Comparison

Cat Simulator 2 vs BitLife

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

Head to head
About

Cat Simulator 2

Experience life as a cat or dog in a virtual world filled with interactive environments and fun activities. Play with friends in multiplayer modes, customize your pet with accessories, and explore various locations like a farm, beach, or supermarket.

Highlights
  • Play as a cat or dog
  • Owner Mode
  • Multiple interactive levels
  • Multiplayer modes
  • Collect coins and diamonds
  • Dress up pets with accessories
  • Survival Mode
Features
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Get ready to have an amazing adventure as your favourite pet (dog or cat) in a wonderful land full of crazy fun things to do. NEW: OWNER MODE: Play as the owner - get kitty to chase a ball, follow a laser, have a bath and run for food. (only for cats) Super cute. Super exciting! NEW LEVEL :RESTAURANT - exciting new level with lots of fun new activities. NEW: Collect Coins and Diamonds as you Play in our exciting new locations to Unlock new Cats, Pets and Accessories! NEW: SURVIVAL MODE: mom and dad want to give you a bath - don't let them catch you! hide behind the sofa or run away. Play as your favorite cat or dog! Hundreds of fun interactions in great environments for hours of solid good fun. MULTIPLAYER: 6 new Multiplayer levels - every level is now playable as multiplayer. Create your own rooms and invite your friends. Check out the accessories - hats, helmets, moustaches, glasses and loads more then take a photo and share it on Facebook or Twitter with your friends. See if you can get the highest score or unlock all the achievements. CATS & DOGS: With over 20 pets to choose from there's no end to the fun! Free to unlock. LOCATIONS: Farm Level : Lets help drive a tractor? Go on quests to help the crows and help the horses escape! Playground: Want to fly on a kite, eat ice cream or go on the swings? Schools out! Play Dominos, Ride on a skateboard, play in the gym. Home: Dads playing golf - lets play too and steal the ball. Whats cooking in the kitchen? Interact with the family - If you're nice maybe they'll feed you. Garden: Chase ducks, help with the planting, make friends with the dogs in the garden or maybe the squirrels? Beach: Jetski? set off some fireworks, play in a band, dig sand with a dozer, build a sand castle and more! Supermarket level - Cause havoc in the supermarket, play with the toys, chase mice, set off the fire alarm, fly on a plane, ride on a trolly and lots more! DRESS UP: All accessories, places and pets can be unlocked for free, so dive right in to play with Porky Pig, Billy the goat, Shadow the dog, Sammy the tomcat cat or any of the many pets. GAME: Use the joypad to move around and swipe the screen to get a 360 degree view of your pet. Knock stuff around. Prepare for catlateral damage in the cat simulator in their wild, fun lives. New: play in HD or SD quality mode. Time Trial mode added! Extra cat games levels added all the time. What do they get up to in their secret time?

About

BitLife

Experience a text-based life simulator where every choice shapes your destiny. Build a dream life with love and career, or embrace chaos with crime and scandal. Your virtual life story unfolds with every decision.

Highlights
  • Text-based life simulation
  • Choice-driven roleplaying
  • Build a dream life
  • Embrace chaos and crime
  • Shape your story through decisions
  • Interactive story unfolding
Features
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How will you live your BitLife? Will you try to make all the right choices in an attempt to become a model citizen sometime before you die? You could marry the love of your life, have kids, and pick up a good job along the way. Or will you make choices that horrify your parents? You could descend into a life of crime, start trouble in prison, smuggle goods across country lines, and rob banks. It's all up to you... BitLife is the original text-based life simulator that lets you roleplay your life, your way. Create your story in this choice-driven simulation game. Build a perfect life, chase success, or embrace chaos. In this life simulation, every tap is a choice that changes what happens next in your story. Play a full roleplaying life from start to finish and shape your own life story. Choose your path through love, romance, relationships, and marriage or drama, betrayal, and scandal. Shape your life through careers, education, and risky choices, then watch your story unfold through the consequences of every decision. Virtual life is calling… CREATE YOUR STORY: - Live your BitLife as a model citizen… or a total wild card. - Build a dream life story: love, family, career, and success. - Or chase chaos: fame, scandal, and bad choices with big outcomes. - Your life, your identity, your story, your roleplay. LIFE SIMULATOR: - A text-based life simulator where choices stack up, year after year in a true simulation. - Shape your life through education, careers, and relationships. - Every decision changes your path, your story, and your ending. - No two lives, and no two stories, play out the same. DRAMA & CONSEQUENCES: - Break the rules: crime, prison trouble, smuggling, and bank robberies. - Cheat, betray, or stay loyal: your choices decide the fallout. - Take risks, face consequences, and deal with the chaos your story creates. - An interactive story and simulation where choices actually matter. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: TikTok: @bitlifeapp X: @BitLifeApp Instagram: bitlifeapp This game is free to play.

