The Amazing Claw Machine vs Claw Digger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Amazing Claw Machine
Experience the thrill of arcade claw machines on your mobile device. This physics-based 3D game lets you practice and hone your grabbing skills without spending money. Collect a variety of toys and master the timing for the perfect win.
- Physics-based 3D gameplay
- Practice arcade claw machine skills
- Collect a variety of toys
- Realistic claw grabbing mechanics
- Adjustable claw angle, swing, and rotation
- Refill toys or clear chute
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The Amazing Claw Machine - Crane Grabber, Teddy Picker, Candy Crane. We've all played those toy crane grabbing machines at the arcades, and usually walked away dejected with no toys and no money either ! No more, now you can play The Amazing Claw Machine on your phone or tablet. It won't cost you a penny and you can practice and tune your skills because this game is physics based and in 3d. Take into consideration claw angle, swing rate and rotation. Look around the machine using the swipe button, then carefully time your grab and with luck you'll be a winner. The game doesn't cheat, it wont just pick up a gift if it touches it, no the claw has to grab the items just right. As we said before its physics based, and as challenging as the real thing. There are plenty of toys to collect and also a "REFILL" button on the settings screen if you want a new set of toys. Refill is also useful if the chute gets clogged up with too many toys! So download The Amazing Claw Machine, have a good practice then get off to the arcade and clean out the real thing :-)
Claw Digger
Operate a claw machine to dig deep for ores. Carefully manage your rope to avoid breaking it on the way back to the surface. Enjoy a simple yet engaging digging experience.
- Claw machine operation
- Ore digging gameplay
- Rope tension management
- Surface return challenge
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Head to the Claw Digger machine. Move the machine, dig deep and remove the ores. But be careful, do not let your rope break when returning to the surface!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Claw Digger at 5.0 against The Amazing Claw Machine's 3.8. Claw Digger also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). The Amazing Claw Machine's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Claw Digger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Amazing Claw Machine has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Amazing Claw Machine ships an update every 5 months, Claw Digger daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Amazing Claw Machine | Claw Digger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galatic Droids | Ibrahim Taylan Demirkaya |
Customer experience
The Amazing Claw Machine
Claw Digger
In-app purchases
The Amazing Claw Machine
No in-app purchases
Claw Digger
No in-app purchases
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