Game for Cats does what it says, but it isn’t truly free

I spend a lot of time trying to keep my cats off my iPad, but thanks to the The Daily What, we got wind of a game specifically designed to have your frisky felines play with your iPad.

iPad Game for Cats is a free download through the App Store, but the “free” part is very misleading. Even though the game’s web site and the app store page say that it’s gratis, you actually can’t get anywhere unless you make a 99-cent, in-app purchase.

Edit (12 a.m. 12/21): The developer got in touch with me regarding this via Twitter and has since updated the app descripttion to clarify that the mouse game is an in-app purchase. Thank you so much!

But, you do get a little time with the game and there’s only one way to test it and that’s with a cat … or in my case, three cats.

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