Comparison

Claw Builder vs Mr. Pain

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

Head to head
About

Claw Builder

Pilot a builder drone with a crane attachment to grab and move various objects. Complete diverse challenges worldwide, from construction to rescue missions, in this unique arcade-style game.

Highlights
  • Pilot a builder drone with a crane
  • Grab and move various objects
  • Complete construction, sorting, and rescue missions
  • Explore global locations
  • Thousands of skill-based levels
  • Physics-based rope mechanics
Features
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Grabbing objects with a claw machine has never been this satisfying! Carefully fly and balance the builder drone into the perfect position and use the crane machine to grab various objects. Once secured inside the claw machine grabber, maneuver the drone and drop the objects in the proper places to complete each challenge in this unique entry among drone games. Experience the thrill of real arcade action with every move! Explore different locations worldwide, grab all sorts of objects with your drone claw machine to build, repair, sort, and rescue, completing challenging goals around the world. Train your skill, develop agility, and skillfully control your drone and crane machine grabber to secure all objects. With interesting and unique levels, monuments to explore, rare objectives, and skill-based gameplay, Claw Builder stands out in the world of drone games and offers the excitement of real arcade fun with a claw machine twist! How To Play: Skill-based gameplay controlling a flying simulator drone complete with a rope and crane machine, making it a standout in drone games and a true real arcade experience. Tap and drag to take flight and move your drone into the correct position. Be cautious as the bouncy rope relies on physics and gravity to balance. Release the catcher to open the claw machine and prepare to secure the object. Close the catcher and grab the live object! Move it into the new position and release the catcher to drop the object. Features: A new kind of construction vehicle: Drone Builder. Builds, digs, rescues, and repairs by flying effortlessly and grabbing objects with its claw machine, offering a fresh take on drone games and real arcade excitement. Many goals and challenging objectives to complete: Fixing and repairing highways, sorting and organizing fruits and vegetables, building and fixing national monuments, rescuing stranded plane crash passengers from sharks, and more. Thousands of levels of drone-flying, skill-based fun!

About

Mr. Pain

Engage in a physics-based puzzle game where you use a gravity gun to manipulate objects and characters. Solve challenging levels by strategically applying tools like spikes and electric fences to inflict "pain" and achieve objectives.

Highlights
  • Gravity gun mechanics
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Multiple tools for interaction
  • Challenging levels
  • Brain-teasing gameplay
Features
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Use different tools to give pain to the agents. Control your gravity gun, and throw them to the tools such as spikes, saw, electric fences and so on. Can you solve all of the levels with using your gravity gun? There are many levels that you have to use your brain to solve, meanwhile, you are going to have lots of fun and laughter!

Screenshots

Claw Builder4 screens
Mr. Pain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mr. Pain at ad-supported against Claw Builder's free with in-app purchases. Mr. Pain also leads on ratings volume (33K vs 8K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Claw Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mr. Pain sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 — 4.6 for Claw Builder against 4.6 for Mr. Pain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8K and 33K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Claw Builder's written reviews are positive against 51% of Mr. Pain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Claw Builder ships an update every 4 weeks, Mr. Pain every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Claw Builder versus Mr. Pain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClaw BuilderMr. Pain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8K ratings)4.6 (33K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8K33K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size308 MB516 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAI Games FZSunday.gg

Customer experience

Claw Builder

All ratings7,836 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Mr. Pain

All ratings32,835 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative42.2%

User reviews

Claw Builder

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Entertaining
  • 👍 Good overall
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Claw Builder
  • 👍 Fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Needs more levels
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Restarted at the start
  • 🐛 Laggy

Mr. Pain

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Amazing game
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Good particles
  • 👍 Clear results
  • 👍 Fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy
  • 🔁 Repeating levels
  • 🤖 Crappy 3D characters
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🤔 Misleading ads

Bugs and requests

Claw Builder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Restarted at the start
  • Laggy

Requested features

2 requests
  • Customize your drone
  • More levels

Mr. Pain

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Black screen issue
  • Can't access boss levels
  • Freezing on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels
  • Customizable skins
  • Remove hostages
  • Fix level 116 glitch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Claw Builder

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
4 purchases

Mr. Pain

Subscriptions1
  • Mr. Pain VIP$9.997 Days
One-time3
  • Alien Bundle Pack$9.99
  • Devil Bundle Pack$9.99
  • Tough Guy Bundle Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Claw Builder free?
Claw Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mr. Pain free?
Mr. Pain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Claw Builder or Mr. Pain?
Mr. Pain is rated higher. Claw Builder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Mr. Pain averages 4.6 from 33K ratings.
Do Claw Builder or Mr. Pain have ads?
Both Claw Builder and Mr. Pain show ads.
Which is updated more often, Claw Builder or Mr. Pain?
Claw Builder ships an update every 4 weeks, and Mr. Pain every 3 weeks. Most recently, Claw Builder was updated on October 27, 2026 and Mr. Pain on October 28, 2026.

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