Comparison

Alien Claw vs Planet Arcade

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

Planet Arcade

Relive the excitement of classic arcades with a collection of popular games like claw machines and stackers. Enjoy family-friendly fun safely from home, with new games added regularly.

Highlights
  • Claw Machine games
  • Mega Stackers
  • Spin-a-win
  • Collection of popular arcade titles
  • Regularly updated with new machines
Features
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Missing the real arcades? We got you covered! Since the pandemic, we missed going to the physical arcades as a family (which was one of our usual hangouts). We decided to recreate our favorite arcade games for the small screen and we hope you enjoy the games as much as we enjoyed making it! Planet Arcade has all the popular arcade games you've always enjoyed in the physical arcades, from Claw Machines to Mega Stackers to Spin-a-win! No need to go out and you'll be safe and sound playing at the comfort of your own home. PLUS we'll be constantly adding more arcade machines! Planet Arcade is the place...er...uhm...app to go! Happy playing! :)

Screenshots

Alien Claw4 screens
Planet Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alien Claw at 4.9 against Planet Arcade's 3.0. Alien Claw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Planet Arcade's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Planet Arcade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Alien Claw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alien Claw holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alien Claw's written reviews are positive against 67% of Planet Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Claw ships an update every 27 months, Planet Arcade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alien Claw versus Planet Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien ClawPlanet Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsKuyi Mobile

Customer experience

Alien Claw

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

Planet Arcade

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Alien Claw

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Planet Arcade

One-time4
  • 100$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • 300$4.99
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  • 750$9.99

Questions

Is Alien Claw free?
Alien Claw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planet Arcade free?
Planet Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alien Claw or Planet Arcade?
Alien Claw is rated higher. Alien Claw averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Planet Arcade averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Alien Claw or Planet Arcade have ads?
Both Alien Claw and Planet Arcade show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien Claw or Planet Arcade?
Alien Claw ships an update every 27 months, and Planet Arcade every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alien Claw was updated on October 14, 2026 and Planet Arcade on September 26, 2026.

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