Comparison

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis vs Cat And Ball

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis

Build towering skyscrapers, manage diverse businesses, and earn profits. Expand your empire by creating your own city, inviting friends, and competing with others for the highest city rating. Explore for treasure and interact with players.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade skyscrapers
  • Manage businesses and staff
  • Create and manage your own city
  • Compete in city ratings
  • Explore for treasure
  • Interact with other players via chat
Features
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The idea of the game is simple: You are building your dream skyscraper, developing businesses with it, earning profit, and competing with other players. Sounds great, but what if you think one skyscraper isn't enough? You're in luck! The developers have got you covered—more ambitious players can create their own cities and invite other players to live there and make theirs the greatest city ever. Want to know whose city is the snazziest? Check the best city rating. If you rank high enough, that will prove to everyone that you've got real business acumen and your city is the cream of the crop. Game features: • PLAY FOR FREE • BUILD the highest skyscraper to be the crown jewel of your city and earn you millions • ORGANIZE your enterprise however you like on every level of the skyscraper. Choose for yourself: Do you want coffee shops, beauty salons, maybe a barber shop or a tailor? • MANAGE your staff. Hire and fire workers, and find everyone's dream jobs, buy goods, and collect the proceeds • CREATE your very own city, become its mayor, and invite your friends to live in it and build a business empire together • ASSEMBLE a complete collection of stars and celebrities to visit your skyscraper and give you a real leg up on other businesses • EXPLORE a labyrinth in search of untold treasure • INTERACT using the chat, and make new friends Gameplay: The game sucks you in from the very first minute. When you enter the game, you are met by a small building of several floors with a few residents. They are dying to work, but pay close attention to them—each one has different preferences. Keep an eye on the elevator. Your skyscraper will occasionally be visited by clients with a VIP status, and their visits will make your wallet a bit thicker! There is also an entire floor of the skyscraper just for celebrities. The more of them who come there, the better your city's reputation will be. Earn your first profits and begin building new levels and opening stores, bars, salons, and shops. If your skyscraper reaches 10 levels, and you still want to do more—welcome to the city. You can ask to join someone else's or you can make your own and be its mayor. Invite other players to your city and work together to improve it. To make construction and development even more interesting, the game includes a general rating system. Do you have the best skyscraper out there? Then you win the gold medal! Is life in your city so amazing that the population is huge and your coffers are overflowing? You're on top of the world, and the other players will know all about it! No time to come and collect your profit? Overmobile has you taken care of; hire a personal manager who can look after things in your absence. Bonuses: The game has two kinds of daily tasks: special and city. When you complete them, you get cool bonuses that will help your business grow. Like keys to the labyrinth. If you open all 10 doors of the labyrinth and never hit a dead end, you'll get a spectacular reward: a chest full of gamer's treasure—gold coins, bucks, and other cool stuff you can use to expand your business. The developers frequently surprise the players with deals and events that make in-game coins and skyscraper and city upgrades a real bargain. Want to consult with more experienced entrepreneurs? Join the chat right in the game and talk with the whole game world. Pocket Tower will whisk you away from the drudgery of everyday life and immerse you in a thrilling world of business and economics, with stunning graphics, realistic interiors, and with a city and characters waiting just for you. Your childhood dreams come true! Build your own skyscraper and show the world that you are the best of the best!

About

Cat And Ball

A one-handed game where you control a cat to catch falling items. Collect gold coins for points and avoid red coins to protect your hearts. Unlock new looks and backgrounds with in-game currency.

Highlights
  • One-handed controls
  • Coin collection for scoring
  • Heart and shield mechanics
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Unlockable cat looks and backgrounds
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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Cat & Ball is a fun game you play with one hand. Your cat catches things that fall from the sky. Get the gold coins to score points. Stay away from the red coins or you lose a heart! • EASY TO PLAY — Tap left or right to move your cat. Collect gold coins. Dodge red coins. • HEARTS & SHIELDS — You have hearts (lives). You can get more hearts or a shield so one red coin doesn't count. • LEVELS — Each level is a bit harder. Try to get a high score and see your name on the leaderboard! • SHOP — Use coins to get new cat looks and fun backgrounds like Space or Sakura. You can get more hearts or coins if you want. • BEST RUN — See how well you did in your best game. Change your name and see how you compare with others. Free to play. You can buy extra hearts or coins if you like. No subscription. Good for quick, fun play for the whole family.

Screenshots

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis4 screens
Cat And Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis and Cat And Ball both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Cat And Ball's written reviews are positive against 48% of Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis's. Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 54). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cat And Ball sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat And Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis has 1.7K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis's written reviews are positive against 98% of Cat And Ball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis ships an update fortnightly, Cat And Ball every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis versus Cat And Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Tower-Tiny MetropolisCat And Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings)4.9 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews97.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better54
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOvermobileARTISMEDIA SP Z O O

Customer experience

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis

All ratings1,719 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral17.5%
Negative35.0%

Cat And Ball

All ratings47 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%

User reviews

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
  • 💡 Interesting city-building mechanics
  • 🤩 Visually appealing graphics

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive to progress without spending real money
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connectivity issues
  • ⏱️ Slow progression without using premium currency
  • 🤯 Frustrating when losing progress due to updates

Cat And Ball

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Very cute and lovely design
  • 😌 Calming and relaxing gameplay
  • ✈️ Great for travel and offline play
  • ✨ No ads (for some users)
  • 👍 Simple and understandable mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game stops working/crashes next day
  • ⚠️ In-app purchases not working
  • ❓ Lack of variety/more levels
  • 🐌 Smoother cat animations needed

Bugs and requests

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to contact technical support
  • Disappearing purchases and lost progress
  • Notification system not working as intended
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more city tasks and events
  • Allow mayors/deputies to manage city tasks
  • Improve organization of citizens and businesses
  • Provide more ways to earn premium currency

Cat And Ball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game stops working on the next day
  • Game crashes on the next day
  • In-app purchases are not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels and variety
  • Add skins and wallpapers for the cat
  • Add a tutorial
  • Add more interesting situations/cards for the cat
  • Add music
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  • Add purchasable backgrounds with coins
  • Add rewards for completing levels to buy skins
  • More cat skins, especially Sphynx

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis

One-time10
  • 750 bux$1.99
  • 19th floor! Special offer!$2.99
  • 29th floor! Special offer!$2.99
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  • 39th floor! Special offer!$2.99
  • Special offer for 9th floor!$2.99
  • 1'500 bux$3.99
  • 3'000 bux$6.49
  • 5'000 bux$9.99
  • 10'000 bux$19.99
  • 20'000 bux$37.99
7 purchases

Cat And Ball

One-time7
  • UNLOCK PREMIUMFree
  • 8000 Coins$1.99
  • 25 Hearts$2.99
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  • 20000 Coins$4.99
  • 55 Hearts$6.99
  • 50000 Coins$9.99
  • 125 Hearts$12.99

Questions

Is Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis free?
Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat And Ball free?
Cat And Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis or Cat And Ball?
Cat And Ball is rated higher. Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Cat And Ball averages 4.9 from 54 ratings.
Do Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis or Cat And Ball have ads?
Both Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis and Cat And Ball show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis or Cat And Ball?
Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis ships an update fortnightly, and Cat And Ball every 3 months. Most recently, Pocket Tower-Tiny Metropolis was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cat And Ball on November 4, 2026.

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