Comparison

Crab War vs Idle Superpowers

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

Head to head
About

Crab War

Lead an army of legendary king crabs to reclaim their homeland from invading reptiles. Evolve your crabs, customize their abilities, and unleash powerful mutations to defeat your enemies. Compete in tournaments and discover new allies in this epic war.

Highlights
  • Evolve over 80 crab types
  • Spawn 33 unique queens
  • Customize 6 powerful abilities
  • Hunt over 50 reptile types
  • Mutate and reborn crabs
  • Compete in tournaments
Features
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Behold the Land of Reptiles, home of the queen and king reptiles. Team up with the world and challenge these fearsome reptiles with the legendary king crabs. Earn honor and collect king crab parts to customize your king crabs! --------------- Mutate, Multiply and Unleash the Swarm! Giant reptiles invaded their lands and drove the crabs underground. Centuries later, infused with the power of crystals, they are ready to exact their revenge!  Raise the swarm and resurface with a vengeance. Grow your army of crabs, evolve them and drive the scaly beasts out of your homeland! • Evolve more than 80 beautifully designed crabs • Spawn 33 unique queens to lead your swarm • Unleash 6 powerful abilities and customize them with up to 18 different talents • Hunt over 50 uniquely dangerous reptiles • Ecdysis and be reborn with powerful mutations • Slay the Wildebeast and claim legendary rewards • Compete with others in challenging tournaments • Modify your genes and customize your crabs in the gene tree • Call upon the help of powerful allies such as the killer crab and golden ray The fight for your home has begun. Are you ready for WAR? If you face any technical issues on your device, we would appreciate if you could contact us prior to writing a negative review. We will try to address the issue as soon as possible. Support Email : support@appxplore.com For latest news, updates, and events, follow us on: Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/crabwar Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/appxplore Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/appxplore Twitter : http://twitter.com/appxplore Privacy Policy: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/terms-conditions

About

Idle Superpowers

Embark on a roguelike idle RPG adventure as a superhero with a vast array of unlockable, combinable superpowers. Experience unique runs with procedurally generated items and enemies, and overcome challenges that demand diverse playstyles.

Highlights
  • Unlock 99+ superpowers
  • Combine superpowers for synergies
  • Random power generation
  • Procedural items and enemies
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Idle Superpowers is a roguelike idle rpg where you are a superhero who can get multiple superpowers that are combinable and synergize with each other! - 99+ superpowers to unlock - random generation of powers ensures that each run plays different - combine superpowers to create overpowered synergies - procedural generated items and enemies - challenges to unlock new upgrades, which require different playstyles

Screenshots

Crab War4 screens
Idle Superpowers4 screens

Verdict

The call

Crab War and Idle Superpowers both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Crab War's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle Superpowers's. Crab War also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 835) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Crab War sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Idle Superpowers sells 10 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 — 4.7 for Crab War against 4.8 for Idle Superpowers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crab War has 4.4K ratings behind it against 835, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Crab War's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle Superpowers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crab War ships an update every 2 weeks, Idle Superpowers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crab War versus Idle Superpowers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrab WarIdle Superpowers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings)4.8 (835 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better75.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better835
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size719 MB152 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAppxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd.Lutz Schoenfelder

Customer experience

Crab War

All ratings4,259 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.7%

Idle Superpowers

All ratings835 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

Crab War

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing and fun
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 🕹 Satisfying tapping experience
  • 🤖 Unique crab-vs-reptile concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🔒 Difficulty resetting progress
  • 🕰 Slow progression at higher levels
  • 🔍 Lack of variety in enemy designs

Idle Superpowers

From 835 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Pretty good
  • 👍 LOVE THIS!
  • 👍 Never thought I'd be this invested
  • 👍 Best Idle Game to Date
  • 👍 my favorite mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unskippable overlong ads
  • 🐛 Weirdly fun, but very limited
  • 🐛 Ads?
  • 🐛 Used to be fun
  • 🐛 Inventory management is bad

Bugs and requests

Crab War

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when watching ads
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Unresponsive controls at times

Requested features

5 requests
  • More enemy and crab types
  • Additional game modes and challenges
  • Easier way to reset progress
  • Improved event and tournament systems
  • More customization options for crabs

Idle Superpowers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fix new bug please
  • Money UI getting pixelated
  • Latest update (notifications) is causing crashes
  • Ok, so idk what I did but my game now crashes after about a minute of me being the game
  • Pretty fun, but extreme flickering bar on bottom of 12 pro max prevents playing for extended amounts of time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Beta
  • Give it a real chance
  • Needs an update
  • Updates
  • An amazing game with no random adds. Literally No random Adds!
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  • It can be improved

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Crab War

Subscriptions2
  • Golden Crustacean Pass$2.997 Days
  • Golden Crustacean Pass$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Golden Ray Swarm Pack$0.99
  • Pile of Pearls$1.99
  • Appxplore Pack$1.99
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  • Clam of Pearls$4.99
  • 15 Days Pearl Crab Alliance$4.99
  • 12 Conches$7.99
  • Cache of Pearls$9.99
  • Value Pack$9.99
  • Conch of Pearls$19.99
10 purchases

Idle Superpowers

One-time10
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Starter Pack$8.99
Show 7 more
  • 1000 Gems + 100 Free$8.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • 2000 Gems + 250 Free$17.99
  • Hero Pack$35.99
  • Superhero Pack$44.99
  • 5000 Gems + 1500 Free$44.99
  • 10K Gems + 5K Free!$89.99

Questions

Is Crab War free?
Crab War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Superpowers free?
Idle Superpowers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crab War or Idle Superpowers?
Idle Superpowers is rated higher. Crab War averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Idle Superpowers averages 4.8 from 835 ratings.
Do Crab War or Idle Superpowers have ads?
Both Crab War and Idle Superpowers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crab War or Idle Superpowers?
Crab War ships an update every 2 weeks, and Idle Superpowers fortnightly. Most recently, Crab War was updated on October 21, 2026 and Idle Superpowers on October 19, 2026.

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