Comparison

RoboCats vs Tatak

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

Head to head
About

RoboCats

Engage in tactical turn-based battles against alien invaders. Command specialized RoboCats with unique movement patterns and abilities to stun and capture enemies across progressively challenging grid levels. Enjoy single-player, two-player, and autoplay modes with intuitive controls and dynamic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tactical grid-based combat
  • Specialized unit abilities
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • 1-player vs AI
  • 2-player local multiplayer
  • Autoplay mode for observation
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop controls
Features
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Robocats on a Mission Against the Alien Invasion! Welcome to Robocats, where tactical strategy meets sci-fi fantasy in an epic showdown between RoboCats and mysterious alien visitors. Command your Robocats as they use energy to stun and capture alien invaders on the grid. Master the tactical skills to complete all 5 progressively challenging levels. Play with a friend in 2 player mode! Robocats combines the timeless appeal of turn-based strategy with smooth, polished gameplay that's easy to pick up but endlessly engaging. Move your RoboCats across the field, positioning them strategically to capture aliens before they capture you. Unlocks reveal characters with three movement patterns and abilities, creating deep tactical possibilities. • Base Units: Your basic RoboCats and aliens move forward one square at a time, perfect for building your front line and establishing territory control. • Blue Enhanced Units: Special RoboCats with expanded movement in three forward directions and the ability to capture enemies from two squares away in higher levels. These enhanced units are key to executing advanced tactical maneuvers. • Red Enhanced Units: The most powerful pieces on the board, capable of moving in all eight directions and capturing from extended range. Promote your normal units to king status by reaching the opposite edge of the grid! Progressive Difficulty System Robocats features 5 carefully designed levels that unlock as you progress, each ramping up the challenge: • Level 1: Start on a cozy 6×6 grid with mostly basic units to learn the fundamentals • Levels 2-4: Expand to 7×7 grids as more enhanced units join the fray • Level 5: Master the full 8×8 chaos field with all unit types in play Multiple Ways to Play 1-Player Mode: Command the RoboCats against an intelligent opponent that is relentless! The alien forces will challenge your tactical thinking with coordinated movements and clever positioning. 2-Player Mode: Challenge a friend in head-to-head competition! One player commands the robocats while the other leads the alien invasion. Choose any size grid and the spawn rate from any level. Who has the superior strategy? Autoplay Mode: Watch the RoboCats and aliens engage in automated gameplay! Autoplay is perfect for learning advanced tactics or simply enjoying the action. Adjust the game speed to watch matches at your preferred pace! We've taken great care to ensure RoboCats feels smooth and responsive: • Intuitive drag-and-drop controls make moving your units effortless • Particle effects add satisfying visual flair when units are captured • Sound design with distinct audio for spawns and captures enhances immersion. Toggle on/Off. Adjust level. • Optimized performance ensures smooth gameplay on your device in any orientation. • RoboCats and aliens spawn automatically during gameplay, adding fresh tactical options and keeping every match dynamic. Easy to Learn, Challenging to Master Robocats' elegant rule set takes minutes to understand but offers surprising strategic depth. Basic movement is intuitive, but mastering advanced tactics will take practice and clever thinking. Key Features: • 5 progressively challenging levels • 1 or 2 player modes • Autoplay mode to watch and learn • Three unique unit types with special abilities • Smooth, responsive controls • Beautiful particle effects • Customizable gameplay settings Download Robocats today and lead the mission! Can you outsmart the alien invasion and conquer all 5 levels?

About

Tatak

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Offline retro endless runner with one-hand controls: jump the pits, dodge the drops and outrun a tunnel that crushes you from above. Tatak is the 2011 Java mobile classic rebuilt pixel for pixel — free, no wifi needed, playable anywhere. Tatak was made in a laboratory. His creator broke his vase, and Tatak is not staying to see what the professor breaks next. Above ground the professor is stamping. Down here that means the ceiling comes down without warning, and the tunnel closes on top of you. READ THE SLAM This is not a runner where you only jump. The tunnel presses you down and then kills you on the floor. Every slam plays out one of three ways: it comes all the way down, it stalls in mid-air short of the ground, or it feints and pulls back. Learn the difference, find a pocket in the rock deep enough to stand in, and let the ceiling shut around you. It is a hard game in the old arcade way: one more try, every time. RUN THE WINDING CAVE 22 hand-authored tunnel sections, streamed at random, so no two escapes are the same — an endless runner the way 2011 imagined it. The floor rises in steps you cannot walk up, so you jump them, like the old school platformer it is. Pits open under your feet, the gap between floor and ceiling winds up and down, and the pace climbs the further you get. GRAB THE TREASURE Four kinds of treasure hang in the tunnel, worth 100 up to 500 points each, and one red one that costs you a piece of your vase. Five pieces is all you get. A collapse buries everything on screen, so take the risk before the ceiling does. Distance pays while you run, treasure pays in bursts, and your best run goes on the global leaderboard. OFFLINE GAME, NO WIFI NEEDED Play offline anywhere — on the bus, on a plane, underground. No internet, no account, no sign-in, no waiting. One-hand controls: jump, and nudge left or right. Plays in portrait or landscape, and it runs on older phones too. A casual arcade game that fits in a pocket of your day and a hard one to put down. FAIR AND FREE Free to play, with one small banner ad you can remove forever with a single purchase. No video ads, no pop-ups, no energy meters, no timers, no loot boxes. Five vase pieces and a tunnel: the only thing that ends a run is you. A FAITHFUL REMAKE OF A JAVA CLASSIC This is the 2011 Java (J2ME) game rebuilt from its own data — the same 163-tile pixel art, the same hand-drawn 8-panel comic intro, the same tune, the same 22 patterns, the same physics down to how the ceiling shoves a jumping creature back to the floor. If you played it on a keypad phone, it plays the way you remember. If you never did, this is what mobile games felt like before free-to-play. FEATURES - Retro 2D pixel art arcade runner, rebuilt from the 2011 original - Play offline — no wifi, no internet, no account, no sign-in - 22 hand-authored tunnel sections, shuffled every run - Three different ceiling slams to read and survive - Five treasure types, one of which you should not touch - Nine achievements and a global high-score leaderboard - One-hand controls: jump, and nudge left or right - Plays in landscape or portrait, on new phones and old - 8-panel hand-drawn comic intro - The original 2011 soundtrack, re-rendered from the game's own MIDI - Free, with one banner ad you can remove for good — no video ads, no timers Looking for offline games, retro games, pixel art platformers, old school arcade games or the Java games you played on a keypad phone? Tatak is that feeling, without the emulator. The professor is coming. Run.

Screenshots

RoboCats4 screens
Tatak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tatak at Free against RoboCats's $2.99. Tatak also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). RoboCats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Tatak is free to download; RoboCats costs $2.99 up front. Tatak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RoboCats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoboCats ships an update weekly, Tatak every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
RoboCats versus Tatak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoboCatsTatak
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRoger Schmidteray can tazeguney

In-app purchases

None

RoboCats

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tatak

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is RoboCats free?
RoboCats costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tatak free?
Tatak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RoboCats or Tatak have ads?
Tatak shows ads; RoboCats does not.
Which is updated more often, RoboCats or Tatak?
RoboCats ships an update weekly, and Tatak every 2 weeks. Most recently, RoboCats was updated on October 28, 2026 and Tatak on October 25, 2026.

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