Comparison

Catch Up vs Join Clash

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

Head to head
About

Catch Up

Guide a rolling ball through challenging obstacle courses. Test your reflexes and speed to reach the finish line and set new high scores. Compete with friends to see who can achieve the best results.

Highlights
  • Roll fast
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Drive ball to victory
  • Beat friend's records
  • Attentive gameplay
Features
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Roll fast, be attentive, avoid various obstacles, drive your ball to victory and beat your friend's records!

About

Join Clash

Lead a growing crowd through a challenging obstacle course, dodging deadly traps and rival teams. Race to the finish line, win final battles, and capture castles to achieve victory in this epic survival run.

Highlights
  • Gather a massive crowd
  • Dodge deadly obstacles and traps
  • Race through unique levels
  • Clash against rival teams
  • Capture castles
  • Collect keys
Features
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Epic survival run! Racing adventure that will keep you on your toes till the very end! Race, Clash, and Win! Get your gang together, run with the crowd, and clash against the rival team! GATHER THE BIGGEST CROWD Start running alone and gather people on your way to collect a massive crowd. Lead your team through all sorts of moving, rotating, and expanding obstacles. Calculate your moves on the run and save as many members of the crowd as possible. RACE THROUGH THE OBSTACLES Let’s see how far you can get in this crazy survival race! Dodge swinging axes and colossal crushing spheres! Avoid monstrous circular saws, deadly red buttons, and a thorny abyss to make it to the finish line. WIN FINAL CLASH Run the crowd until you reach the castle at the end of the level. Crush your rivals in the final battle and capture the fortress! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO PLAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GATHER as huge a crowd as you can: DODGE obstacles COLLECT keys CLASH wall-on-wall FIGHT against bosses CAPTURE castles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GAME FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Survival city game Lots of unique levels Deadly traps and impossible obstacles Crisp bright graphics Super smooth swipe control Satisfying color explosions Rewards and gifts And this is just the beginning… More levels and artful traps and obstacles are coming soon! Do you think you have the guts to take your crowd through this insane obstacle course? Download the game and try your luck today! We are looking forward to getting feedback from all of you! Please leave your reviews, so we can keep making the game even better. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: • To get VIP MEMBERSHIP, you need to purchase the 1-week subscription. After subscribing, you get access to exclusive skins, receive 1,000 free coins and 30 free hammers daily, and enjoy 100% ad-free experience. • Subscriptions are billed weekly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of Use: https://freeplay.io/games/ios/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://freeplay.io/games/ios/privacy/

Screenshots

Catch Up4 screens
Join Clash4 screens

Verdict

The call

Catch Up and Join Clash both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Catch Up's written reviews are positive against 40% of Join Clash's. Catch Up also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Join Clash's advantage is ratings volume (397K vs 11K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Catch Up sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Join Clash sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.5 for Catch Up against 4.6 for Join Clash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Join Clash has 397K ratings behind it against 11K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Catch Up's written reviews are positive against 40% of Join Clash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch Up ships an update monthly, Join Clash every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catch Up versus Join Clash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch UpJoin Clash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11K ratings)4.6 (397K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better39.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11K397K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB254 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKetchappFreeplay LLC

Customer experience

Catch Up

All ratings10,913 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews816 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.7%

Join Clash

All ratings397,261 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews711 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative51.2%

User reviews

Catch Up

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Entertaining and challenging
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 💰 Ability to earn gems/balls through ads

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Frequent ads that can interrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🕰️ Game speeds up too quickly for some users
  • 🎨 Limited customization options

Join Clash

From 397K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 So good
  • 😊 Ads are just like the game!
  • 😊 This Game Is Fun
  • 😊 OMG!
  • 😊 Best game ever

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lag machine
  • 🔋 Full of ads.
  • 🔋 Sticky Ads messing up great game
  • 🔋 Can't avoid long ads.
  • 🔋 Violent and glitchy

Bugs and requests

Catch Up

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads not loading properly
  • Inability to revive or continue after watching ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Difficulty settings or speed control
  • More customization options for balls and backgrounds
  • Ability to use gems for more than just balls
  • Online multiplayer mode

Join Clash

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • glitch in the system where I can literally not even have to watch ads at all
  • Glitching Like Crazy
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Make it harder
  • Add a create level
  • More powerful the more rigged
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
Show 4 more
  • Add more unique skins
  • Add all the flags
  • Add skin color changing
  • Add HP bars or health bars

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Catch Up

One-time10
  • Premium character #1$0.99
  • Premium character #2$0.99
  • Premium character #3$0.99
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  • Premium character #4$0.99
  • Premium character #5$0.99
  • Premium character #6$0.99
  • Premium character #7$0.99
  • Premium character #8$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 9000 Gems$4.99
10 purchases

Join Clash

Subscriptions1
  • VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.997 Days
One-time9
  • Coins Small$1.99
  • Pack 1$2.99
  • Pack 2$2.99
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  • No ADS$3.99
  • Pack 3$3.99
  • Pack 4$4.99
  • Lots of coins$4.99
  • Mountain of coins$14.99
  • Lots of hammers$19.99

Questions

Is Catch Up free?
Catch Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Join Clash free?
Join Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catch Up or Join Clash?
Join Clash is rated higher. Catch Up averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Join Clash averages 4.6 from 397K ratings.
Do Catch Up or Join Clash have ads?
Join Clash shows ads; Catch Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Catch Up or Join Clash?
Catch Up ships an update monthly, and Join Clash every 3 months. Most recently, Catch Up was updated on October 17, 2026 and Join Clash on October 19, 2026.

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