ClawKnight vs King Smith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClawKnight
Embark on an adventure to save a town by catching a doll. Recruit NPCs with unique functions to your village and collect a variety of equipment, headwear, and emojis. Unlock special story moments and CGs by meeting certain conditions.
- Doll catching gameplay
- NPC recruitment and village building
- Avatar customization with equipment
- CG collection and story unlocks
- Emoji system
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This is a story of a brave man who saves a town by catch the doll. Come! to claw it! ×Extension town You can recruit NPC to stay in your village, they aslo have different functions. × Avatar system There are many of equipment, headwear, and emojis waiting for your collect. ×CG collection After reaching certain conditions, you will open the story with NPC and unlock all CG!
King Smith
Embark on a heroic quest to save the kingdom from monster attacks. Manage a forge, craft powerful weapons, and assemble a party of heroes to defeat enemies and rescue villagers. Discover hidden blueprints and forge legendary weapons to operate a giant golem and vanquish the ultimate evil.
- Manage a forge and craft weapons
- Collect blueprints for powerful items
- Operate a golem with crafted swords
- Assemble a party of heroes
- Battle monsters and collect materials
- Rescue captive villagers
- Explore for hidden legendary weapon blueprints
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The Kingdom is suffering from monster attacks. Manage the Forge with cute Forge King and Heroes and start a new adventure to save the Kingdom. Our cute Forge King never tires. Making better, stronger weapons is his joy. Collect Blueprints and craft weapons until you craft the most powerful weapon in the world. Operate the Golem. The Kingdom's last hope is the Golem. Craft the Great Sword to operate the Golem and defeat the enemy. Hurry up and craft the Great Sword in the middle of the village. Be on a fun adventure with the Heroes. Defeat the monsters around the Kingdom and collect materials. The villagers are held captive by monsters. Assemble a party and equip a weapon to save them all. What's the most powerful legendary weapon? The sword that slain the Demon King. The sword made of dragon bones. The bow carried by the archangel. Start your story of seeking the hidden blueprint. Manage the Forge with our cute King, the last Blacksmith of this world, and other Heroes to save the Kingdom! The sequel for "Warriors' Market Mayhem" is finally released! More diverse adventures, item collection, Hero growth await. Travel across the Kingdom and collect materials to build a Forge that can craft the most powerful weapon of all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: King Smith at 79% against ClawKnight's 0%. King Smith also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (253 vs 3). ClawKnight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. ClawKnight sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and King Smith sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
King Smith holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: King Smith has 253 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ClawKnight's written reviews are positive against 79% of King Smith's.
ClawKnight ships an update every 4 days, King Smith fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClawKnight | King Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (253 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 253 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chin-Hong Lin | Indie Cat Co. |
Customer experience
ClawKnight
King Smith
Bugs and requests
ClawKnight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
King Smith
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads freezing and preventing gameplay
- Save data being reverted or deleted
Requested features
2 requests- Comprehensive hero stat list
- Improved save system to prevent data loss
In-app purchases
ClawKnight
- Coin x 2500$0.99
- Coin x15000$3.99
- Exp Ring(+Coin*5500)$4.99
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- Coin Ring(+Coin*5500)$4.99
- Coin x25000$5.99
- Artifact Ring(+Coin*35000)$7.99
King Smith
- Event Item 01$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Daily Deals01$0.99
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- weekly pack1$1.99
- Season Event Package 01$2.99
- Starter$2.99
- Gem Touch$2.99
- Event Item 02$4.99
- Advanced$4.99
- Daily Deals02$4.99
- Gem Pouch$4.99
- Weekend Event Pass$9.99
- weekly pack3$9.99
- Advanced$9.99
- Food Package$9.99
- weekly pack2$9.99
- Main Event Pass$9.99
- Video Ad Removal Package$9.99
- Event Item 03$9.99
- Gem Box$9.99
- Gem Cart$19.99
- Rune Package$29.99
- Premium Contract Package$29.99
- Homun Package$29.99
- Gem Warehouse$49.99
- Gem Mine$99.99
Questions
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