Comparison

Crab War vs Fight Crab

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
Read full description

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

Fight Crab

Engage in 3D combat as a physics-powered crab, using a variety of weapons and fighting techniques to flip opponents. Master unique crab abilities to become the ultimate fighter and conquer the world.

Highlights
  • Physics-powered crab combat
  • Variety of equipment and weapons
  • Unique crab fighting techniques
  • Procedural animations
  • Accurate collision detection
  • Campaign to become the strongest
Features
Read full description

Take control of a simulated physics-powered crab and take on various opponents in this 3D action game with one basic rule: "flip your enemy over to win". Take advantage of a wide range of equipment to beat your opponent down: claws, swords, guns, armor, jet engines, and more. Stop your opponent's blade with your pincers, run along walls, and generally go full-on crab with all the fighting techniques at your disposal. Get the total battle crab experience with amazing procedural animations and spot-on accurate collision detection - just like you've always wanted to but probably never realized. You must now embark on a journey to become the strongest ever seen, and flip the entire world itself onto its back.

Screenshots

Crab War4 screens
Fight Crab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crab War at none against Fight Crab's 5. Crab War also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 512). Fight Crab's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Fight Crab sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Crab War asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Crab War against 4.7 for Fight Crab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crab War has 4.4K ratings behind it against 512, 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 88% of Fight Crab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crab War ships an update every 2 weeks, Fight Crab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crab War versus Fight Crab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrab WarFight Crab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better4.7 (512 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better88.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better512
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size719 MB584 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAppxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd.Pujia8 Limited

Customer experience

Crab War

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

Fight Crab

All ratings490 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%

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

Fight Crab

From 512 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent graphics and physics
  • 🤩 Highly entertaining and fun gameplay
  • 🎨 Customizable crabs and weapons
  • 💯 Great value as a free game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔧 Some weapons/abilities not functioning properly
  • 🔒 Progression loss issues
  • 💳 In-app purchases not working as expected

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

Fight Crab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progression loss after logging out
  • Unresponsive controls and freezing issues
  • Disappearing app from App Store
  • Connectivity problems and save data not syncing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more maps, crabs, and weapons
  • Implement mini-games and construction modes
  • Allow for crab size customization
  • Improve destruction physics
  • Introduce multiplayer and co-op modes

In-app purchases

None

Crab War

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Fight Crab

One-time5
  • 50 Crab Crystals$0.99
  • 500 Crab Crystals$9.99
  • 1000 Crab Crystals$18.99
Show 2 more
  • 2000 Crab Crystals$32.99
  • 4000 Crab Crystals$59.99

Questions

Is Crab War free?
Crab War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fight Crab free?
Fight Crab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crab War or Fight Crab?
Crab War is rated higher. Crab War averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Fight Crab averages 4.7 from 512 ratings.
Do Crab War or Fight Crab have ads?
Both Crab War and Fight Crab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crab War or Fight Crab?
Crab War ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fight Crab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Crab War was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fight Crab on November 7, 2026.

Other comparisons