Claw Crane Cats vs Gem Catcher
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
Gem Catcher
Experience the thrill of a claw machine game with a focus on collecting beautiful jewels. Complete various levels by strategically operating the crane to capture treasures and place them in the chest. It's an easy-to-play game perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Free claw machine gameplay
- Collect beautiful jewels
- Complete various levels
- Simple crane operation
- Treasure chest completion
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This app is a free claw machine game. Get beautiful jewels and complete various levels! You can easily play whenever you have a free moment. Instructions: - Operate the crane with the two buttons "Move right" and "Move down". - Put the jewel in the treasure chest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Claw Crane Cats at 4.8 against Gem Catcher's 4.2. Claw Crane Cats also leads on ratings volume (347 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Gem Catcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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. Claw Crane Cats sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Gem Catcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Claw Crane Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Claw Crane Cats has 347 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Claw Crane Cats's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gem Catcher's.
Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, Gem Catcher every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claw Crane Cats | Gem Catcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (347 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 347 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointZero Co. | Himitsu Lab Inc. |
Customer experience
Claw Crane Cats
Gem Catcher
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
Gem Catcher
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
Gem Catcher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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