Comparison

Arcade Claw Lite vs Amico Home

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

Head to head
About

Arcade Claw Lite

Experience the thrill of a stuffed animal crane machine. Test your skills to grab mystery prizes and earn credits. This version offers an authentic skill crane simulation with realistic physics and engaging 3D graphics.

Highlights
  • Authentic skill crane experience
  • Real physics simulation
  • Beautiful 3D rendering
  • Trophy room
  • Different game modes
  • Authentic claw machine sounds
Features
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**NEWS** Arcade claw is on sale! 50% off for a limited time! ******** Will the claw hold? Test your claw game skill! In this Lite version, try the stuffed animals crane machine! Earn credits to play for the mystery prizes! Features: - Authentic skill crane experience - Real physics - Beautiful 3D rendering - Trophy room - Different game modes - Authentic claw machine sounds and fun background music! ******** UPGRADE TO THE FULL VERSION TO GET: * TILT to move the claw - makes it much easier to get a high score! * FOUR different machines with awesome prizes! * TONS of new mystery prizes! * SHAKE to move the toys in the machine! ******** Gameplay Tips: * Swipe left, right, or down to change the view * Double tap to bring up the pause screen

About

Amico Home

Transform your smart devices into a multiplayer gaming console for family and friends. Use your smartphone as a controller to play a variety of family-friendly games. Enjoy local multiplayer experiences without internet connectivity or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Couch play multiplayer gaming
  • Smartphone as game controller
  • Family-friendly games
  • Local multiplayer focus
  • No in-app purchases
  • Wi-Fi network connection
Features
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Amico Home turns your TV streaming device, tablet, or smartphone into a “couch play” multiplayer gaming console! The companion Amico Controller app turns your smartphone or tablet into a game controller that connects to Amico Home over your home Wi-Fi network. Amico games are designed for you to enjoy a local multiplayer experience with your family and friends of all ages. All Amico games are family-friendly with no in-app purchases and no playing with strangers over the Internet! The mission of Amico is to bring people together for simple, affordable, family entertainment. Open Beta Notice: Amico Home is in the early days of widespread adoption. In the unlikely event that you encounter a bug, or if you have suggestions for improvement, kindly email the details to us at support@amicogaming.com. We appreciate your help and suggestions! Requirements 1. This FREE Amico Home app – helps you find and play Amico games. 2. The FREE Amico Controller app – turns smart devices into Amico game controllers. 3. A Wi-Fi network shared by all participating devices. Setup Steps 1. Install the Amico Home app on one device to act as the “console”. 2. Install one or more Amico game apps on the same device as the Amico Home app. 3. Install the Amico Controller app on one or more separate devices to act as wireless game controllers. Connect up to 8 controllers* to Amico Home! We recommend installing Amico Home on a TV streaming device or a smart device that connects by HDMI cable** to your TV for the big screen experience! A tablet is also a nice alternative host that provides a large enough screen for players to gather around. How to Start Play 1. Launch the Amico Home app or any Amico game app on the console device. 2. Players launch the Amico Controller app on their devices, which automatically connect to the console device over a shared Wi-Fi network. Players move seamlessly between Amico Home and Amico games. From Amico Home you will launch the games you’ve already installed. When you exit a game, control returns to Amico Home where you can choose another game to launch or browse the “SHOP” to buy more games. Buying Amico Games You can find Amico Home games on our publisher page on the device’s app store. Amico games are tagged on their app icon with the letter ‘A’ from the Amico logo. It is the same letter-logo shown on the Amico Home app icon and Amico Controller app icon. You view all the available Amico games in the Amico Home app’s “SHOP” area. Selecting “BUY” on a game in the Amico Home app launches the device’s app store to the game’s product page where you will manually operate the console device to complete the purchase. Return to the Amico Home app once the purchase is complete to continue playing while the new game installs. After the new game finishes installing, it will appear in the Amico Home app’s “MY GAMES” area. How to End Play There are two ways to end your Amico Home session: A) Remotely: Open the Amico Controller menu by pressing the little round menu button. Select “Console” then “Close Amico Home” and answer “Yes” to confirm. B). Directly: On the Amico Home device, use the device’s standard procedure for closing apps to close the currently running Amico game app and/or Amico Home app. ———————————————————————————— “Amico” is a trademark of Amico Entertainment, LLC. * See each game for how many players are supported. Typically, 1 to 4 players are supported, but some games may allow up to the system limit of 8. ** Some high-end smart devices support HDMI out with an adapter. See the Amico Club site for information about supported devices and TV compatibility: https://amico.club/users/videoDeviceList.php *** If the Amico Home app is not installed when you exit a game, it launches the device’s app store to the Amico Home app page.

Screenshots

Arcade Claw Lite3 screens
Amico Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arcade Claw Lite at 3.2 against Amico Home's 2.6. Arcade Claw Lite also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 7) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 12.0). Amico Home's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 19 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcade Claw Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcade Claw Lite has 3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Arcade Claw Lite's written reviews are positive against 33% of Amico Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcade Claw Lite ships an update every 19 months, Amico Home daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arcade Claw Lite versus Amico Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcade Claw LiteAmico Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (3K ratings) — better2.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS3.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriggerWave LLCIntellivision

Customer experience

Arcade Claw Lite

All ratings3,035 ratings
Positive47.9%
Neutral13.9%
Negative38.2%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral14.4%
Negative49.2%

Amico Home

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Arcade Claw Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Claw not aligning properly with prizes
  • Prizes getting stuck or going through the claw

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Ability to change difficulty
  • Wider variety of prizes
  • Faster claw movement
  • Less intrusive UI elements

Amico Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arcade Claw Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Amico Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcade Claw Lite free?
Arcade Claw Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amico Home free?
Amico Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcade Claw Lite or Amico Home?
Arcade Claw Lite is rated higher. Arcade Claw Lite averages 3.2 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Amico Home averages 2.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Arcade Claw Lite or Amico Home have ads?
Neither Arcade Claw Lite nor Amico Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcade Claw Lite or Amico Home?
Arcade Claw Lite ships an update every 19 months, and Amico Home daily. Most recently, Arcade Claw Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and Amico Home on November 4, 2026.

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