Cargo King vs Crane Rescue 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cargo King
Engage in a relaxing physics-based challenge where you stack cargo boxes to build the tallest, most elegant tower. Test your reflexes and precision with simple controls to achieve new heights and earn rewards.
- Realistic physics engine
- 3D environment
- One-touch tap-to-drop controls
- Colorful cartoonish graphics
- Soothing music and sound effects
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Cargo King is a relaxing physics-based balance game of quick decision and royal precision. Stack your cargo boxes as high as you can to build a splendidly balanced and elegant tower, worthy of its skillful master. Bring your reflexes to perfection, reach greater heights and get your well-earned rewards. FEATURES - realistic physics engine - 3D environment - simplistic one-touch tap-to-drop controls - colorful cartoonish graphics - soothing music and sound effects ○○○ More from Happymagenta: · Spyglass - outdoor GPS with augmented reality · Scany - WiFi scanner and network utility
Crane Rescue 3D
Experience the thrill of operating a crane in this realistic 3D physics simulation. Lift various vehicles, solve cargo transport puzzles, and even undertake rescue missions. Upgrade your equipment and master the art of the claw to become a professional engineer.
- Realistic 3D physics simulation
- Operate cranes with joystick controls
- Solve cargo transport puzzles
- Perform rescue missions
- Upgrade crane equipment
- Master the claw mechanism
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Be a crane operator for a day! Lift cars, trucks and container vans with this fun physics simulation experience. Solve puzzles: how will you transport the heavy cargo? Or even a whale? Rescue the man from the fire or repair the broken bridge with the missing part. Lifting construction equipment and heavy machinery can be thrilling if you get it right. If you want to expand your business, you have to get the best transport crew. You’ll buy the best crane machine and even get a chance to upgrade! No matter the equipment, you’ll surely enjoy it! After all, you are the best professional engineer out there! Game Features: - Real-life 3D physics simulator: Move around the joystick to lift and rotate massive heavy construction equipments - Play it like the puzzle arcade game: Attaching cables to the right spots can be tricky. If you do it wrong, you will fail or worse..break the crane! - Master the art of the claw: Remember the famous claw machine? Forget the arcade, this is real life! The art of the claw is now up to you. - Rescue cars or rescue people: There’s always an emergency that needs saving with your crane machine! Experience everything with this free 3D crane operator game. Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Food Cutting! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cargo King at 60% against Crane Rescue 3D's 6%. Cargo King also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Crane Rescue 3D's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 21) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cargo King sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Crane Rescue 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crane Rescue 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crane Rescue 3D has 12K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Cargo King's written reviews are positive against 6% of Crane Rescue 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cargo King ships an update every 3 months, Crane Rescue 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cargo King | Crane Rescue 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (21 ratings) | 4.4 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 282 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Happymagenta UAB | Lion Studios |
Customer experience
Cargo King
Crane Rescue 3D
User reviews
Cargo King
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and great graphics
- 🎶 Calming and homey music
- ⏱️ Good for passing time
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
Room to improve
- 😠 Offensive ads
- 📉 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤷 Useless coins
- 🔇 Loud, unchangeable music
- 🚫 No settings menu
Crane Rescue 3D
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Interesting gameplay
- 👍 Game concept is good
Room to improve
- 🚨 Excessive ads
- ⏱️ Too much time spent watching ads vs playing
- 🔍 Levels become repetitive and boring
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Bugs and requests
Cargo King
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes randomly
- Music not playing
- Power-ups cause failure
- Notification won't go away
- Game crashes instantly
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- Cannot open the game
- Non-stop crashing
- Game won't load
Requested features
35 requests- Make the cat climb boxes
- Add different levels with challenges
- Fix points for tower falling
- Add power-ups and additional game elements
- Make the cat do something like climb the boxes
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- Add special boxes
- Add a settings page to customize/turn off sound
- Add missions or obstacles
- Allow spending coins on characters/upgrades/customization
- Add challenges to earn coins/hearts
- Customize blocks or cargo
- Add power-ups like slow-mode or 2x coins
- Add power-up boxes (slow crane, rewind efficiency, stack 5)
- Add bigger trucks, power-ups, bigger boxes
- Add an apparent use for coins
- Add different themes or upgrades to the crane
- Add achievements, goals to earn rewards
- Make the crane more sturdy
- Upgrade boxes to be harder to break
- Add obstacles like flying birds
- Make crane lose grip with jerky movements
- Add challenges for more coins
- Add harder modes
- Add options to control sound and music
- Add upgrades for crane or different themes
- Add more ways to spend coins
- Add challenges, achievements, goals
- Add different crate skins or abilities
- Add hardcore mode with faster crates
- Add obstacles like flying birds
- Make crane lose grip with jerky movements
- Upgrade crane for sturdiness
- Upgrade boxes for durability
- Add different claw types
- Add different box types
Crane Rescue 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes or crashes after ads
- Unable to load or start the game
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce number of ads
- Provide an ad-free paid version
- Increase level difficulty and variety
In-app purchases
Cargo King
- Small Pack Of Coins$0.99
- Remove all ads$0.99
- Medium Pack Of Coins$1.99
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- Big Pack Of Coins$3.99
- Large Pack Of Coins$5.99
- Huge Pack Of Coins$39.99
Crane Rescue 3D
- Remove Ads$2.99
- noads+all skins$4.99
Questions
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