Comparison

Kitty on the Run vs HoppyQuest

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

Head to head
About

Kitty on the Run

Features
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Kitty on the Run is a fast-paced Apple Watch platform adventure starring an energetic orange tabby. Tap for a short jump, or press and hold to leap higher and farther. Turn the Digital Crown for a regular jump. Race across cat towers and rooftops, explore basements, choose upper and lower paths, and avoid lakes, dogs, rolling yarn balls, and other surprises. The adventure changes as your score grows. Climb foggy mountains with spring shoes, race downhill, cross gaps on jumping fish, and carefully time your jumps through a sky route filled with flying fish. Features: • Made for Apple Watch • Short-tap and long-press jump controls • Digital Crown jump control • Randomized platforms and obstacles • Rooftops, basements, lakes, mountains, clouds, and multiple routes • Sunrise, morning, afternoon, sunset, and night backgrounds • Local top-three scoreboard • No ads, accounts, tracking, or in-app purchases How far can your orange tabby run?

About

HoppyQuest

An endless hopper game designed for Apple Watch. Collect hundreds of unique characters, each with their own themed world. Play with flexible controls and enjoy daily rewards and a personal collection island.

Highlights
  • Endless hopper gameplay
  • Collect 1,000 characters
  • Character-themed worlds
  • Multiple control options (swipe, crown, tap)
  • Daily free spin
  • Personal collection island
Features
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Cross the road. Ride the boats. Don't get flattened. HoppyQuest is an endless hopper built for Apple Watch and nothing else. One tap, one swipe, or one turn of the Digital Crown per hop — runs that fit in the gap between two things you're actually doing. COLLECT 1,000 CHARACTERS 750 animals and 250 humans, from a plain duck to a golden astronaut. Every one is bought with coins you earn by playing, and you pick exactly which one you want. No random pulls, no surprise mechanics. EVERY CHARACTER BRINGS ITS OWN WORLD Whoever you equip decides the whole map. The camel gives you desert sand and cacti. The penguin, snow and frosted pines. The witch, a purple moor with gravestones. Same lanes, same speed, same collisions — a completely different place to die in. PLAY IT YOUR WAY Swipe, Digital Crown, tap to hop. Turn on whichever you like, in any combination, at whatever swipe length suits your wrist. KEEP COMING BACK A quest board with something to chase. One free spin every day. And an island where your whole collection lives, where you choose one character for solid ground and another for the water. No account. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing ever leaves your watch.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kitty on the Run at every 9 days against HoppyQuest's monthly. Kitty on the Run also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitty on the Run ships an update every 9 days, HoppyQuest monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kitty on the Run versus HoppyQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty on the RunHoppyQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChieh-Hao YangMurphy Stein

In-app purchases

None

Kitty on the Run

No in-app purchases

None

HoppyQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitty on the Run free?
Kitty on the Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HoppyQuest free?
HoppyQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kitty on the Run or HoppyQuest have ads?
Neither Kitty on the Run nor HoppyQuest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitty on the Run or HoppyQuest?
Kitty on the Run ships an update every 9 days, and HoppyQuest monthly. Most recently, Kitty on the Run was updated on October 31, 2026 and HoppyQuest on October 31, 2026.

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