Cat Genome vs Tiny Text Terrarium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Genome
Discover and breed unique cats with rare genetic traits, dress them up in fun outfits, and compete in various events. This game offers deep genetic simulation and extensive customization options, all playable offline.
- Rescue and breed cats
- Unlock rare coats and genes
- Dress up cats with 100+ props
- Compete in Kitten League events
- Deep cat genetics simulation
- Build cat family trees
- Fully offline gameplay
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THE KITTEN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOUND YOU Rescue stray kittens, breed champion cats, unlock rare coats, and dress your cattery in 100+ fun props. Free to play, fully offline, no ads. UNLIMITED KITTENS • No energy meter, no lives, no waiting to play • Answer as many rescue calls as you like • Breed as many litters as you want RARE COMBINATIONS TO CHASE • 312 looks to discover across four trait axes • Hidden genes resurface generations later, so rare coats run in families • Chase calico, tortoiseshell, colorpoint, and the fully recessive long coat • Rarest of all: the prismatic kitten, with a rainbow coat, blue eyes, and a head start on every stat FOUR WAYS TO BREED • Let nature surprise you • Add a guaranteed extra kitten to every litter • Lock the traits you want • Or hand-pick every last one FOR THE SCIENCE MINDED • Real cat genetics: white masks every pattern, and tri-color coats need the right base • Two genes per trait, with dominance deciding what you actually see • A DNA scanner that reveals which cats are quietly carrying what • Preserve a favorite's genome in the DNA Lab, then clone it exactly • Splice: lock individual traits, or choose which parent each stat gene comes from • Weave two or three saved genomes into a single hybrid RAISE, COMPETE, AND DRESS UP • Grow kittens in the nursery, and enter the little ones in Kitten League events • 10+ fun competitions across seven tiers, Backyard to Legends • Fashion Shows judged mostly on the outfit • 100+ props to drag, resize, and rotate BUILD A BLOODLINE • Trace every relationship in the family tree • Fill your Cat-Dex with every look you have discovered • Trade for new bloodlines on the Cat Exchange • A traveling trader visits each weekend, paying well above the going rate EVERY UPGRADE IS EARNABLE • Your cats earn coins from rescues, competitions, and the Cat Exchange • Spend them on props, cattery space, breeding tools, and DNA Lab upgrades • 100% playable without spending real money PLAYING WITH VOICEOVER • Each cat, event, show and store item is one stop, with its name first • Double-tap the competitor, tier, theme or a breeding parent to choose from a list • Hear pet descriptions, clear action costs and competition results • Coin purchases ask first, and Settings > VoiceOver lets you choose Brief or Detailed screens • Find recent messages and the Accessibility Guide in Settings NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. NO LOOT BOXES. • Fully offline, with optional iCloud backup • In-app purchases are optional shortcuts and extras, never requirements • Coin packs, the Quick Compete planner, the Genome Loom, and the Wild Cat Pack
Tiny Text Terrarium
Cultivate a serene text-based garden that grows over time. Discover unique flora and fauna, track your garden's history through diary entries, and enjoy seasonal changes. Widgets provide a glance at your growing world.
- Plant seeds and watch them grow with real time
- Diary logs of garden events
- Discover 27 species and oddities
- Real weather and seasonal changes
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Time acceleration option
- Customizable appearance
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Plant a seed. Close the app. Come back to a little world that grew while you were away. Tiny Text Terrarium is a cozy garden built entirely from text. Every plant, puddle, and passing bee is an emoji living in a tiny grid. There's nothing to optimize, no timers to beat, and no way to lose. Just a quiet patch of soil that keeps growing while you live your life. • Plant seeds, sprinkle droplets, and let real time do the rest • Come back to a hand-written diary of everything that happened, "A bee stopped by the daisies and did a little happy dance." • Discover 27 species, visitors, and oddities for your Almanac • Learn the garden's secrets: something likes rainy mountains… • Real weather moods, day and night, snow in winter, and a few seasonal surprises • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: your garden at a glance, one tap away • Can't wait? The Sundial nudges time forward, a day's worth per day • Make it yours: five backdrop tints and a light/dark appearance switch • Wilted flowers forgive you. One droplet fixes everything • Nothing to buy, ever. A tip jar exists only if you'd like to say thanks Fully playable with VoiceOver. No ads, no accounts, no data collected, your garden never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Tiny Text Terrarium at free against Cat Genome's free with in-app purchases. Tiny Text Terrarium also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cat Genome sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Text Terrarium sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cat Genome against 5.0 for Tiny Text Terrarium. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat Genome | Tiny Text Terrarium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasmine Robinson | Antonio Gordillo Toledo |
Customer experience
Cat Genome
Tiny Text Terrarium
In-app purchases
Cat Genome
- Pouch of Coins$1.99
- Satchel of Coins$4.99
- Quick Compete$4.99
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- Chest of Coins$6.99
- Wild Cat Pack$9.99
- Genome Loom$9.99
- Vault of Coins$19.99
Tiny Text Terrarium
- Small Tip$0.99
- Kind Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$6.99









