Syobon Action vs Cat Dash!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action
Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.
- Jump and run gameplay
- Challenging traps and obstacles
- Multiple lives system
- Trial-and-error puzzle solving
- Parody of classic platformers
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.
Cat Dash!
Guide a cat through challenging levels to reach delicious rice. This game features simple swipe controls and 24 unique stages filled with various gimmicks and obstacles. New stages may be added through future updates.
- Swipe to move
- 24 challenging stages
- Obstacle navigation
- Gimmick-filled levels
- Potential for future stage updates
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It is a game that leads a cat to rice. Easy to operate! Just swipe and move the green box. There are 24 stages. Can you capture a lot of gimmicks? Stages may be added by updates even after distribution. Let's overcome various obstacles and eat delicious rice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cat Dash! at 5.0 against Syobon Action's 4.1. Syobon Action's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cat Dash! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Cat Dash! every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syobon Action | Cat Dash! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ramirez Olabarrieta | kume toru |
Customer experience
Syobon Action
Cat Dash!
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action
Reported bugs
4 issues- Impossible to complete certain levels
- Checkpoint resets and softlocks
- Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
- Controls not registering inputs properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Easier difficulty options
- Level editor or creator
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Cat Dash!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syobon Action
No in-app purchases
Cat Dash!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Syobon Action free?
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