Cracker Head vs Lucky Scratch!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cracker Head
Engage in a rock-breaking adventure where you collect items, enhance your abilities, and recruit more characters to achieve victory. The game focuses on progression and strategic skill selection to overcome challenges.
- Break rocks
- Collect items
- Select skills
- Recruit more men
- Win the game
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Break rocks, get items, select skills, get more men and win the game!
Lucky Scratch!
Build a virtual card-printing empire in this relaxing idle tycoon game. Print, scratch, and reveal hidden symbols to earn in-game cash and upgrade your printing machines. Unlock unique themes and expand your operations to grow your wealth.
- Satisfying scratching gameplay
- Idle tycoon mechanics
- Unlockable card themes
- Progressive business upgrades
- Virtual wealth accumulation
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Welcome to Lucky Scratch!, the most relaxing idle tycoon game where you build a massive card-printing empire. Run your very own printing machine, reveal fun hidden symbols, and watch your virtual wealth grow as you unlock new and exciting collections. PRINT, SCRATCH, AND EARN Tap to fire up your machine and print colorful cards right onto your desk. Swipe your finger across the screen to scratch the surface and reveal the hidden symbols underneath. Find the right items, complete the cards, and earn in-game cash to fund your growing business. The scratching mechanics are smooth, satisfying, and perfect for relaxing! UPGRADE YOUR BUSINESS Start small, but think big. Use the coins you earn to upgrade your printing machine and purchase higher-tier cards. The more you invest in your factory, the more valuable the cards become. Keep upgrading to increase your income multiplier and reach the next level of your tycoon journey. UNLOCK UNIQUE THEMES Every card brings a new visual experience! Progress through the game to unlock a massive variety of beautifully designed cards. Scratch the dirt in "Lucky Harvest" to find crops and cute bugs, or unlock premium themes like "Chucky Chick" and "Irish Luck". Each theme has its own unique symbols and varying values to discover. FEATURES: Satisfying Gameplay: Enjoy the relaxing ASMR feeling of scratching away surfaces to reveal hidden art. Idle Tycoon Mechanics: Earn cash, upgrade your setup, and expand your operations. Huge Collection: Unlock and collect dozens of unique card themes with different art styles. Progressive Upgrades: Buy more expensive cards to exponentially grow your virtual income. Download Lucky Scratch! today, fire up the printer, and build your card empire!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lucky Scratch! at 3.5 against Cracker Head's 1.8. Lucky Scratch! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Cracker Head's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (81 vs 13). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cracker Head sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lucky Scratch! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lucky Scratch! holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracker Head has 81 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Cracker Head's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lucky Scratch!'s.
Cracker Head ships an update every 9 days, Lucky Scratch! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cracker Head | Lucky Scratch! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (81 ratings) | 3.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #81 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 492 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | PlayWill |
Customer experience
Cracker Head
Lucky Scratch!
In-app purchases
Cracker Head
- Energy Pack - 10$2.99
- No Ads$6.99
- Energy Pack - 40$8.99
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- Energy Pack - 100$20.99
Lucky Scratch!
- Gem 1$3.99
- No Ads$5.99
- Gem 2$6.99
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- No Ads Bundle$10.99
- Gem 3$12.99
- Gem 4$21.99
- Gem 5$39.99
Questions
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