Comparison

Alien Claw vs Vending Machine Surprise

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

Head to head
About

Alien Claw

Experience the thrill of a toy crane machine on your mobile device. Practice your skills with a physics-based, 3D simulation to grab various sci-fi collectibles. It's free to play and offers a realistic challenge.

Highlights
  • Physics-based 3D gameplay
  • Collect sci-fi toys
  • Realistic claw mechanics
  • Practice skills
  • Free to play
Features
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The Alien Claw Machine Use the crane claw to collect Space Aliens, Killer Robots and other sci-fi goodies from a galaxy far far away. We've all played those toy crane grabbing machines at the arcades, and usually walked away with no toys and no money either. No more, now you can play The Alien Claw Machine on your phone or tablet. It won't cost you a penny and you can practise 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 an alien toy 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 Space aliens, Invaders, robots, cyborgs, androids, monsters, UFOs and other Sci-fi goodies to collect. So download The Alien Claw Machine, have a good practise then get off to invade the local arcade and clean out the real thing :-)

About

Vending Machine Surprise

Experience the thrill of a vending machine anytime, anywhere. Collect a wide variety of fun items, from snacks to toys, by entering codes and using virtual coins. It's a free, engaging simulator for all ages.

Highlights
  • Vending machine simulation
  • Collect diverse items
  • Enter codes for items
  • Use virtual coins
  • Toy egg surprise series
  • Free to play
Features
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Vending Machine Surprise is a free, fun vending machine simulator where you can collect lots of different cool items. No need to travel to your local supermarket or grocery store to use vending machines when you have your very own in your pocket. From chocolate bars, soda drinks, candy, french fries and burgers, to plush toys, can you collect them all! Enter a code of the item you want then put in your coins then claw up your prize, winner!! Vending Machine Surprise is part of the Surprise series including the toy egg surprise games. Vending Machine Surprise is totally free and is a great game for kids of all ages! This is the full app.

Screenshots

Alien Claw4 screens
Vending Machine Surprise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alien Claw at 100% against Vending Machine Surprise's 50%. Alien Claw also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alien Claw holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alien Claw's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vending Machine Surprise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Claw ships an update every 27 months, Vending Machine Surprise every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Alien Claw versus Vending Machine Surprise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien ClawVending Machine Surprise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings713 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 26 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsSimon Turner

Customer experience

Alien Claw

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vending Machine Surprise

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alien Claw

No in-app purchases

None

Vending Machine Surprise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alien Claw free?
Alien Claw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vending Machine Surprise free?
Vending Machine Surprise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alien Claw or Vending Machine Surprise?
Alien Claw is rated higher. Alien Claw averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Vending Machine Surprise averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Alien Claw or Vending Machine Surprise have ads?
Both Alien Claw and Vending Machine Surprise show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien Claw or Vending Machine Surprise?
Alien Claw ships an update every 27 months, and Vending Machine Surprise every 26 months. Most recently, Alien Claw was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vending Machine Surprise on October 21, 2026.

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