Meowdoku! vs Royal Kingdom

How do Meowdoku! and Royal Kingdom compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Meowdoku!	Royal Kingdom
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	low	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	327,179	1,149,902
Reviews say	What players like Addictive and relaxing puzzle gameplay Cute cat theme with engaging mechanics Works offline without internet required Common complaints Ads appear after every puzzle completed (2+ minutes long) No way to close ads; requires restarting app Practice pencil/hint feature disappears at higher levels	What players like Relaxing, chill gameplay for casual players High-quality graphics and visuals No forced ads in core gameplay (per some reviews) Common complaints Deceptive advertising - game differs significantly from promotional materials Requires heavy spending to progress past higher levels (400+) Aggressive IAP pressure with constant monetization pop-ups

Meowdoku! — A soothing Sudoku-like puzzle game where you place cats in exclusive territories while avoiding diagonal adjacency—pure logic with adorable feline charm. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Royal Kingdom — A colorful match-3 puzzle adventure where you rebuild kingdoms and battle the Dark King, but beware the aggressive monetization and misleading ads. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-14. Last updated 2026-10-14.