Clay Jam vs MOCHI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clay Jam
Guide a rolling character down clay-made hills, squashing monsters to grow and defeat fearsome beasts. Collect clay to free monsters and save the land. Features unique controls and hand-made visuals.
- Real clay visuals
- Unique path-gouging controls
- Hand-made monsters
- Five unique hills
- Boss battles
- Family-friendly gameplay
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Clay Jam is back! The classic fun-packed action game, with over 10 million downloads, is ready to roll again! Save the land of Clay Jam from the fearsome Bully Beasts. Guide Fat Pebble as he rolls down five weird and wonderful hills in a world made entirely from clay! Squash monsters on the way, and he'll grow and grow and GROW! Get all the way to the bottom of the hill and meet the nasty Bully Beasts. Can you collect enough clay to free the monsters and save Clay Jam?! Features: ● EVERYTHING in the game is made from real clay! ● Squash, roll and bounce your way through a very peculiar world ● A unique control system - gouge paths in the clay to steer ● Loads of hand-made monsters to discover ● 5 amazingly strange hills to rebuild ● 5 fearsome Bully Beasts to defeat ● Brilliantly original music ● Fantastically funny sound effects ● A game of hope & kindness for the whole family! PLEASE NOTE: This version is free and has ads in it. You can switch off ads forever in the game by purchasing a 1-time in-app purchase. *************** Editor's Choice in over 100 countries #1 Kids game in 46 countries #1 Action game in 10 countries Nominated for a BAFTA! Nominated for the Pocket Gamer awards! Over 10 million downloads! *************** USA Today “Clay Jam is a blast to play for kids and kids at heart, so be sure to roll over to the App Store to download the game.” Pocket Gamer "Full of character and colour, Clay Jam is easy to pick up and very hard to put down. It's also one of the most refreshing freemium games around, rewarding you for continual play rather than punishing you for not spending money." Modojo "An incredible artistic and technical achievement with very satisfying gameplay and progression." Kotaku "... every lovingly-molded inch of Clay Jam is an uncanny delight." Gametrailers - App of the Day "Clay Jam is a very rare treat on the App Store. It's refreshingly different from the rest of the pack, plays like a dream, and is balanced so perfectly that both kids and adults alike will get a suitable level of challenge from the game. Download this immediately." Gamezebo "... Clay Jam is an extremely satisfying experience shaped from mounds of sheer joy."
MOCHI
Train a cute hamster weapon to defend your homeland from invading enemies. Aim, attack, and collect seeds dropped by defeated foes to gain skills and strengthen your defense. Unlock new weapons and increase your hamster's trust to protect the defense line.
- Handheld annihilation weapons
- Defeat invading enemies
- Gain skills from random choices
- Strengthen MOCHI-O in battle
- Unlock new weapons
- Increase MOCHI-O's trust level
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Nurture the cutest weapon of mass destruction at the end of the world. MOCHI-O is an addictive, action-packed doomsday land defense adventure where you raise a suspiciously adorable furball to protect your nation from foreign invaders. Brought to you by zxima.LLC, the creator of the acclaimed "cozy apocalyptic" pixel-art titles like "Catastrophe Restaurant" and "Parasite Days." ◆ GAME FEATURES 【COMBAT】Grab Mochi-O and Blast Invaders! Experience fast-paced, satisfying roguelite action. Wipe out waves of enemies to collect seeds, level up, and choose from random skill upgrades mid-battle. Maximize your fire rate, critical chance, and attack range. Unleash a chaotic arsenal—ranging from standard bullets and homing missiles to devastating orbital lasers! 【NURTURE】Flick Seeds & Bond with Your Weapon Spend your hard-earned cash from battles to upgrade Mochi-O. Use a playful, coin-toss mechanic to flick pink sunflower seeds right into Mochi-O's mouth. Pet him, feed him, and decorate his room. As his trust and love for you grow, his battle stats reach terrifying, god-like levels! 【STORY】Charming Yet Unhinged Dialogue You report to the Director, a captivating, eyepatch-wearing young girl who commands you from a remote monitor. Fail her, and you might end up sliced in half like the previous keeper! Enjoy a perfect balance of heartwarming banter, a dark-comedy apocalypse, and a deeply challenging endless mode. ◆ RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF: ・Roguelite bullet-heaven games (like Vampire Survivors) ・Charming retro pixel art and indie games with a quirky twist ・Pet-raising simulations with high-stakes action gameplay ・Deeply replayable progression systems and over-the-top destruction Become Mochi-O’s keeper today, brace the defense line, and save the world with your fluffy annihilation companion!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MOCHI at every 3 days against Clay Jam's every 2 months. MOCHI also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Clay Jam's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 539). 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
Both are free to download. Clay Jam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MOCHI sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MOCHI holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 539 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Clay Jam's written reviews are positive against 97% of MOCHI's.
Clay Jam ships an update every 2 months, MOCHI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clay Jam | MOCHI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) | 4.9 (539 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews | 97.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 539 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YumYumYukYuk | zxima.LLC |
Customer experience
Clay Jam
MOCHI
In-app purchases
Clay Jam
- Remove ads$2.99
MOCHI
- VIP ham pack$3.99
- Donation(S)$5.99
- Donation(M)$11.99
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- Donation(L)$29.99









