1 Meter vs Lost Sock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1 Meter
Guide a continuously growing pasta strand to navigate through a challenging environment. Control its direction by tapping and releasing the screen to avoid obstacles and achieve the longest possible pasta.
- Control pasta direction with touch
- Grow pasta continuously
- Navigate through environments
- Avoid obstacles
- Achieve longest pasta
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Serve the longest pasta ever. · · · · · · · · · Touch for right turn. Release for left turn. Buon appetito.
Lost Sock
A humorous one-button game where you control a washing machine to prevent socks from getting lost. Collect coins to unlock a variety of quirky and colorful socks.
- One-button gameplay
- Spin and stop mechanics
- Collect coins
- Unlock unique socks
- Humorous theme
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Where do all the missing socks go? Find out in Lost Sock, the crazy physics-based arcade challenge where your washing machine is the level! Spin the machine enough times to complete each stage, but don't let a single sock escape. Easy to learn: • HOLD to spin • RELEASE to stop What starts as an ordinary washing machine quickly turns into a collection of bizarre spinning contraptions. Tackle machines shaped like fried eggs, cars, footballs, airplanes and other ridiculous creations that become increasingly difficult to master. Every level introduces new surprises: • Rotating obstacles • Trap doors and moving parts • Slingshot elements that launch socks across the machine • Physics-driven chaos and unpredictable moments Unlock dozens of strange and colorful socks. Some even create unexpected effects that make every spin unique. Features: • Unique washing machine level designs • Simple one-touch controls • Challenging physics-based gameplay • Risk-versus-reward coin collecting • Unlockable socks with special effects • Casual fun with increasing difficulty Can you keep every sock inside?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lost Sock at 4.6 against 1 Meter's 3.9. Lost Sock also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 28 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 72%). 1 Meter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. 1 Meter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lost Sock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lost Sock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of 1 Meter's written reviews are positive against 81% of Lost Sock's.
1 Meter ships an update every 28 months, Lost Sock every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1 Meter | Lost Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (87 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Tim Kretz |
Customer experience
1 Meter
Lost Sock
In-app purchases
1 Meter
- Remove Banner$0.99
- Multiplayer$0.99
Lost Sock
- remove ads$3.99
