Piffle vs Claw Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piffle
Embark on a colorful arcade puzzle adventure with adorable cats. Aim, shoot, and bounce to break blocks, complete hundreds of levels, and craft collectible Piffle balls. Challenge friends and achieve high scores with strategic gameplay.
- Arcade puzzle gameplay
- Hundreds of colorful levels
- Craft collectible Piffle balls
- Strategic block-breaking
- Friend challenges
- Power-up boosts
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Discover Piffle a cute arcade puzzle game full of adorable characters and...cats! Put your cat onesie on, quest through colorful worlds, stop the nefarious Doc Block and craft adorable Piffle balls to collect. How to play? - Swipe or point with your finger to aim - Choose the best possible angle to shoot - Release to bounce around and break all the blocks How to win? - Bounce as many times as possible to make combos and achieve high scores - Collect items, Piffle balls and use power ups to boost your results - Use your strategic wit to beat your friends! Why you’ll love Piffle? Easy! - Play for free in the most endearing and colorful mobile game - Discover fun filled worlds with hundreds of levels to adventure through - Play whenever you want and at your own pace - Challenge your friends at any time Anything else? - Yes! You can craft and collect adorable fluffy Piffle balls
Claw Stars
Pilot a claw machine in space to rescue evolved hamsters and trapped creatures. Collect items, customize your gear, and restore planets. Compete with friends and explore a vast, evolving universe.
- Rescue cute animals
- Obtain unique collectibles
- Gather riches and discoveries
- Build and restore planets
- Customize spacesuit and spaceship
- Socialize and participate in team events
- Explore an ever-growing universe
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Thousands of Hamsters were sent into space for survivability experiments - but due to an accident, they warped through a temporal wormhole. Millions of years went by in a matter of minutes and the hamsters evolved with super intellect, tumbling out into the same yet unfamiliar universe transformed by time! Using their super intellect and newly built spaceships, they returned only to discover all living creatures trapped within mysterious orbs. Rescue the trapped creatures with your trusty claw as you bring life back to these planets. Compete with your friends as you gather collectibles and riches in the wonderful world of Claw Stars - one claw at a time! • Rescue cute animals and obtain unique collectibles • Claw your way to riches and new discoveries • Hack, Kidnap and Fool your friends • Build and restore planets with cool creatures • Customize your own Spacesuit and Spaceship • Socialize and participate in fun team events • Explore an ever-growing universe The mysteries and treasures of the universe await, so step through the wormhole and enter a new world as you become the ultimate Claw Star! Privacy Policy: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/terms-conditions We’d love to hear your feedback! You’re welcome to visit our Facebook group or send us an email with your thoughts at: clawstars@appxplore.com Join The Claw Stars Community! Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/clawstarsgame Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/clawstars For latest news, updates, and events, follow us on: Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/appxplore Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/appxplore Twitter : https://twitter.com/appxplore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Piffle at 4.8 against Claw Stars's 4.6. Claw Stars's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Piffle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Claw Stars sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Piffle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22K and 14K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Piffle's written reviews are positive against 89% of Claw Stars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Piffle | Claw Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22K ratings) — better | 4.6 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIPSTER WHALE | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. |
Customer experience
Piffle
Claw Stars
User reviews
Piffle
From 22K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super fun, strategic gameplay
- 👍 Cute, adorable characters and visuals
- 🚀 Addictive, engaging experience
- 👍 Minimal ads, not overly intrusive
- 👍 Good balance of difficulty and progression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Long wait times for lives to refill
- 💰 Difficulty spikes require use of power-ups
- 💰 Power-ups and bundles are expensive
- 🔀 Unbalanced level difficulty
Claw Stars
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and cute
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 🐹 Cute animals
- ⭐ Great graphics
- 🕹️ Fun claw machine gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔒 Not enough claws to play for long without buying
- 💰 Greedy and manipulative with in-app purchases
- 🔁 Repetitive tasks and too many replica items
- 🤖 Feels like some players are bots
- 🔒 Difficult to progress without spending money
Bugs and requests
Piffle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when rotating screen
- Ads sometimes fail to load properly
- Lives not refilling when app is closed
- Crafting issues causing lost materials
Requested features
5 requests- More frequent level updates
- Ability to resume progress after exiting app
- More free power-ups or ways to earn them
- Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
- Improved level balancing and difficulty curve
Claw Stars
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Login/progress issues after periods of inactivity
Requested features
5 requests- More free claws or ways to earn them
- Ability to add friends without Facebook
- Mini-games or more varied gameplay
- Critterpedia or more personality for animals
- Ability to pick up multiple items with claw
In-app purchases
Piffle
- Rare Shiba Inu$0.99
- Coin Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Coin Pack$4.99
- Freeze Row Kit$4.99
- Mini-Blast Kit of Bombs$4.99
- Super Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
- Surplus Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
- Puppy Parcel$6.99
- Kitten Crate$12.99
Claw Stars
- Star Club3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ruby Pack 1$1.99
- Giant Claw Pack 1$1.99
- Piñata Chest$1.99
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- Claw Bundle$3.99
- Ruby Bundle$3.99
- Daily Offer 1$3.99
- Ruby Pack 2$4.99
- Giant Claw Pack 2$4.99
- Claw Pack 2$4.99
