Comparison

Catapult Challenge 3D vs Lava Crew

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

Head to head
About

Catapult Challenge 3D

Launch yourself as far as possible in this addictive action arcade game. Avoid hazards and challenge friends to achieve the highest score. Suitable for all ages and available on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Launch yourself as far as possible
  • Avoid in-game hazards
  • Challenge friends and compare scores
  • Game Center support for global leaderboards
  • Social sharing of scores
Features
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"Catapult Challenge 3D" is an addictive action arcade game. The goal is to launch yourself as far as possible while avoiding hazards. Challenge yourself and your friends! Suitable for all ages and enjoy it on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Have fun ! ■Game center support: Compare your best score with others in the world. ■Social sharing: Share your new score and challenge with your friends. *************** Models, textures, animation, programming, some sounds: Justin Couch Impact sounds: Xiaopack

About

Lava Crew

Survive an onslaught of lava beasts as the last planetary surveyor. Test your lightning-fast reflexes in this classic 2D arcade action game. Can you hold out against the endless horde and discover the epilogue?

Highlights
  • Overhead 2D arcade action
  • Intense finger-flicking reflexes
  • Endless horde of Lava Beasts
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Unlockable epilogue
  • Fair gameplay mechanics
Features
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In the year 2124, you are the sole survivor of a team of elite planetary surveyors, tasked with stabilizing newly formed planets for habitation. The problem is, you have nothing but a few moss clumps, a pool of water, and your own lightning fast reflexes standing between you and an endless hoard of Lava Beasts bent on your destruction! How long can YOU hold out? Featuring classic, overhead 2D, arcade-action, requiring seriously extreme finger-flicking reflexes! This is NOT a game for people who content themselves with playing Solitaire! Thou hast been warned! Completely fair gameplay. No unfair advantage given to the enemy, in higher difficulties. Every difficulty is a new game unto itself, with different music, more levels, and different challenges to face. This is a game of true finger-swiping endurance! Beat the highest difficulty, to see the Epilogue and discover what rewards await you, for completing the game!

Screenshots

Catapult Challenge 3D3 screens
Lava Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lava Crew at 5.0 against Catapult Challenge 3D's 4.0. Catapult Challenge 3D's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Catapult Challenge 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lava Crew sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lava Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catapult Challenge 3D ships an update weekly, Lava Crew every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Catapult Challenge 3D versus Lava Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatapult Challenge 3DLava Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgeWorldMartin Antell

Customer experience

Catapult Challenge 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lava Crew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catapult Challenge 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
4 purchases

Lava Crew

One-time4
  • 3 save slots$0.99
  • 10 save slots$1.99
  • 20 save slots$2.99
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  • 40 save slots$4.99

Questions

Is Catapult Challenge 3D free?
Catapult Challenge 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lava Crew free?
Lava Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catapult Challenge 3D or Lava Crew?
Lava Crew is rated higher. Catapult Challenge 3D averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lava Crew averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Catapult Challenge 3D or Lava Crew have ads?
Neither Catapult Challenge 3D nor Lava Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catapult Challenge 3D or Lava Crew?
Catapult Challenge 3D ships an update weekly, and Lava Crew every 6 months. Most recently, Catapult Challenge 3D was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lava Crew on October 24, 2026.

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