# Mr. Crab 2

> Spinning 3D platform game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1075872386](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1075872386)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1075872386`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Illusion Labs
- **Category:** Action
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (714 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-12
- **First published:** 2016-05-18
- **Size:** 158 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mr-crab-2/id1075872386)
- **Website:** [http://www.illusionlabs.com](http://www.illusionlabs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7866058](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7866058)

## Description

Mr. Crab 2 is a celebrated 3D platformer that earned a spot in App Store Best of 2016. Guide Mr. Crab and his friends through a vibrant adventure to rescue the lost baby crabs. Master timing to jump through imaginative levels, navigate adorable passages, and outsmart evil enemies. Your skill and precision will determine who earns gold medals on each stage.

Features include unlocking challenging levels, free levels plus gifts from a vending machine, and fun customization with hats and masks for your crabs. The game is free to play with optional in-app purchases, and you can disable in-app purchases in your device settings. Follow illusionlabs on Twitter and like Illusion Labs on Facebook for updates.

## Rankings

- #66,546 — Overall
- #10 — Spring Into Action
- #20 — Our Favorite Platformers

## Review summary

Overall, players love the charm, nostalgia, and puzzle challenge of Mr. Crab 2—the crabs are cute, the gameplay rewards careful planning, and collecting baby crabs provides satisfying progression. However, widespread frustration centers on monetization and reliability: heavy ads that gate progress and unreliable rewards, endgame purchases that lock content, and updates that rarely arrive. Some also note visual clutter and control quirks that affect play, and a perception that Mr. Crab 2 is weaker than the original. Despite these, many return for the familiar, cozy gameplay.

### Pros

- Fun and challenging puzzle gameplay that rewards planning
- Nostalgic, cute visuals with adorable crabs that evoke childhood memories
- Collecting baby crabs to unlock older versions provides satisfying progression
- Graphics and presentation are generally clean and appealing with enduring appeal

### Cons

- Over-reliance on ads that gate progression and reward ads often fail to grant access
- Endgame monetization blocks further play; free content ends and new levels require purchases at high prices; updates are infrequent
- Mr. Crab 2’s level design/visuals can obscure gameplay (jungle clutter) and controls can feel finicky
- Bugs and flaky progress: glitches, rewards not awarded by ads, and purchases not restoring
- Some players feel the game is less polished than Mr. Crab 1 and want more content/new levels

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