Catizen Review (2026): CATI, Games and Pixel Ninja

Catizen is a cat-themed Telegram Mini App and game centre from Pluto Studio, built around the CATI token, which listed on TON on September 20, 2024. It is still running, with channel posts in September 2026, and in November 2025 it announced that its Pixel Ninja game would go offline on January 29, 2026. Gift Club, which wrote this review and is a competitor, pays real Telegram gifts instead of token rewards.

Catizen key facts, as of October 14, 2026

As of October 14, 2026, from the sources named under each fact. "Not found" means we didn't find it on the pages and in the news we read. Gift Club wrote this review and is a competitor.

What is Catizen?

Catizen is a cat-themed Mini App inside Telegram. Its game centre, launched in August 2024, lists games beyond its own. Its site says it has more than 12 million gamers and "over 50 games signed". Today its rewards revolve around CATI: staking, tasks and its launch pool.

Is Catizen still active?

Yes. Its announcement channel posted in September 2026, marking two years of CATI, and its bot page showed 76,421 monthly users on October 14, 2026. One of its games was scheduled to close: on November 6, 2025 Catizen announced that Pixel Ninja would stop taking purchases that day and go offline on January 29, 2026.

Did the Catizen airdrop happen?

CATI has traded since it listed on September 20, 2024, so the token is out. Catizen doesn't publish the airdrop's exact date on the pages we read.

Why players pick Gift Club instead

As of October 14, 2026. Gift Club wrote this table and is one of the apps compared. The other column is that app's own public facts. Every review, side by side →

This part is our pitch, so read it as one. Gift Club pays real gifts, not points for a maybe-airdrop.

• Real Telegram gifts and NFTs. A gift you win goes to your Telegram profile, and an NFT goes to your TON wallet.
• 2 free boxes every 4 hours. Your streak pays free Sparks every 4 hours, enough for 2 free boxes a claim, and every game can also be played on Sparks.
• 29 games inside Telegram. Crash, plinko, slots, blackjack, roulette and PvP duels, plus gift boxes and scratch cards, with nothing to download.
• Telegram Stars, no ID check. You pay with the Stars you buy inside Telegram, and nobody asks for a passport.
• Provably fair, with a public checker. The server commits to a seed before you play, and you can recompute any round in the provably fair checker.

What are the alternatives to Catizen?

Other Telegram games are reviewed the same way: Gamee, Tomarket and TapSwap. If you like collecting, a game with real collectibles is in gacha games on Telegram.

Catizen FAQ

Is Catizen still running?

Yes. Its announcement channel posted in September 2026, and its bot page showed 76,421 monthly users on October 14, 2026.

Did Pixel Ninja shut down?

Catizen announced on November 6, 2025 that Pixel Ninja would stop purchases that day and go offline on January 29, 2026.

What is CATI?

Catizen's token on TON. It listed on September 20, 2024.

Who made Catizen?

Pluto Studio, according to Decrypt.

Is there a Telegram game with real gift prizes?

Gift Club is a Telegram Mini App whose prizes are real Telegram gifts and NFTs, not points for an airdrop, and its free Sparks open 2 free boxes every 4 hours.