Limp Aquarium vs ExciteCatcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Limp Aquarium
Experience a realistic virtual claw crane game on your smartphone. Collect over 430 unique sea creature plush toys with adorable googly eyes. Enjoy improved graphics and simple controls to win prizes to your heart's content.
- Realistic virtual claw crane gameplay
- Collect over 430 unique sea creature plush toys
- Adorable googly-eyed stuffed animals
- Improved shiny background graphics
- Simple touch controls
- 360-degree prize viewing
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Celebrating 9 years, thanks to you! It's virtual, so you can get them as much as you want! A real claw crane game is reproduced to your smart phone. This is the 6th of the series that everyone over 7,000,000 people are enjoying. The special feature in this time is googly eyes. Those limp stuffed toys now have cute swinging eyes. The theme is various sea creatures. Pretty crownfish, cool scary sharks, shy clams and so on. The ones which you are familiar with in aquariums or at dining tables will welcome you with their funny eyes. They are more than 430 kinds. And of course, going to increase still more by updating. Also, not only the stuffed animals but also the background graphics are improved. They are shiny with the latest technology and became more refined. The operation is simple. Just keep pressing the movement buttons and release them at good timings. Swipe the screen to look at the prizes from any angle you like. Let's revenge to the game arcades which makes it hard to get prizes. Take so many prizes to your heart's content. For more of our games, please visit our website at: https://pointzero.co.jp
ExciteCatcher
Enjoy a skill-based Japanese claw game simulation on your iPhone. Plan your moves with item previews and compete globally in challenge modes. Rewards are based solely on your dexterity.
- Japanese-style claw game simulation
- Skill-based gameplay
- Arm Assist Ring for precise control
- Background item previews
- Game Center support
- Challenge Mode with global leaderboards
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Experience a Japanese-style claw game right on your iPhone! Enjoy the arcade-style feel of a real claw machine. Unlike rigged machines, this game has no hidden probability settings — every machine is purely skill-based. Your in-game rewards depend entirely on your own ability. New Feature 1: Arm Assist Ring Move the arm to your target spot with smooth, well-timed control. New Feature 2: Background Item Preview The full list of obtainable items is always displayed behind the machine, so you can plan your next move at a glance. Game Center Support: Each stage features a Challenge Mode where you compete to grab a set number of items in as few attempts as possible. Test your skills against players around the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Limp Aquarium at 76% against ExciteCatcher's 20%. Limp Aquarium also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). ExciteCatcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Limp Aquarium sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ExciteCatcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Limp Aquarium ships an update every 6 weeks, ExciteCatcher every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Limp Aquarium | ExciteCatcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointZero Co. | AppSeijin |
Customer experience
Limp Aquarium
ExciteCatcher
Bugs and requests
Limp Aquarium
Reported bugs
2 issues- Onboarding instructions stay on screen
- Game is too difficult to win prizes
Requested features
3 requests- Share feature to document prize collection
- Total won count for each prize
- Different claw machine types (e.g., joystick control)
ExciteCatcher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Limp Aquarium
- 50 coins$0.99
- 140 coins$1.99
- 300 coins$2.99
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- Ad removal$2.99
ExciteCatcher
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Limp Aquarium free?
Is ExciteCatcher free?
Do Limp Aquarium or ExciteCatcher have ads?
Which is updated more often, Limp Aquarium or ExciteCatcher?
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