Comparison

cardinal. vs Grabby Crab

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

Head to head
About

cardinal.

Engage in a minimalistic logic puzzle game where you deduce a secret solution using sixteen cards and clues. Enjoy procedurally generated boards for endless play and compete globally in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic logic puzzles
  • Deduce secret solutions
  • Procedurally generated boards
  • Endless regular mode
  • Daily global competitions
  • 16 logic cards
Features
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Minimalistic yet challenging, CARDINAL gives you sixteen different cards and clues in which you must figure out the secret solution! Begin with the cardinal rule you can then continue to creatively deduce the solution from there! An endless amount of procedurally generated boards waits for you in regular mode. And when you feel ready, test yourself in the daily competition alongside players from all over the globe.

About

Grabby Crab

Plan your path, steal shiny gems, and escape ancient ruins before the floor collapses. Guide a determined crab through trap-filled temple rooms where every step matters. This puzzle game offers a calm, strategic challenge with no time pressure.

Highlights
  • Path planning puzzle gameplay
  • Swipe controls for mobile
  • Gem theft and portal escape
  • Breakable and disappearing tiles
  • Ancient guardians and curses
  • Hand-crafted levels
  • Offline play
Features
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Grabby Crab is a puzzle game about planning your path, snatching shiny gems, and escaping ancient ruins before the floor falls apart beneath your claws. Guide a determined little crab through tricky temple chambers where every step matters. Grab the gemstone, find the portal, and try not to destroy the paths you need to escape. Why all this careful planning? Because this crab really, really likes shiny things. What to expect? ◦ Path-planning puzzle gameplay ◦ Designed for mobile: swipe controls! ◦ Snatch gemstones and escape through portals ◦ Tiles that break, crack, vanish, or change the way you plan ◦ Ancient guardians that mark, block, or destroy parts of the board ◦ Gem curses that twist the rules of each level ◦ Relics that help you restore paths or reshape your escape ◦ Carefully handcrafted levels of rising difficulty ◦ No timers, no rush. Thoughtful puzzle solving ◦ Hints available if you get stuck ◦ Premium: no ads, no tracking, no distractions ◦ Play offline anytime I’m a solo game developer and made Grabby Crab with lots of care and passion. I hope it brings you a fun challenge, a few satisfying “aha!” moments, and a little smile along the way.

Screenshots

cardinal.3 screens
Grabby Crab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cardinal. at Free against Grabby Crab's $2.99. cardinal. also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

cardinal. is free to download; Grabby Crab costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cardinal. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of cardinal.'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Grabby Crab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cardinal. ships an update every 3 days, Grabby Crab weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
cardinal. versus Grabby Crab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercardinal.Grabby Crab
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better4.2 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerfect Hat Games LLCTepes Ovidiu

Customer experience

cardinal.

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Grabby Crab

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

cardinal.

No in-app purchases

None

Grabby Crab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cardinal. free?
cardinal. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grabby Crab free?
Grabby Crab costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cardinal. or Grabby Crab?
cardinal. is rated higher. cardinal. averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Grabby Crab averages 4.2 from 20 ratings.
Do cardinal. or Grabby Crab have ads?
Neither cardinal. nor Grabby Crab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cardinal. or Grabby Crab?
cardinal. ships an update every 3 days, and Grabby Crab weekly. Most recently, cardinal. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Grabby Crab on October 31, 2026.

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