The Little Crane That Could Downloads & RevenueThe Little Crane That Could · App Store
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 3 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAbraham Stolk
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.2 (269)
Version6.51
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
The Little Crane That Could update history & changes
Last change · 10 events since 26 Jan 2011Full timeline ↓📈Dropped out of every chart we track📈Entered the top 100🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 9 events in the last 12 months
- 📈The Little Crane That Could dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 27 Oct
- 📈The Little Crane That Could entered the top 100Top Grossing · Racing · JP
- 📈The Little Crane That Could charting in a new countryJapan
- 📈The Little Crane That Could entered the top 100Top Grossing · Racing · IT
- 📈The Little Crane That Could charting in a new countryItaly
- 📈The Little Crane That Could entered the top 100Top Grossing · Racing · DE
- 📈The Little Crane That Could charting in a new countryGermany
- 🆕The Little Crane That Could first spotted by AppInsider#55 in Top Grossing · Racing · India
- 🆕The Little Crane That Could released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.2 ★
269 ratings
Measured
The Little Crane That Could on the App Store
App details
App ID
408257810
Publisher
Abraham Stolk
On the store since
Jan 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 8.0+
iPhone 4s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase · Game Center
Content rating
4+
Languages
3
NL EN JA
Size
44 MB
Also listed in
Education, Simulation, Racing
The Little Crane That Could downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.2 ★
269 ratings
Measured
Ratings
269
Measured
About The Little Crane That Could
Driving a crane and operating a crane is so much fun. Improve your spatial skills and solve puzzles in this crane simulator, which is enjoyed by over 19 million people, young and old.
A realistic physics simulation gives you full control over the crane: rotate, elevate, bend, extend and grapple. Use your crane to solve a diverse set of challenges. This crane simulator lets you use mobile cranes, dump trucks, forklifts, skid loaders and even a sky crane helicopter.
The Little Crane That Could features 6 free levels and 22 premium levels (1 in-app-purchase unlocks all levels.)
UPDATE FROM DEVELOPER:
You can follow me @BramStolk on Twitter. Please consider providing feedback on the game, good or bad. I need to know what you are thinking. There is a button in the HELP screen that takes you to the feedback page in itunes. Also, there is a FAQ now at http://stolk.org/tlctc/faq.html
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL OPERATORS:
If you open the settings of your device, and go to 'Little Crane' tab, you can reverse the controls to mimic real-life cranes where pulling the lever is boom up, and pushing is boom down.
'The Little Crane That Could' is a game by Abraham Stolk, and it uses the OpenDE physics engine.
Open Dynamics Engine is:
Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Russell L. Smith.
All rights reserved.
HUD graphic design by Matthew Beckman, music by playonloop.com
A realistic physics simulation gives you full control over the crane: rotate, elevate, bend, extend and grapple. Use your crane to solve a diverse set of challenges. This crane simulator lets you use mobile cranes, dump trucks, forklifts, skid loaders and even a sky crane helicopter.
The Little Crane That Could features 6 free levels and 22 premium levels (1 in-app-purchase unlocks all levels.)
UPDATE FROM DEVELOPER:
You can follow me @BramStolk on Twitter. Please consider providing feedback on the game, good or bad. I need to know what you are thinking. There is a button in the HELP screen that takes you to the feedback page in itunes. Also, there is a FAQ now at http://stolk.org/tlctc/faq.html
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL OPERATORS:
If you open the settings of your device, and go to 'Little Crane' tab, you can reverse the controls to mimic real-life cranes where pulling the lever is boom up, and pushing is boom down.
'The Little Crane That Could' is a game by Abraham Stolk, and it uses the OpenDE physics engine.
Open Dynamics Engine is:
Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Russell L. Smith.
All rights reserved.
HUD graphic design by Matthew Beckman, music by playonloop.com
Latest updates
6.51
* Don't serve personalized ads to EU users.
* Fix buttons on info screen.
