Comparison

CatchTheTide vs GateBlink

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

Head to head
About

CatchTheTide

Features
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Dive into CatchTheTide, a bright underwater arcade where quick reflexes, smart timing, and bold combos decide every voyage. Spin the Magic Wheel, lock onto a target color, then tap matching fish as they swim across the reef. Drop them into your basket, clear each round, and spin again before the clock runs out. Misses can break your streak, but a Combo Shield may save you when it matters most. Build momentum and watch your catch evolve from Quick Catch to Fish Frenzy, Ocean Rush, and Legendary Catch, with higher combos bringing bigger scores and glowing reef energy. Clear fish schools for bonus points and trigger School Fever, and hunt rare fish for powerful perks—Lucky Fish boosts your combo, Golden Fish packs extra points, and Ice Fish buys you more time under the waves. Every session is a race against the tide as you chase a higher score, improve your accuracy, and see how far one great run can take you. Enjoy fast addictive color-match arcade gameplay, Magic Wheel rounds that keep every voyage fresh, combo systems with escalating multipliers, sudden fish schools and rare reef encounters, Daily Challenges with bonus score rewards, a Reef Bestiary to collect luminous fish species, achievements for combos, schools, accuracy, and milestones, plus a Hall of Fame leaderboard for your best voyages. Whether you have one minute or a full dive, CatchTheTide is ready when you are. Spin. Catch. Combo. Ride the tide and make every catch count.

About

GateBlink

Navigate a challenging obstacle course by strategically moving gates. Test your reflexes and planning skills across various modes, including levels, endless play, and daily challenges. Earn rewards and unlock new visual themes.

Highlights
  • Tap-based gate movement
  • Progressive difficulty with new mechanics
  • 40 level-based challenges
  • Endless play modes
  • Daily challenges and goals
  • Visual theme customization
Features
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Tap left. Tap right. Every gate moves. Your orb holds the middle lane while gates rush toward it. Tap the side of the screen the opening is on and every gate slides together: line up the one in front, and the ones behind it move too. Read fast, tap once, stay in the flow. LEARN IT IN TEN SECONDS A three-step lesson teaches the whole game: opening on the left, tap left. On the right, tap right. Already lined up, hold still. New players start on Chill: slower gates, an arrow pointing to the side to tap, and a shield that forgives one slip. PROGRESS ON EVERY RUN Every run fills your level bar, even the short ones. Each new level pays coins, and milestone levels hand you a new theme for free. Miss a gate and the result card tells you exactly what it wanted, so the next run goes further. Play again is one tap away. PLAY TO THE BEAT A soundtrack keeps time with the gates. Chain Perfect gates to build your multiplier up to ×5 and the music builds with you. Playing your own music? The soundtrack steps aside. PLAY OFFLINE, ANYWHERE No account, no Wi-Fi needed to play. Your progress stays on your device. Perfect for a coffee break, a commute or a flight. MORE TO PLAY - Four paces from Chill to Blitz, each with its own record. - A fresh 50-gate Daily Run, the same course for everyone, with a streak to keep and an optional daily reminder. - 40 handcrafted levels across four chapters, with three stars to earn on each. - Nine kinds of gate that reverse, freeze, need two taps, shatter, echo or lock. - Three daily goals sized to how you play, and named zones to reach. - 12 visual themes to preview and unlock. - Game Center leaderboards for every pace and the Daily Run. Prefer the original one-side tapping? Classic controls are one switch away in Settings. When a continuation is available, an earned ad reward or in-game coins let you retry the missed gate with your score intact. GateBlink includes ads. The optional one-time Remove Ads purchase removes ads shown when opening the app and between runs. Optional rewarded videos remain available for continuing a run or doubling its coins.

Screenshots

CatchTheTide3 screens
GateBlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CatchTheTide at none against GateBlink's 1. CatchTheTide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 17.0). On price and 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

Both are free to download. GateBlink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CatchTheTide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CatchTheTide versus GateBlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchTheTideGateBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrinh Cuc Thu ThiHarold Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

CatchTheTide

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GateBlink

One-time1
  • GateBlink$2.99

Questions

Is CatchTheTide free?
CatchTheTide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GateBlink free?
GateBlink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CatchTheTide or GateBlink have ads?
GateBlink shows ads; CatchTheTide does not.

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