Comparison

Maze vs Cat Bird!

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

Head to head
About

Maze

Navigate a spaceship through a challenging space maze, collecting resources to acquire powerful upgrades. Avoid deadly obstacles while strategically interacting with mystery walls for potential rewards or risks. Test your endurance as the difficulty escalates with distance.

Highlights
  • Space maze navigation
  • Resource collection (Suns)
  • Power-up purchases (grenades, nukes, shields)
  • Mystery wall interactions
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Race in space through a maze of tricky walls, Collect Suns to buy grenades, nukes, shields and the ultimate GoldenShip and collect Gift boxes for a surprise and the ultimate chance to win the GoldenShip packed with super speed and the super power of going through the walls!!! Avoid the red walls (death walls) and try your luck with the green ones, green wall are mystery wall hiding either a great reward of up to 10,000 Suns, grenades, nukes, shields, blue walls or a death wall... Beware, walls are not always what they seem, they can play a disappearing act on you, drag your spaceship trough the screen, and some will even let you through with proper angle and speed... The further you go the hardest it gets... How far can you go? Sign in to Game Center for additional rewards! Available on iOS only! Already a fan of MazeRace? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/MazeRaceGame https://twitter.com/maze_race http://maze-race.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 40 challenging levels
  • 3 Epic bosses
  • Stylish pixel art graphics
  • Achievements and Leaderboards
  • Time Trial mode
  • ReplayKit support
Features
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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+)

Screenshots

Maze4 screens
Cat Bird!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maze at 5.0 against Cat Bird!'s 4.4. Maze also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Cat Bird!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maze sells 10 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Bird! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Maze's written reviews are positive against 79% of Cat Bird!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maze ships an update every 8 months, Cat Bird! every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Maze versus Cat Bird!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMazeCat Bird!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristophe DelhazeRaiyumi Inc.

Customer experience

Maze

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cat Bird!

All ratings1,506 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews950 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative14.0%

Bugs and requests

Maze

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

10 purchases

Maze

One-time10
  • 5,000 Suns$0.99
  • 50,000 Suns$4.99
  • 75,000 Suns$6.99
Show 7 more
  • 100,000 Suns$8.99
  • 125,000 Suns$10.99
  • 250,000 Suns$19.99
  • 500,000 Suns$34.99
  • 750,000 Suns$44.99
  • 1,000,000 Suns$59.99
  • 10,000,000 Suns$99.99
1 purchases

Cat Bird!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Maze free?
Maze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Bird! free?
Cat Bird! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maze or Cat Bird!?
Maze is rated higher. Maze averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cat Bird! averages 4.4 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Maze or Cat Bird! have ads?
Cat Bird! shows ads; Maze does not.
Which is updated more often, Maze or Cat Bird!?
Maze ships an update every 8 months, and Cat Bird! every 16 months. Most recently, Maze was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cat Bird! on November 2, 2026.

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