Claw Builder vs Bacterias
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Bacterias
Create unique monsters by injecting bacteria into creatures. Discover new species and expand your collection of bizarre beings. A simple yet engaging game for those who enjoy creature creation and collection.
- Inject bacteria into creatures
- Create unique monsters
- Discover new species
- Collect monsters
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Inject bacteria into creature to get monster !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Claw Builder at 4.6 against Bacterias's 3.8. Claw Builder also leads on ratings volume (7.8K vs 205) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Bacterias's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Claw Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bacterias asks for nothing beyond the download.
Claw Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Claw Builder has 7.8K ratings behind it against 205, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Claw Builder's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bacterias's.
Claw Builder ships an update every 4 weeks, Bacterias every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claw Builder | Bacterias |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.8K ratings) — better | 3.8 (205 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 205 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Claw Builder
Bacterias
User reviews
Claw Builder
From 7.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Entertaining
- 👍 Good overall
- 👍 Amazing
- 👍 Claw Builder
- 👍 Fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs more levels
- 🔋 Too many ads
- 🐛 Restarted at the start
- 🐛 Laggy
Bacterias
From 205 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative game
- 👍 Original game concept
- 👍 Good for kids
- 👍 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Interesting fight sequence
Room to improve
- ❌ Excessive ads
- ❌ Frequent ads
- ❌ Ads interrupt gameplay
- ❌ Glitchy gameplay
- ❌ Game lags significantly
Bugs and requests
Claw Builder
Reported bugs
2 issues- Restarted at the start
- Laggy
Requested features
2 requests- Customize your drone
- More levels
Bacterias
Reported bugs
7 issues- Monster gets too big in battle
- Monster falls through the ground
- Game lags heavily
- Game won't let users play
- Too many glitches
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- Info text gets too huge
- iPad battery drains fast
Requested features
9 requests- Add more animals (lion, elephant, zebra)
- Add decorated cages for monsters
- Add a battlefield to challenge other people
- Add more DNA
- Add more money to spend
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- Fix monster size in battles
- Fix ads frequency
- Add less ads
- Add more creatures
In-app purchases
Claw Builder
- Remove Ads$2.99
Bacterias
No in-app purchases
