Comparison

Garden Eel vs Cat Subway Run

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

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About

Garden Eel

A relaxing simulator where you nurture garden eels by managing their environment. Swipe to create currents, clean the seabed, and feed your eels to help them grow. Drive away unwanted sea creatures to ensure a thriving habitat.

Highlights
  • Swipe to create currents
  • Clean the seabed
  • Feed garden eels
  • Drive away sea creatures
  • 5 kinds of garden eels
  • Apple Watch support
  • iCloud data saving
Features
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Garden Eel is a garden eel simulator. Swipe and make current, then feed garden eels. Swipe sea bottom and make it clean. Then new garden eel will appear and they'll grow. There are 5 kinds of garden eels. When fishes and sea cucumbers appear, tap and drive them away. This game is inspired by the sea of Saipan, Okinawa, etc. This app supports Apple Watch(garden eel animation with feeding indicator). Animations of the Watch App will be added when the new garden eel appears in the iPhone App. This app saves play data to iCloud in every two minutes. Saved data can be downloaded by new install of app in another device. Or Garden Eel AR/VR for viewing in 3D!!

About

Cat Subway Run

Embark on a thrilling pet adventure, dodging obstacles and collecting coins as a mischievous cat escaping an angry dog. Utilize power-ups and unlock new characters to race through vibrant environments.

Highlights
  • Run, dodge, jump, and slide gameplay
  • Collect coins and power-ups
  • Unlockable cat characters
  • Avoid trucks, cars, and buses
  • Upgrade power-ups
  • Cartoon-like environments
Features
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Run, dodge, jump, and slide into an incredible pet adventure. Leo is a brave and spiteful cat that as the habit of getting himself in trouble. Your task will be to make him escape from the angry dog. Rush through crowded cities, small villages, over big bridges and gather all the coins you can. While running, avoid hitting trucks, cars, buses or any other object that could either slow you down or stop you. Collect all the fun power ups to get further and to give the tireless dog the slip. How to play: - Drag/swipe to jump or slide and to move left or right - The power ups are activated automatically when you get them - Buy new characters and upgrade power ups with the collected coins Features: - 9 Lovely cats to choose. - Cartoon like environment - Amazing power-ups: coin magnet, rocket, super go kart, etc. - Trucks, cars and buses to avoid! - Lots of obstacles to dodge - Cool music Special power- ups - The rocket will make you fly at top speed over the obstacles and give you the opportunity to collect a lot of coins. - The Go kart will makes you faster which will require all of your dodging abilities to not crush against something. If you hit something with the kart you will only lose the vehicle but still keep running. - The super spring sneaker gives you the ability to make mega jumps and escape dangerous situations for some seconds. You can buy stronger sport cars and replace the go-kart with the collected coins. If you like the game, please rate it with 5 stars on the store and invite your friends on facebook or google plus to join the race.

Screenshots

Garden Eel4 screens
Cat Subway Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Garden Eel at 5.0 against Cat Subway Run's 4.2. Cat Subway Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garden Eel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Subway Run has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Garden Eel versus Cat Subway Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden EelCat Subway Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKENSHI DOIWonderful Games AG

Customer experience

Garden Eel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cat Subway Run

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Garden Eel

No in-app purchases

None

Cat Subway Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garden Eel free?
Garden Eel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cat Subway Run free?
Cat Subway Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garden Eel or Cat Subway Run?
Garden Eel is rated higher. Garden Eel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cat Subway Run averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Garden Eel or Cat Subway Run have ads?
Garden Eel shows ads; Cat Subway Run does not.

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