Seashine vs Cat Bird!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seashine
Explore a mysterious, dangerous underworld as a fragile jellyfish. Absorb light to survive longer and evade bizarre creatures lurking in the darkness. Experience an endless, unique survival quest with intuitive touch controls and a dynamic soundtrack.
- Endless underworld exploration
- Unique, unlimited gameplay
- Intuitive touch controls
- Dynamic reactive soundtrack
- Survival against bizarre creatures
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How long will you survive in the abyss? Dive now into the abyss, in an endless quest for survival. You are born as a fragile jellyfish, struggling to maintain a fading light in the darkness of the deep ocean caves. Explore this mysterious underworld and absorb all the light you find on your way to live a few more seconds. But be aware... As poetic as this place seems to be, bizarre creatures and plants lurk in the obscurity, waiting to take a bite of you! Survival of the fittest inside nature's most well kept secret, the depths of the ocean. - Explore a gorgeous and endless underworld full of unknown dangers and strange creatures. - An unlimited experience where each game is unique. You'll never face the same challenge twice. - Intuitive controls specially made for touch devices. - A beautiful dynamic soundtrack reacting to the environment.
Cat Bird!
Embark on a challenging platform adventure as a cute cat bird on an epic quest to return home. Navigate through unique worlds filled with obstacles, enemies, and guardians. Test your skills across numerous levels with stunning pixel art and competitive features.
- Over 40 challenging levels
- 3 Epic bosses
- Stylish pixel art graphics
- Achievements and Leaderboards
- Time Trial mode
- ReplayKit support
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A cute-tastic journey across worlds. Help Cat Bird on his challenging platform adventure on an epic quest to get back home. Venture through unique worlds hovering across pits, traps, enemies, and saw blades. Beware of the mighty guardians that block your path. Join the journey and open your inner meow! Featuring: + More than 40 challenging levels. + 3 Epic bosses to challenge. + Stylish and stunning pixel art graphics. + Achievements and Leaderboards to compete with others. + Test your skills in Time Trial mode. + Beautiful Soundtrack + Show off your abilities with ReplayKit(iOS 9+)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Seashine at none against Cat Bird!'s shown. Seashine also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). 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. Seashine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Bird! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seashine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.9K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Seashine's written reviews are positive against 79% of Cat Bird!'s.
Seashine ships an update monthly, Cat Bird! every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Seashine | Cat Bird! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better | 78.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Patrick Ellis | Raiyumi Inc. |
Customer experience
Seashine
Cat Bird!
User reviews
Seashine
From 4.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
- 🎶 Calming and immersive soundtrack
- 🕹️ Unique and challenging gameplay
- 🔍 Interesting creature discoveries
- 📚 Detailed creature encyclopedia
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Difficult controls
- ⏱️ Light meter drains too quickly
- 🐲 Aggressive enemy encounters
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after discovery
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
Cat Bird!
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and charming visuals
- 🎮 Engaging and challenging gameplay
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack and sound design
- 💎 High-quality, polished game
- 🕹️ Simple and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes in later levels
- 🔍 Crowns/secrets can be hard to find
- 🔍 Frustrating difficulty at times
- 🔍 Controls can feel imprecise
- 📺 Intrusive ad placement
Bugs and requests
Seashine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Disappearing collectibles or progress loss
- Inconsistent enemy spawn patterns
Requested features
5 requests- Peaceful exploration mode without enemies
- More diverse environments and creatures
- Ability to play as other sea creatures
- Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
Cat Bird!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes after ads
- Controls glitch and stop working
- Screen orientation issues
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and worlds
- Customizable player skins
- Level editor and community
- Multiplayer mode
- Checkpoint/progress saving
In-app purchases
Seashine
- 40 Stars$0.49
- 100 Stars$0.99
- 200 Stars$1.89
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- 400 Stars$2.99
- Star Doubler$3.99
- 800 Stars$4.99
Cat Bird!
- Remove Ads$1.99
