[7] Much of Om Nom's features were designed after a two-year-old baby to make him cute, and ZeptoLab worked on his animations and sounds to give him charm.

The aggregator website Metacritic has a score of 93 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, a rating of "universal acclaim".

[18] IGN has praised the game for having "the addictive qualities of Angry Birds – great puzzles, near-perfect use of touch controls, and cute personality".

[1] Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer was equally positive, calling it "bright, imaginative, and supremely polished".

[25] At the 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2010), Cut the Rope won in the "Best Handheld Game" category, beating such prominent contesters as Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, which debuted on PSP that year.

[24] At WWDC 2011, Cut the Rope won an Apple Design Award for the iOS platform.

[26] Nine days after its initial release, the game had been purchased one million times and rose to the top of the App Store's charts.