Crab War vs Flytrapped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Flytrapped
Embark on a challenging 2D platforming adventure as a mutated flytrap escaping a collapsing laboratory. Navigate treacherous environments, overcome obstacles, and consume your prey to survive and find freedom. Can you guide the fly-boy to safety?
- 2D platforming gameplay
- Mutated flytrap protagonist
- Escape a crumbling laboratory
- Overcome dangerous obstacles
- Consume enemies to survive
- Climb and bite mechanics
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When the laboratory you were grown in crumbles, where do you go? Up. Flytrapped is a 2D platformer following a mutated flytrap's struggle to escape an unforgiving laboratory filled with mutant plants, dangerous obstacles, and (of course) flies. Eat, bite, and, climb to make it out alive. Do you have what it takes to help rescue the fly-boy from impending doom?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flytrapped at none against Crab War's 11. Flytrapped also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Crab War's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 15). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Crab War sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Flytrapped asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flytrapped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crab War has 4.3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Crab War's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flytrapped's.
Crab War ships an update every 2 weeks, Flytrapped daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crab War | Flytrapped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 719 MB | 707 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. | MassDiGI |
Customer experience
Crab War
Flytrapped
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
Flytrapped
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crab War
- Golden Crustacean Pass$2.997 Days
- Golden Crustacean Pass$4.991 Month
- 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
Flytrapped
No in-app purchases
