Comparison

Catch The Sun vs Romopolis

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

Head to head
About

Catch The Sun

A colorful and fun arcade game where players collect points while avoiding spiked enemies. Fast reflexes and quick decisions are key to success. Power-ups can help slow down opponents and earn bonus points.

Highlights
  • Collect points
  • Avoid enemies
  • Fast decision making
  • Practice reflexes
  • Collect power-ups
  • Bonus points
Features
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Watch out for nasty spiked blobs and try to collect as much points as you can before the screen is filled with enemies! Catch The Sun is simple, colourful and fun arcade game that forces you to make fast decisions and practice your reflex! Collect power-ups to slow down enemies and act fast to receive bonus points. Are you ready for a challenge?

About

Romopolis

Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.

Highlights
  • Construct ancient Roman cities
  • Provide services to residents
  • Comprehensive campaign mode
  • Custom scenario creation
  • Earn money, fame, and honor
  • Win trophies and awards
Features
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

Screenshots

Catch The Sun4 screens
Romopolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catch The Sun at 96% against Romopolis's 0%. Catch The Sun also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Romopolis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

Catch The Sun is free to download; Romopolis costs $3.99 up front. Catch The Sun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Romopolis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catch The Sun holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch The Sun has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Catch The Sun's written reviews are positive against 0% of Romopolis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch The Sun ships an update every 4 months, Romopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Catch The Sun versus Romopolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch The SunRomopolis
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (44 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiotr KnapczykLonely Troops

Customer experience

Catch The Sun

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%

Romopolis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catch The Sun

One-time1
  • Support Developer (1 coffee)$1.99
None

Romopolis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch The Sun free?
Catch The Sun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Romopolis free?
Romopolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catch The Sun or Romopolis?
Catch The Sun is rated higher. Catch The Sun averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Romopolis averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Catch The Sun or Romopolis have ads?
Neither Catch The Sun nor Romopolis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch The Sun or Romopolis?
Catch The Sun ships an update every 4 months, and Romopolis every 2 months. Most recently, Catch The Sun was updated on November 6, 2026 and Romopolis on November 3, 2026.

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