Comparison

Grabby Crab vs Match Protocol

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

Head to head
About

Grabby Crab

Plan your path, steal shiny gems, and escape ancient ruins before the floor collapses. Guide a determined crab through trap-filled temple rooms where every step matters. This puzzle game offers a calm, strategic challenge with no time pressure.

Highlights
  • Path planning puzzle gameplay
  • Swipe controls for mobile
  • Gem theft and portal escape
  • Breakable and disappearing tiles
  • Ancient guardians and curses
  • Hand-crafted levels
  • Offline play
Features
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Grabby Crab is a puzzle game about planning your path, snatching shiny gems, and escaping ancient ruins before the floor falls apart beneath your claws. Guide a determined little crab through tricky temple chambers where every step matters. Grab the gemstone, find the portal, and try not to destroy the paths you need to escape. Why all this careful planning? Because this crab really, really likes shiny things. What to expect? ◦ Path-planning puzzle gameplay ◦ Designed for mobile: swipe controls! ◦ Snatch gemstones and escape through portals ◦ Tiles that break, crack, vanish, or change the way you plan ◦ Ancient guardians that mark, block, or destroy parts of the board ◦ Gem curses that twist the rules of each level ◦ Relics that help you restore paths or reshape your escape ◦ Carefully handcrafted levels of rising difficulty ◦ No timers, no rush. Thoughtful puzzle solving ◦ Hints available if you get stuck ◦ Premium: no ads, no tracking, no distractions ◦ Play offline anytime I’m a solo game developer and made Grabby Crab with lots of care and passion. I hope it brings you a fun challenge, a few satisfying “aha!” moments, and a little smile along the way.

About

Match Protocol

Engage in a tactical match-3 RPG set in a cyberpunk city. Solve puzzles to fight rogue AI, hack systems, and uncover a dark mystery. Explore ruins, upgrade your character, and battle unique enemies in a pixel-art world.

Highlights
  • Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay
  • Tactical movement on the grid
  • Full story campaign
  • Isometric pixel-art visuals
  • Boss fights with unique mechanics
  • Character progression and upgrades
  • Dark sci-fi mystery
Features
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The lights of VELTA-9 died in a single night. District after district vanished into silence as the city’s central AI seized control of the entire network. Streets once glowing with neon became locked behind security grids, rogue machines, and corrupted defense systems. Now only one thing still moves through the ruins: you. Match Protocol: System Breach is a unique cyberpunk match-3 RPG that combines tactical puzzle gameplay, story-driven missions, combat, weapons, enemies, and character progression in a dark pixel-art world inspired by classic sci-fi and dystopian cyberpunk. Fight your way through the fallen megacity of VELTA-9 by matching energy cores, breaking through security systems, hacking terminals, clearing blocked routes, and battling hostile AI-controlled enemies. Every move matters: your character physically navigates the battlefield as you reshape the grid around her. FEATURES: - Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay with tactical movement - Full story campaign across the city of VELTA-9 - Isometric pixel-art visuals with neon sci-fi atmosphere - Boss fights with unique combat mechanics - Melee and ranged weapons - Enemies that move, attack, and control the battlefield - Character inventory and equipment system - Futuristic augmentations and upgrades - Multiple mission types and strategic objectives - Dark sci-fi mystery with narrative progression Explore abandoned sectors, unlock hidden systems, survive deadly encounters, and uncover the truth behind the collapse of VELTA-9. But the deeper you go, the more the city begins to recognize you. And somewhere beneath the neon ruins, something is waiting.

Screenshots

Grabby Crab4 screens
Match Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Match Protocol at Free against Grabby Crab's $2.99. Grabby Crab's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (50% vs 14%). On ratings volume, 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

Match Protocol is free to download; Grabby Crab costs $2.99 up front. Match Protocol sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Grabby Crab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grabby Crab holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Grabby Crab's written reviews are positive against 14% of Match Protocol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grabby Crab ships an update weekly, Match Protocol every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grabby Crab versus Match Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrabby CrabMatch Protocol
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (20 ratings) — better2.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB218 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTepes OvidiuAlexey Bolotov

Customer experience

Grabby Crab

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Match Protocol

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral42.9%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Grabby Crab

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Match Protocol

One-time3
  • 1000 Credits$0.99
  • 10 000 Credits$4.99
  • 50 000 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Grabby Crab free?
Grabby Crab costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Protocol free?
Match Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grabby Crab or Match Protocol?
Grabby Crab is rated higher. Grabby Crab averages 4.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Match Protocol averages 2.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Grabby Crab or Match Protocol have ads?
Neither Grabby Crab nor Match Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grabby Crab or Match Protocol?
Grabby Crab ships an update weekly, and Match Protocol every 10 days. Most recently, Grabby Crab was updated on October 24, 2026 and Match Protocol on October 5, 2026.

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