Oopstacles vs Machinal Instinct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oopstacles
Guide captured creatures through a chaotic obstacle course, enjoying physics-based wipeouts and one-touch controls. Compete globally, master challenges, and even use voice commands to control your avatar. Collect avatars and share your funniest moments.
- Physics-based wipeouts
- One-touch controls
- GIF recording
- Avatar collection
- Versus Mode
- Challenge Mode
- Voice control (Scream Mode)
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Help the captured creatures dodge their doom in the ultimate obstacle course! - Chuckle at crazy physics-based wipeouts! - Master memorable obstacles with wonderful one-touch controls! - Record ridiculous GIFs to share with friends! - Amass dozens of amazing avatars! New! - Versus Mode lets you race against players from around the world for big rewards! - Challenge Mode contains 1000 crafted progression levels, a new leaderboard, achievements, and awesome rewards! - Scream Mode uses voice control to make your avatar jog or run! New leaderboard included! - Use the button on the left in main menu to switch game modes! - Save your progress to the cloud! Recommended for iPhone 5, iPad Air or better.
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
Oopstacles and Machinal Instinct both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Oopstacles's written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's. 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
Both are free to download. Oopstacles sells 20 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Oopstacles against 4.6 for Machinal Instinct. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 706 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Oopstacles's written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's.
Oopstacles ships an update monthly, Machinal Instinct every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oopstacles | Machinal Instinct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 4.6 (706 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 706 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Crystal Pug Pty Ltd | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Oopstacles
Machinal Instinct
User reviews
Oopstacles
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Entertaining game
- 🎨 Cute characters and graphics
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
- 🕹️ Automatic jumping mechanics
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive obstacle courses
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for characters
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Lack of player control (automatic jumping)
Machinal Instinct
From 706 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Oopstacles
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when loading certain levels
- Versus mode matchmaking issues
- Coins not properly awarded after watching ads
Requested features
4 requests- Add more varied obstacle courses
- Implement player-controlled jumping
- Introduce a level creator feature
- Add online multiplayer mode
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
Oopstacles
- 10 Shields$0.99
- Bulb Head$0.99
- Panda$0.99
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- Ninja$0.99
- Samurai$0.99
- Gator$0.99
- Chameleon$0.99
- Rocket$0.99
- Grinch$0.99
- Carrot$0.99
- Copter$0.99
- Banana$0.99
- Pizza$0.99
- Unicorn$0.99
- Animal Pack 1$3.99
- Villain Pack 1$3.99
- Piggy Bank$3.99
- Hero Pack 1$3.99
- Animal Pack 2$3.99
- 100 Shields$3.99
Machinal Instinct
- 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
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