your attack power ALLEYCAT ARENA - 30-second PvP matches with fully equalized gear, so spending never decides the winner - 9 tiers from Iron to Challenger, plus weekly ranking rewards CATNIP RUSH - A short, explosive mode that starts when KickCat eats all the catnip - Rewards scale with the best ball you own - Churu and gold in one burst GROWTH - Upgrade to level 300, 27 skills, 5 skins, collectible titles - Season pass, daily check-in, missions, mailbox - Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Traditional Chinese PURCHASES AND ADS - Some items and convenience features require an in-app purchase - Ads are rewarded only - you choose when to watch one. There are no forced full-screen ads - Gacha odds and pity information are shown in-game before any purchase Contact: kickcat.app@gmail.com Website: https://www.kickcat.app

Screenshots

Cry Wolf4 screens
KickCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KickCat at every 2 days against Cry Wolf's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cry Wolf sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and KickCat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cry Wolf ships an update every 2 weeks, KickCat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cry Wolf versus KickCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCry WolfKickCat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size926 MB189 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperWooyoung JeongGiyoun Lee

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cry Wolf

One-time6
  • Spinel Pile$0.99
  • Spinel Fistful$2.99
  • Spinel Pouch$5.99
Show 3 more
  • Spinel Basket$17.99
  • Spinel Chest$34.99
  • Spinel Vault$59.99
10 purchases

KickCat

One-time10
  • Flash Deal S$0.49
  • First Purchase Special$0.49
  • Flash Deal M$1.99
Show 7 more
  • No-Ads Package$2.99
  • Flash Deal L$3.99
  • Nyan Toy Weekly Pack$3.99
  • VIP Skin: Astro$5.99
  • Nyan Toy Value Pack L$9.99
  • Nyan Toy Mega Pack XL$29.99
  • Nyan Toy Ultimate Chest$59.99

Questions

Is Cry Wolf free?
Cry Wolf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KickCat free?
KickCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cry Wolf or KickCat have ads?
Both Cry Wolf and KickCat show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cry Wolf or KickCat?
Cry Wolf ships an update every 2 weeks, and KickCat every 2 days. Most recently, Cry Wolf was updated on October 25, 2026 and KickCat on October 29, 2026.

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