Claw Crane Cats vs NekoJaraC basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Claw Crane Cats
Experience a realistic virtual claw crane game on your smartphone, featuring adorable stuffed kittens based on real cat breeds. Collect over 250 unique cats with various coats and enjoy simple controls to win prizes. Perfect for those who love arcade games and cats.
- Realistic claw crane simulation
- Collectible stuffed kittens
- Over 250 unique cat breeds and coats
- Simple touch controls
- 360-degree prize viewing
- Learn about cat species
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Celebrating 13 years, thanks to you! Because it’s virtual, you won’t receive any real plush toys. But on the upside, you can easily get them as much as you want for free! A realistic claw crane game is reproduced to your smart phone. The 2nd of the series which has been loved by more than 7 million players total. The prizes are cute stuffed kittens that are very soft and limp. Realistic soft feel makes you feel being healed. Know more about cat species, collecting the stuffed cats designed based on real breeds like American Shorthair, Persian, Siamese and so on. And, with the variety of various coats of hair, there are total number of 250 kinds. New friends come up every day. Let's aim at the completion of the collection while being covered with cute cats. The operation is simple. Just keep pressing the movement buttons and release them at good timings. Swipe the screen to look at the prizes from any angle you like. For the ones who felt mortified for having not been able to get prizes at a game arcade. Get as many prizes as you want in this game. Won the 1st place of iPad App Store ranking in Japan. For more of our games, please visit our website at: www.pointzero.co.jp
NekoJaraC basic
Capture fun selfies and videos of your cat with various toys and customizable backgrounds. This tool helps you get a variety of facial expressions from your pet while playing. A screen protector is recommended to prevent damage to your device.
- Cat selfie and video capture
- Over 30 types of toys and games
- Two-layer customizable background
- Capture various facial expressions
- Device protection recommendation
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Try selfie and video with your kitten. This app is a tool for taking the cat photos and videos like a selfie. Try to take a lot of facial expressions of your cat playing. Toys and games are more than 30 types, the background view can be selected in two layers. More pattern you can customize. We recommend you to cover the screen by using film in order to reduce the scratches and damage of your phone(tablet). Within this app, a link to the Instagram appears. But this app does not relate to such as the campaign of Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NekoJaraC basic at none against Claw Crane Cats's 4. NekoJaraC basic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Claw Crane Cats's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 63%). On price, update cadence, 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. Claw Crane Cats sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. NekoJaraC basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, NekoJaraC basic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claw Crane Cats | NekoJaraC basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (345 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointZero Co. | Tomonori Kawano |
Customer experience
Claw Crane Cats
NekoJaraC basic
Bugs and requests
Claw Crane Cats
Reported bugs
9 issues- Claw doesn't move properly
- Game glitches after ads
- Coins are eaten without letting the user play
- Prizes get stuck
- Prizes fall into the hole and are counted as won
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- Game doesn't load
- Claw doesn't grab anything
- Objects get stuck in the prize hole
- Prize placement causes issues
Requested features
7 requests- Add more cat plushies
- Fix the glitch where prizes fall into the hole
- Allow disabling button explanations
- Add more prize types
- Improve prize placement for easier wins
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- Add a reset button for prize placement
- Add more downward stopping buttons
NekoJaraC basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Claw Crane Cats
- 50 coins$0.99
- 140 coins$1.99
- 300 coins$2.99
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- Ad Removal$2.99
NekoJaraC basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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