Comparison

Fusion Heroes vs Machinal Instinct

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

Head to head
About

Fusion Heroes

Design, craft, and upgrade your own mech to battle hordes of enemies. Scavenge for parts, recruit allies, and embark on missions to achieve victory in this action RPG. Dominate the Mech World with your custom-built robot army.

Highlights
  • Design, craft, and upgrade mechs
  • Engage in fierce robot combat
  • Scavenge for unique items
  • Recruit and build a robot army
  • Take on missions and find loot
Features
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Craft your own mech and triumph in fierce heads-up combat! Build a mighty robo-hero to take on endless hordes of battle-droids with an arsenal of cannons, missiles, lasers and more. From the wreckage of battle, scavenge, fuse and recruit an army of allies. Take on missions, find loot, and battle to victory in this fast-paced action RPG. Features: • Become a master engineer: design, craft, and upgrade to improve your mech forces • Take on the role of a ruthless bot, and dominate in fierce combat • Discover hundreds of unique items throughout your journey • Create a powerful gang of battle-droids and rule the Mech World! Boarding Party Games Darren Briden Code - Sven Paroth Art - Eric Proton Music - Matt "Norrin_Radd" Creamer Special Thanks - Jessica Briden About Tapinator Tapinator (Ticker: TAPM) develops and publishes mobile games and decentralized apps on the iOS, Google Play, Amazon and Ethereum platforms. Tapinator's portfolio includes over 300 gaming titles that, collectively, have achieved over 450 million player downloads. Tapinator is headquartered in New York. For more info, visit Tapinator.com.

About

Machinal Instinct

Engage in fast-paced mech battles in a global tournament where animal pilots command powerful machines. Customize your fighting style with various weapons and upgrade your mech with unlockable parts to climb the global leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Select from 6 mech pilots
  • Customize melee and ranged weapons
  • Win supply boxes for rewards
  • Unlock and combine upgradable mech parts
  • Battle in 3 different arenas
  • Climb the global leaderboard
Features
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Fight your way to the top of the food chain, and watch your enemies become the prey! Machinal Instinct is a fast-paced fighting game, set in a world where animals pilot powerful mechs to compete against each other in a worldwide tournament. Unleash your inner beast and reach the top of the global leaderboard! Features: * Select from 6 cute but fearless mech pilots!. * Customize your fighting style: ** 3 different types of melee weapons: ax, fist, or chain. ** 2 different types of ranged weapons: grenade or rocket. ** And more coming soon! * Win supply boxes and get rewards to pump up your mech. * Unlock and combine dozens of upgradable mech parts. * Play in 3 different astonishing battle arenas. * Fight, loot, upgrade and climb that leaderboard! Join more than 22 million players from all over the world who enjoy our games!

Screenshots

Fusion Heroes4 screens
Machinal Instinct4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fusion Heroes at none against Machinal Instinct's shown. Fusion Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Machinal Instinct's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 32%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Fusion Heroes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Machinal Instinct sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Machinal Instinct holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 706 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Fusion Heroes's written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fusion Heroes versus Machinal Instinct: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFusion HeroesMachinal Instinct
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (706 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews51.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better706
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB337 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTapinator, Inc.Pomelo Games

Customer experience

Fusion Heroes

All ratings1,307 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral18.1%
Negative50.0%

Machinal Instinct

All ratings706 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative39.2%

User reviews

Fusion Heroes

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique concept and mechanics
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visual design

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Difficulty ramps up too quickly
  • 🤖 Enemies become overpowered
  • 💰 Progression feels like a pay-to-win model
  • 🕹️ Aiming and controls can be frustrating

Machinal Instinct

From 706 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth animations
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🕹️ Accessible controls
  • 💎 Great fighting game fundamentals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent attack targeting
  • 🔧 Buggy mechanics and controls
  • 🕰️ Short match duration
  • 🤖 Mostly playing against bots
  • 📺 Excessive ads and monetization

Bugs and requests

Fusion Heroes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Certain levels are labeled incorrectly
  • Weapon and gear progression is inconsistent
  • Crashes and performance issues on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a campaign or story mode
  • Implement a PvP multiplayer mode
  • Improve the balancing and difficulty scaling
  • Provide more ways to earn in-game currency

Machinal Instinct

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Freezing at loading screens
  • Matchmaking issues
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer match duration
  • Real-time multiplayer mode
  • More character and weapon variety
  • Customizable controls
  • Additional game modes (e.g. endless, team battles)

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Fusion Heroes

One-time5
  • 64 Gems Pack$1.99
  • 200 Gems pack$4.99
  • 480 Gems Pack$9.99
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  • 1056 Gems Pack$19.99
  • 5280 Gems Pack$99.99
9 purchases

Machinal Instinct

One-time9
  • Gems x80 pack$0.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • Gems x500 pack$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$5.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Gems x1,200 pack$9.99
  • Gems x2,500 pack$19.99
  • Gems x6,500 pack$49.99
  • Gems x14,000 pack$99.99

Questions

Is Fusion Heroes free?
Fusion Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Machinal Instinct free?
Machinal Instinct is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fusion Heroes or Machinal Instinct?
Machinal Instinct is rated higher. Fusion Heroes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Machinal Instinct averages 4.6 from 706 ratings.
Do Fusion Heroes or Machinal Instinct have ads?
Machinal Instinct shows ads; Fusion Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Fusion Heroes or Machinal Instinct?
Fusion Heroes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Machinal Instinct every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fusion Heroes was updated on August 22, 2026 and Machinal Instinct on September 15, 2026.

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