Comparison

DonutCat vs Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game

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

Head to head
About

DonutCat

Embark on a frantic, endless running adventure as a kitten chases a donut. Master challenging patterns, collect coins for shop upgrades, and enjoy a dizzying mode. Share your high scores with friends.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Master hard patterns
  • Collect coins for shop items
  • Dizzy mode
  • Social sharing of high scores
  • Everyplay integration
Features
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Catch the weird two-footed donut! With weird and happy harcore tapping and endless running! -Master the hard patterns -Get flowers and enjoy the dizzy mode! -Collect coins to buy kitty shop goodies! -Everyplay integrated -Boast your high score on Twitter and Facebook! (Lyric) Dodododo dodododo do do~nut cat! Like sipping on blueberry soda Effervescing sparkling oh how nice it feels My worldly favorite donut Dodododo dodododo do do~nutcat! Dodododo do not run away hold right there I almost have you, so just you wait Dodododo dodododo do do~nutcat! ___________________________________________________ A naive Kitten and a clever donut on an epic chase! On a fish bone!? Will the Kitty get a taste of the donut? Follow Macaron game's fan page! facebook.com/macaron.game Warning: Highscore and coins will not be save if you erase the app.

About

Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game

Guide a brave ball of yarn through a city overrun by zombie cats. Jump over obstacles, collect stars, and defeat the menacing feline foes in this atmospheric 2D platformer.

Highlights
  • Physics-based jumping
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Star collection
  • Zombie cat battles
  • 2D platformer gameplay
  • Atmospheric world exploration
Features
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After a can of toxic waste is dumped into a river, fish used to make cat food turns normally cute and cuddly cats into menacing decaying creatures! Cat Zombies! Now they are terrorizing the city and it’s up to our hero - Doodle, a brave little ball of yarn - to save the day. Each level is being terrorized by a Cat Zombie that you have to knock out, along with a number of obstacles that you have to help Doodle avoid. Jump over spikes and saws, and pivot off the walls in order to scale up them. Collect all the stars and destroy the Cat Zombie as fast as you can. Best of luck, and remember keep on the look out for Cat Zombies. Yarn is a beautiful indie 2d atmospheric platformer with a cute little character super hero - Doodle! Jump through this diverse, gorgeous galaxy world and explore Meow Town or the Scratchy Dungeons but watch out for the monster zombie cats! This corky jumper is a furry of fun!

Screenshots

DonutCat4 screens
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DonutCat at none against Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game's shown. DonutCat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (26 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. DonutCat sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game sells 4 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 — 4.5 for DonutCat against 4.4 for Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of DonutCat's written reviews are positive against 88% of Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DonutCat ships an update weekly, Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DonutCat versus Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonutCatYarn! A Jumping Physics Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB302 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLoadCompleteApps by Erik

Customer experience

DonutCat

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%

Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

DonutCat

One-time8
  • SCOTTISH FOLD$0.99
  • AMERICAN SHORTHAIR$0.99
  • PERSIAN$0.99
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  • RAGAMUFFINE$0.99
  • RUSSIAN BLUE$0.99
  • SIAMESE$0.99
  • BRITISH SHORTHAIR$0.99
  • NORWEGIAN FOREST$0.99
4 purchases

Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game

One-time4
  • Dark Knit$0.99
  • Sargent Tangle$0.99
  • Sir Doodle$0.99
Show 1 more
  • Spoooky Mummy Doodle$0.99

Questions

Is DonutCat free?
DonutCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game free?
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DonutCat or Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game?
DonutCat is rated higher. DonutCat averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do DonutCat or Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game have ads?
Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game shows ads; DonutCat does not.
Which is updated more often, DonutCat or Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game?
DonutCat ships an update weekly, and Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game monthly. Most recently, DonutCat was updated on August 16, 2026 and Yarn! A Jumping Physics Game on September 18, 2026.

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