I decided after another of my Fidget Cubes broke that I wanted to get something that would last and look less like a kids toy. That led me to the amazing world of premium fidgets aimed at adults. It's a vast world with tons of options, but I knew what I was looking for. On my old Fidget Cubes, I always used the clicky buttons, the clicky roller ball, and the worry stone-like indentation, which narrowed the field down considerably, as the market is EXTREMELY saturated with sliders and spinners, and not "clickers." One of the few options I found, for which a clicking sound and feel is the primary focus, was the Crocbeats. After some research and comparisons, I determined that this was the best fidget to satisfy my needs to replace the buttons and the click ball of the Fidget Cube - and I was right! Even the thumb groove on it serves as a nice and silent worry stone-like fidget.
Got mine at meta-edc with a coupon code (FIDGETFOCUSEDYT) for 10% off, and it took only 4 days to arrive because the site's warehouse is in the US and not China.
I got mine in stainless steel, because not only is it one of the cheaper options, stainless is strong and heavy (approx. 77 grams - not 67 as the listing on this page says), I know how to take care of stainless steel (just use the cleaning sponge they provide in the box; I also used some Ballitsol to clean it and lubricate and protect the copper part, which serves as the fulcrum), it will stand up to being dropped (it might get some scratches but it won't break like other metals might and it won't shatter into a million pieces like other, more complex fidgets possibly could), and I like the look of stainless. It's my first fidget toy aside from the old Fidget Cubes, and I'm very satisfied with it so far.
It's beautifully simple - it only has 3 (extremely well made) parts that are held together well by strong magnets. You don't really need to take it apart, but you can easily do so by pulling the two thinner ends, which you press down on to click it, away from each other. Apart or together, the Crocbeats is extremely easy to clean and polish with the sponge that's provided in the box, as it's mostly straight lines and angles that lay flat on the sponge and can be easily moved back and forth.
When you press down, the magnetic pull makes it feel almost spring loaded, so if pressing buttons or clicking pens is something you find yourself doing, this will definitely satisfy that itch! In fact, the magnets are so strong that when the Crocbeats resets, it makes a nice secondary click sound too - so you get a click when you press it and when you let it go.
Once you buy your first premium fidget, there is definitely an urge to collect more. But this one serves my fidgeting needs perfectly, and I'm definitely content to have this as my one and only fidget.
5/5 stars for both Crocbeats and for meta-edc!!!