Screenshots

Cat Simulator 24 screens
BitLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BitLife at 1.8M against Cat Simulator 2's 17K. BitLife also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). Cat Simulator 2's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Cat Simulator 2 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and BitLife sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cat Simulator 2 against 4.8 for BitLife. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BitLife has 1.8M ratings behind it against 17K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Cat Simulator 2's written reviews are positive against 51% of BitLife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cat Simulator 2 ships an update every 2 months, BitLife every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cat Simulator 2 versus BitLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat Simulator 2BitLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings)4.8 (1.8M ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews — better51.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17K1.8M — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB379 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMobile-Apps ltdCandywriter, LLC

Customer experience

Cat Simulator 2

All ratings16,792 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative16.5%

BitLife

All ratings1,795,744 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews7,506 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative38.2%

User reviews

Cat Simulator 2

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐱 Cute cat-themed game
  • 🎮 Fun gameplay and activities
  • 💎 Variety of cats and accessories

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🎨 Outdated or low-quality graphics

BitLife

From 1.8M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Amazing game
  • 🚀 Constantly updated
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Too many features behind paywall
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🤔 Certain mechanics feel unrealistic

Bugs and requests

Cat Simulator 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Falling through floors or walls
  • Inability to exit ads or return to game
  • Inconsistent performance and freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more maps and environments
  • Implement a chat feature for multiplayer
  • Improve character customization options
  • Reduce frequency and intrusiveness of ads

BitLife

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when adopting children
  • Losing Bitizenship status after updates
  • Certain jobs/careers not functioning properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • More family-related features (grandparents, aunts/uncles, etc.)
  • Ability to start own business or company
  • More crime-related activities and scenarios
  • Expanded education and career options
  • Deeper relationships with friends and coworkers
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  • Randomized world events and news updates

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Cat Simulator 2

One-time9
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Unlock All Pets$1.99
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  • Unlock All Places$1.99
  • Unlock All Accessories$1.99
  • Gem Pack - 100 Gems$1.99
  • Box of Gold$3.99
  • Pile of Gems$6.99
  • Boss Pack$14.99
20 purchases

BitLife

One-time20
  • Time Machine Use$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Golden Piggy Bank$4.99
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  • Golden Pacifier$4.99
  • Luxury Lifestyle$4.99
  • Golden Neko Statue$4.99
  • Golden Diploma$4.99
  • Zoo Expansion Pack$4.99
  • Racing Expansion Pack$5.99
  • Casino Expansion Pack$5.99
  • Bitizenship$7.99
  • Investor Expansion Pack$7.99
  • Landlord Expansion Pack$7.99
  • C.U.L.T. Expansion Pack$7.99
  • Ultimate Fight Mode$9.99
  • God Mode$9.99
  • Bitizenship$9.99
  • Vampire Mode$9.99
  • Bitizenship + God Mode$15.99
  • Boss Mode$20.99

Questions

Is Cat Simulator 2 free?
Cat Simulator 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BitLife free?
BitLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cat Simulator 2 or BitLife?
BitLife is rated higher. Cat Simulator 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while BitLife averages 4.8 from 1.8M ratings.
Do Cat Simulator 2 or BitLife have ads?
Both Cat Simulator 2 and BitLife show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cat Simulator 2 or BitLife?
Cat Simulator 2 ships an update every 2 months, and BitLife every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cat Simulator 2 was updated on October 21, 2026 and BitLife on October 21, 2026.

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