Clawbert vs Detective Mio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clawbert
Help a lonely claw machine character collect adorable toy creatures from surprise eggs. Fill your collection by catching rare eggs before the machine resets. Unlock all the toy creatures for special surprises.
- Collect toy creatures
- Open surprise eggs
- Catch rare eggs
- Fill collection
- Unlock special surprises
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Clawbert is a lonely claw. He only has two fingers. But he has a full heart! Help Clawbert find friends. Make Clawbert happy again! Collect the cutest, most adorable toy creatures from surprise eggs as you try to fill your collection. OMG is that a rare surprise egg?!? Catch it before the machine resets. Collect them all! Unlock all the toy creatures and a surprise could be in store for you.
Detective Mio
Solve puzzles and quizzes to find hidden animals in various imaginative locations. This interactive game requires tapping, swiping, and dragging to uncover clues and complete illustrations. Decorate your detective office with earned items and enjoy offline play.
- Hidden object finding
- Nonsense quizzes and puzzles
- Interactive tap, swipe, drag mechanics
- Animal rescue missions
- Detective office decoration
- Offline play
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Has a cat gone missing? Are there animals in danger? Do you wish to rediscover a long lost memory? Then Detective Mio is the cat for you! This is more than a simple hidden picture finder! You need to solve various nonsense quizzes and puzzles to save cute animals! Tap, swipe, and drag on the screen to find hidden items! Sometimes you might even need to flip the whole smartphone! Attics, gardens, galleries, museums, malls, laboratories, and... space!? Listen to your client's tale and find the hidden animal. Those pesky animals find unbelievable ways to hide in the most unimaginable of places! Find all of the items and complete the illustration. Enjoy cute cartoon-style illustrations! A game that can be played offline! Put your heads together with your friends to solve the puzzles! Use the toys and furniture you earn from clearing stages to decorate your detective office in your own unique style!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Detective Mio at every 2 weeks against Clawbert's every 4 months. Clawbert's advantage is ratings volume (28K vs 301). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Clawbert sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Detective Mio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Clawbert against 4.6 for Detective Mio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clawbert has 28K ratings behind it against 301, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 86% positive.
Clawbert ships an update every 4 months, Detective Mio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clawbert | Detective Mio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28K ratings) — better | 4.6 (301 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 86.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 301 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 567 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HyperBeard Inc. | 1N1 |
Customer experience
Clawbert
Detective Mio
User reviews
Clawbert
From 28K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Cute and adorable characters
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 🕹️ Simple and relaxing gameplay
- 🎁 Satisfying to collect new items
- 🔍 Interesting character descriptions
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Long wait times for eggs to hatch
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for gems
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (puzzle issues, freezing)
- 🤔 Inconsistent coin/gem economy
Detective Mio
From 301 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Adorable and cute art style with charming character design
- 🧩 Engaging puzzle mechanics that blend detective work with hidden object finding
- 😌 Relaxing and healing gameplay experience
- 🎮 Well-balanced difficulty level - challenging but not frustrating
- 😸 Lovable cat characters throughout the game
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Extremely short game - only 20 levels completed in 1-2 hours
- 💰 Poor value for money - $5 ad removal purchase for limited content
- 🚫 No updates for over a year despite active player base
- 📖 Small text in clues difficult to read without zoom option
- 🎯 Some puzzle mechanics are unintuitive and confusing
Bugs and requests
Clawbert
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzle pieces not displaying properly
- Game freezing and crashing
- Purchased items not being awarded
- Checklist rewards not working as intended
Requested features
5 requests- Add more mini-games and activities
- Reduce wait times for egg hatching
- Improve coin/gem acquisition
- Implement cloud save/sync
- Add more customization options for Clawbert
Detective Mio
Reported bugs
8 issues- Haunted house level prevents progression to next case
- Ad countdown timer runs without showing actual ad
- Some objects don't respond to required interactions
- Hint system shows incorrect or already-solved clues
- Touch input fails to register on certain objects
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- Game freezes or crashes during ad playback
- Specific level items won't appear despite correct actions
- Knight helmet won't remove in case 12
Requested features
8 requests- Add significantly more levels and cases
- Implement regular content updates
- Increase office/detective space for more decoration options
- Add zoom feature for reading clues more clearly
- Create seasonal or holiday-themed cases
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- Improve hint system with multiple hint options
- Add more interactive puzzle mechanics
- Implement reward system for office decoration
In-app purchases
Clawbert
- Package with 50 Gems$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Starter Gems Chest$1.99
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- Package with 300 Gems$4.99
- A truly uncommon hat$4.99
- A remarkably unusual hat$8.99
- Package with 650 gems$9.99
- Package with 2250 Gems$29.99
Detective Mio
- hint item 10$0.99
- hint item 25$1.99
- remove interstitial ads pack$4.99
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- Remove all ads package$5.99
