Comparison

Pop Octopus! vs Adorable Cat Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Pop Octopus!

A popular puzzle game where players tap groups of same-colored octopi to pop them. Achieve higher scores by popping more octopi and clearing the board, with a magic bubble to aid in strategic moves.

Highlights
  • Tap same-colored octopi
  • Pop groups for points
  • Score formula for high scores
  • Bonus for clearing the board
  • Magic bubble for color changes
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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This is the most popular game all over the world, once you start, you can't stop! How to play: 1.Tap at least 2 neighboring octopi with the same color 2.Pop them with the most octopi Tips on Scoring: 1.The more octopi you pop, the more scores you will get. Formula: Score= Octopi*Octopi*5 2.Try to clear all octopi, the least octopi you left, the more bonus you will get. Formula: Bonus=2000- Octopi*Octopi *20 3.You will get 2000 bonus after all octopi are cleared. Magic Bubble can change a octopus to any colors you want, use it when you try to connect as more cats as you can , to achieve a higher score.

About

Adorable Cat Puzzles

Engage your mind with a collection of charming cat-themed jigsaw puzzles. Improve cognitive skills like memory and problem-solving while enjoying the therapeutic benefits of puzzles and feline imagery.

Highlights
  • 70 unique cat puzzles
  • Improves visual-spatial reasoning
  • Enhances short-term memory
  • Boosts problem-solving skills
  • Reduces cognitive decline risk
  • Mental health benefits
Features
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A lot of studies have shown that puzzles can help improve visual-spatial reasoning, short-term memory, and problem-solving skills as well as combat cognitive decline, which can reduce risk of developing dementia. There are also mental health benefits to puzzling. Additionally cat owners do have better psychological health than people without pets. On questionnaires, they claim to feel more happy, more confident, and less nervous, and to sleep, focus, and face problems in their lives better. Also Jigsaw-like puzzles are great because they exercise both the left and right sides of your brain at once. Puzzles require both logic, intuition, and creativity, and it’s easy to get lost for hours working on them. The game contains 70 cat puzzles to solve and that's a lot. Can you solve all of them?

Screenshots

Pop Octopus!3 screens
Adorable Cat Puzzles3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Adorable Cat Puzzles at 5.0 against Pop Octopus!'s 3.7. Adorable Cat Puzzles also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Pop Octopus!'s advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pop Octopus! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Adorable Cat Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adorable Cat Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Octopus! ships an update every 6 weeks, Adorable Cat Puzzles daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pop Octopus! versus Adorable Cat Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Octopus!Adorable Cat Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhenlai XiaDmytro Plekhotkin

Customer experience

Pop Octopus!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Adorable Cat Puzzles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pop Octopus!

One-time5
  • 5 Magic Bubbles$0.99
  • 18 Magic Bubbles$2.99
  • 35 Magic Bubbles$4.99
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  • 100 Magic Bubbles$9.99
  • 256 Magic Bubbles$19.99
1 purchases

Adorable Cat Puzzles

One-time1
  • Unlock All Puzzles$0.99

Questions

Is Pop Octopus! free?
Pop Octopus! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adorable Cat Puzzles free?
Adorable Cat Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pop Octopus! or Adorable Cat Puzzles?
Adorable Cat Puzzles is rated higher. Pop Octopus! averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Adorable Cat Puzzles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pop Octopus! or Adorable Cat Puzzles have ads?
Neither Pop Octopus! nor Adorable Cat Puzzles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Octopus! or Adorable Cat Puzzles?
Pop Octopus! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Adorable Cat Puzzles daily. Most recently, Pop Octopus! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Adorable Cat Puzzles on November 5, 2026.

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