Comparison

Claw Crane Cats vs ねこぽん

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

ねこぽん

This game features a virtual cat that answers phone calls, creating an illusion of a living pet. You can send your cat on missions and teach it to understand human language.

Highlights
  • Virtual cat answers phone calls
  • Send cat on missions
  • Cat learns human language
  • Offline functionality
  • Unlock new characters
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ねこが電話に出ますよ的なアプリ。 (実際に電話をかけるわけではないので、ネットに非接続の状態でも動きます。 かわいいねこのお人形さんが、実世界にまるで生きてるかのように電話に出る、というのが面白いかなと思って作りました) 指令を出すとTootchieが数時間かけてどっかにでかけて何事かのミッションをこなします。 指令は昼のみ受け付けます。 学習ボタンを押すと、人間の言葉を覚えます。(1日1回) また、何度もアクセスするうちに、GavinやShirleyにも電話がかけられるようになります。

Screenshots

Claw Crane Cats4 screens
ねこぽん4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Claw Crane Cats at 4.8 against ねこぽん's 4.0. Claw Crane Cats also leads on ratings volume (347 vs 4). ねこぽん's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Claw Crane Cats sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ねこぽん asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Claw Crane Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Claw Crane Cats has 347 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, ねこぽん every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Claw Crane Cats versus ねこぽん: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClaw Crane Catsねこぽん
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (347 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings347 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPointZero Co.Mika Hatakeyama

Customer experience

Claw Crane Cats

All ratings345 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.6%

ねこぽん

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

ねこぽん

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Claw Crane Cats

One-time4
  • 50 coins$0.99
  • 140 coins$1.99
  • 300 coins$2.99
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  • Ad Removal$2.99
None

ねこぽん

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Claw Crane Cats free?
Claw Crane Cats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ねこぽん free?
ねこぽん is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Claw Crane Cats or ねこぽん?
Claw Crane Cats is rated higher. Claw Crane Cats averages 4.8 out of 5 from 347 ratings, while ねこぽん averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Claw Crane Cats or ねこぽん have ads?
Claw Crane Cats shows ads; ねこぽん does not.
Which is updated more often, Claw Crane Cats or ねこぽん?
Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, and ねこぽん every 3 months. Most recently, Claw Crane Cats was updated on November 5, 2026 and ねこぽん on November 2, 2026.

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