Rules! vs Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
Cat
Guide a cat through magical lands, collecting treats to unlock new feline friends and vibrant environments. Experience a charming adventure with simple, engaging gameplay.
- Cat climbing gameplay
- Treat collection
- Unlockable cats
- New Dreamlands to explore
- Simple controls
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Help your cat climb through Dreamlands and collect as many treats as you can along the way! As you earn treats, you can unlock new cats with different abilities and new Dreamlands! Play Cat-Climb today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cat at Free against Rules!'s $2.99. Rules!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (67 vs 4). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Cat is free to download; Rules! costs $2.99 up front. Cat sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Rules! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rules! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rules! has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Rules!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Cat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rules! ships an update monthly, Cat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rules! | Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 137b | Benjamin Gyurko |
Customer experience
Rules!
Cat
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
Cat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
Cat
- 2500 Treats$0.99
- 10000 Treats$1.99
