Claw Digger vs Smashing Roller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Claw Digger
Operate a claw machine to dig deep for ores. Carefully manage your rope to avoid breaking it on the way back to the surface. Enjoy a simple yet engaging digging experience.
- Claw machine operation
- Ore digging gameplay
- Rope tension management
- Surface return challenge
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Head to the Claw Digger machine. Move the machine, dig deep and remove the ores. But be careful, do not let your rope break when returning to the surface!
Smashing Roller
Control a powerful roller to smash through vehicles, trees, mines, and buildings. Collect money to upgrade your roller, making it bigger and stronger to crush even more. Become rich by demolishing everything in your path.
- Smash vehicles
- Destroy buildings
- Cut trees
- Demolish mines
- Collect money
- Upgrade roller
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Smash the vehicles along the way. Cut the trees, destroy the mines and demolish the buildings. Crush them all. Collect the money. Upgrade the Smashing Roller. Get bigger, stronger and richer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Claw Digger at 5.0 against Smashing Roller's 2.7. Claw Digger also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Smashing Roller's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Smashing Roller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Claw Digger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Claw Digger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smashing Roller has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Claw Digger ships an update daily, Smashing Roller fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claw Digger | Smashing Roller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 345 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ibrahim Taylan Demirkaya | APP CENTRAL LTD |
Customer experience
Claw Digger
Smashing Roller
In-app purchases
Claw Digger
No in-app purchases
Smashing Roller
- 10 SkipIts Pack$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
- 20 SkipIts Pack$3.99
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- Unlimited Magnet$3.99
- 50 SkipIts Pack$5.99
- Infinite Capacity Bundle$7.99
- 100 SkipIts Pack$12.99
- 400 SkipIts Pack$24.99
- VIP Bundle Pack$24.99
- 1000 SkipIts Pack$49.99
Questions
Is Claw Digger free?
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