Tadpole Tap vs Nom Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tadpole Tap
Guide a tadpole through perilous obstacles by flicking its tongue to eat flies and ascend. Unlock and upgrade unique tadpoles, power-ups, and skins to achieve higher scores and compete with friends on leaderboards. Collect puzzle pieces and achievements for a rewarding retro gaming experience.
- Unlockable tadpoles with unique abilities
- Tadpole and power-up upgrades
- Tongue-based movement and fly eating
- Obstacle navigation and high score chasing
- Collectible puzzle pieces and skins
- Leaderboard for friend comparisons
- Achievements
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Reach the skies with your favorite tadpole while eating flies with your tongue! With piranhas constantly on your tail, you must hurry and pull your way through dangerous obstacles! Try to beat your friends high score and embellish your aquarium with tadpoles by unlocking all the little fellas! -UNLOCK YOUR TADPOLES: There are multiple tadpoles to unlock, each with a unique ability that will help you through the dangers along the way. -UPGRADE YOUR TADPOLES: Each tadpole's unique ability can be upgraded to get better scores. -GET BETTER POWER-UPS: All power-ups can be upgraded to make them last longer. If they last long enough, you can sometimes have multiple power-ups at once! Some combinations are very good! -DON'T FORGET TO EAT FLIES: Eating flies is somehow very satisfying, plus this is what allows you to buy upgrades! -CLIMB FURTHER EVERY TIME: Beat your high score and battle your friends. Compare your performance on the leaderboard. -GET THE PUZZLE PIECES: Each Tadpole has a unique puzzle to unlock! -UNLOCK THE SKINS: Collect vials to unlock them all! There is 3 skins per tadpole. -ACHIEVEMENTS: Let's see if you can clear them all! In one word, Tadpole Tap is an awesome Retro Runner in Pixel Art. Tadpole Tap, the life circle of a frog. Language available: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese and Serbian.
Nom Cat
Tap and hold to feed hungry cats with fish in this arcade game. Avoid flying bombs to keep the cats safe and aim for a high score. Unlock cute cat characters by collecting goldfish.
- Endless arcade gameplay
- Tap and hold to feed cats
- Avoid flying bombs
- Unlockable cat characters
- Collect goldfish
- Compete on Game Center
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Help still Nom Cat's hunger! Tap and hold to open the mouths of both cats to feed them with endless waves of fish. The more fish you eat, the higher your score. Beat your friends on Game Center or brag about your score on social network. But, watch out! You have to stay focused to avoid the flying bombs. You don't want the cute cats to explode, do you? Unlock some of the cutest cat characters by collecting as many goldfish as you can! Features: * Easy to play and challenging! * Retro music and retro visuals * Endless arcade gameplay * Play Nom Slots to collect more goldfish * Play as one of internet's most famous cats like Grumpy Cat®, Nyan Cat®, Keyboard Cat®, Nala Cat, Venus Two Faced Cat, Oskar The Blind Cat and many more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nom Cat at every 5 weeks against Tadpole Tap's every 6 months. Tadpole Tap's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tadpole Tap sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Nom Cat sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tadpole Tap against 4.6 for Nom Cat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 482 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Tadpole Tap's written reviews are positive against 85% of Nom Cat's.
Tadpole Tap ships an update every 6 months, Nom Cat every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tadpole Tap | Nom Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (482 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews — better | 85.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 482 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outerminds Inc. | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Tadpole Tap
Nom Cat
User reviews
Tadpole Tap
From 482 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very fun game
- 👍 No ads, no pay to win
- 💡 Simple but challenging gameplay
- 🎨 Cute pixel art style
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💰 Difficult to unlock all content without paying
Nom Cat
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple, fun, and addicting
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Cute cat sprites
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 👍 Variety of cats and backgrounds to collect
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with purchasing and equipping skins
- 💰 Expensive cats and backgrounds
- 🔍 Difficult to obtain certain cats without paying
- 🐛 Game crashes or freezes after updates
- 🔍 Hard to master, especially for beginners
Bugs and requests
Tadpole Tap
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Puzzle pieces not saving properly
- Restore purchases not working
Requested features
3 requests- More characters and skins
- New obstacles and levels
- Continued updates and support
Nom Cat
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when declining to watch ads
- Purchased items not showing up or working
- Progress lost after reinstalling the app
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
6 requests- More skins or backdrops
- Option to play with one cat instead of two
- Ability to earn premium cats through gameplay
- Restore purchases feature
- Mute sound option
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- Reward system for reaching scores in normal mode
In-app purchases
Tadpole Tap
- Spook$0.99
- Stapler$0.99
- Bronze Fly Pack$0.99
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- Silver Fly Pack$1.99
- Silver Case$3.99
- Gold Fly Pack$4.99
- Jade Fly Pack$9.99
- Gold Case$9.99
- Diamond Fly Pack$19.99
Nom Cat
- Venus and Roo$0.99
- Nala$0.99
- Keyboard Cat$0.99
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- Nyan Cat®$0.99
- Grumpy Cat®$0.99
- Sushi Cat$0.99
- Space Background$0.99
- Garfield$0.99
- Alice & Finnegan$0.99
- Garfield Background$0.99
- Luna the Fashion Kitty$0.99









