The Battle Cats vs Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Battle Cats
Command a quirky feline army in this simple yet strategic tower defense game. Tap to deploy cats, fire a powerful cannon, and evolve your units to conquer stages and defeat enemy bases across various worlds. Collect unique cats and treasures to build the ultimate cat force.
- Simple tap-based combat
- Cat Cannon for defense
- Cat leveling and evolution
- Collect rare and exotic cats
- Hundreds of stages
- Treasure collection
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-= Weirdly Cute Cats rampage across the world! =- Command your Cats with simple controls in a battle through space and time! No need to register to develop your own Cat Army! BATTLE WITH ALL THE CATS!! =Super Simple Battle System= Just tap on the Cat you want to fight for you! Fire the Cat Cannon to blast baddies getting too close to your base! Overcome weird enemies with the right Cat squad and take down the enemy base! =Super Simple Leveling System= Clear stages to get XP and items to level up the Cats! What will they evolve to at level 10? Can you unlock their True Form? =Super Simple Fun!= Collect glorious treasures while you take over the world! Recruit dozens of rare and exotic Cats(?) and create the ultimate feline army!! Hundreds of stages across three Story Mode adventures and the Legend challenges. Presented by PONOS
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
A multiplayer card game where players draw cards to avoid exploding kittens. Use strategic cards to defuse fatal felines or eliminate opponents. Features original art and is available exclusively for Netflix members.
- Draw cards to avoid exploding kittens
- Defuse fatal felines with special cards
- Multiplayer gameplay
- Strategic card play
- Original art by The Oatmeal
- Exclusive to Netflix members
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Bring the catnip. Draw as many cards as you can, and do your best to dodge — or defuse — fatal felines. Or else, boom goes the dynamite! In this multiplayer, kitty-powered game of chance, players draw cards — until someone draws an exploding kitten and blows up. Then that player is out unless they have a defuse card. Defuse cards allow players to neutralize furry foes with laser pointers, belly rubs, catnip sandwiches or other diversions. All of the other cards in the deck can be used strategically to move, mitigate or avoid. Featuring original art by The Oatmeal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Battle Cats at 84% against Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's 21%. The Battle Cats also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. The Battle Cats sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Exploding Kittens NETFLIX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Battle Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Battle Cats has 49K ratings behind it against 218, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of The Battle Cats's written reviews are positive against 21% of Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's.
The Battle Cats ships an update every 3 weeks, Exploding Kittens NETFLIX every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | The Battle Cats | Exploding Kittens NETFLIX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49K ratings) — better | 3.1 (218 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 218 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 516 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ponos corporation | Netflix, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Battle Cats
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
User reviews
The Battle Cats
From 49K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Endless gameplay
- 🐱 Cute and unique cat designs
- 👍 Generous free-to-play model
- 🕹️ Engaging strategy and gameplay
- 🎉 Frequent updates and events
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of in-game stats and information
- 🕰️ Slow progression and energy limitations
- 🎲 Frustrating RNG and gacha system
- 🤕 Extremely difficult late-game stages
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
From 218 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Accurate to the original card game
- 💡 New cards and features
- 🎉 Fun and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Automatic card plays
- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior of certain cards
- 🕰️ Lack of turn timer for players
Bugs and requests
The Battle Cats
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes when launching the app
- Issues with ad-watching and rewards not being granted
Requested features
4 requests- Online PvP mode
- Ability to trade or share cats with friends
- Increased drop rates for Uber and Legend Rare cats
- Improved treasure system with higher drop rates
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when Armageddon card is played
- Nope card not working as intended
- Exploding kitten card not being placed back correctly
- Wins not being tracked in single-player mode
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to kick inactive players
- Save progress and unlock higher difficulty levels
- More customization options
- Ability to chat with other players
In-app purchases
The Battle Cats
- Challenger Sale$0.49
- 30 Cat Food$0.99
- Rare Ticket2 variants$0.99
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- Catseye & Rare Ticket Set$0.99
- Cat Food Rank-Up Pack$2.99
- 90 Cat Food$2.99
- 180 Cat Food$5.99
- Platinum Ticket$7.99
- Legend Ticket$7.99
- Start-up Platinum Ticket$7.99
- Champion's Sale$7.99
- 330 Cat Food$9.99
- Gold Card Rewards$9.99
- Thank-You Pack$11.99
- 690 Cat Food$19.99
- 100M DL Celeb. Ticket Pack$19.99
- 1080 Cat Food$29.99
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Questions
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