Comparison

Claw Crane Cats vs Duck Scooping

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

Duck Scooping

Engage in a fun arcade-style game where you scoop floating rubber ducks. Compete with others online or aim for high scores in various game modes, including a bingo challenge. Enjoy a casual yet strategic experience with time limits and combo mechanics.

Highlights
  • Normal duck scooping mode
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Bingo game mode
  • Combo scoring system
  • Time limit challenges
  • Continue option with score carry-over
Features
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In this game, you can enjoy scooping ducks floating in the pool. It's a fun combination of ball scooping and crane games. There are three game modes. *Normal duck scooping game Press the button to move the crane. Scoop up the ducks in time. You get points when you scoop up a duck. Scoop up the same duck three times for a combo. You get a higher score and a new duck will come in. When the time limit is up, the game is over. If you get a combo, the remaining time will increase. You can continue up to five times. If you continue, your score and combo status will be carried over. *Online battle Compete with friends and family in online duck scooping. One person creates a battle room first. At that time, a four-digit room number will be notified. The other person enters that room number and enters the battle room to start the battle. The person who scoops the most ducks and gets the most points wins. Combinations of duck types that you catch will result in combos, which will add to your score. Players' strategies will be tested as they try to steadily scoop up ducks within the time limit to earn points, or try to get high-scoring combos and turn the game around. *Bingo game Scoop up balls with numbers written on them floating in the pool, and if the numbers appear on the bingo chart, a mark will be placed on them. If you get marks vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, you get bingo. The water flows faster and faster over time, making it more difficult to save the balls. If you scoop up a time-extension ball, the time limit will be extended. (The time will be extended even if you get bingo.) When the time limit is reached, the game is over. When playing online, an Internet connection is required. The user is responsible for any communication fees required for communication.

Screenshots

Claw Crane Cats4 screens
Duck Scooping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duck Scooping at none against Claw Crane Cats's 4. Duck Scooping also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Claw Crane Cats's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (347 vs 18). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Claw Crane Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Claw Crane Cats has 347 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Claw Crane Cats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duck Scooping's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, Duck Scooping every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Claw Crane Cats versus Duck Scooping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClaw Crane CatsDuck Scooping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (347 ratings) — better4.4 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings347 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPointZero Co.Kentarou Kurusima

Customer experience

Claw Crane Cats

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

Duck Scooping

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Duck Scooping

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

Duck Scooping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Claw Crane Cats free?
Claw Crane Cats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duck Scooping free?
Duck Scooping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Claw Crane Cats or Duck Scooping?
Claw Crane Cats is rated higher. Claw Crane Cats averages 4.8 out of 5 from 347 ratings, while Duck Scooping averages 4.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Claw Crane Cats or Duck Scooping have ads?
Both Claw Crane Cats and Duck Scooping show ads.
Which is updated more often, Claw Crane Cats or Duck Scooping?
Claw Crane Cats ships an update every 2 months, and Duck Scooping every 4 months. Most recently, Claw Crane Cats was updated on November 5, 2026 and Duck Scooping on November 8, 2026.

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