Comparison

Grabby Crab vs Order Automatica

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

Order Automatica

Engage in strategic, automated battles on a compact grid. Plan your unit placements and tile manipulations to create devastating chain reactions against demonic foes. Master deep gameplay mechanics for endless tactical possibilities.

Highlights
  • Automated battles
  • 3x3 ritual grid
  • Unit positioning
  • Tile manipulation
  • Synergy building
  • Relic combinations
  • Challenging encounters
Features
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Order Automatica is a dark tactical roguelite where automated battles are won before they even begin. Build deadly synergies on a small 3x3 ritual grid, position your units carefully, manipulate tiles, and prepare for brutal encounters against demonic enemies. Every move matters. What looks simple quickly becomes a deep game of: - positioning, - timing, - unit merging, - tile effects, - relic combinations, - curses, - and run-breaking synergies. Enemies attack automatically, but victory depends entirely on your planning. One clever setup can trigger devastating chain reactions. One mistake can end an entire run. Experiment with wildly different builds, adapt to unpredictable encounters, and discover strategies that completely change how the game is played. A small board. Endless possibilities. Like chess with demons.

Screenshots

Grabby Crab4 screens
Order Automatica4 screens

Verdict

The call

Grabby Crab and Order Automatica both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Order Automatica's written reviews are positive against 50% of Grabby Crab's. Order Automatica also leads on chart position (#10 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Grabby Crab's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Grabby Crab costs $2.99 and Order Automatica $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Grabby Crab against 4.1 for Order Automatica. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Grabby Crab's written reviews are positive against 77% of Order Automatica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grabby Crab ships an update weekly, Order Automatica every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Grabby Crab versus Order Automatica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrabby CrabOrder Automatica
Price$2.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.0 (20 ratings)4.1 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better17
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB401 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTepes OvidiuPixel Perfect Dude S.A.

Customer experience

Grabby Crab

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

Order Automatica

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Grabby Crab

No in-app purchases

None

Order Automatica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grabby Crab free?
Grabby Crab costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Order Automatica free?
Order Automatica costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grabby Crab or Order Automatica?
Order Automatica is rated higher. Grabby Crab averages 4.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Order Automatica averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do Grabby Crab or Order Automatica have ads?
Neither Grabby Crab nor Order Automatica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grabby Crab or Order Automatica?
Grabby Crab ships an update weekly, and Order Automatica every 3 days. Most recently, Grabby Crab was updated on September 16, 2026 and Order Automatica on September 22, 2026.

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