BOKU BOKU vs Pickle Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOKU BOKU
Build your own unique world with a vast array of blocks. Design homes, schools, or any structure imaginable. Customize your avatar and interact with your creations in fun and engaging ways.
- Build custom worlds with blocks
- Design homes, schools, and more
- Customize avatar appearance and behavior
- Interactive block elements
- Dress up and express personality
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BOKU BOKU is a blocks-building game, you can use blocks to build your own world, a paradise that belongs to you. - Create Freely By using blocks, you can build a home, a school, a restaurant, whatever you want. - Show Personality Matching clothes and dress yourself up, appearance and behavior will reveal who you are. - Interactive Blocks can be interactive, go to the toilet, play with toys, play the piano, have you tried these? Age ratings in IGRS: Age rating 13 years above
Pickle Machines
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Some machines do one job. Pickle Machines do it the silliest way possible. GOOD FOR BUSY BRAINS Every puzzle rewards a little planning and a lot of what if. It is gentle problem solving that feels like play, not homework. Kids build the logic without noticing. Grown ups get quietly hooked too. Every level gives you a goofy goal, pop the balloon or drop the ball in the bucket, and a box of parts. You build a wild chain reaction to make it happen. Press Run, watch it go, laugh when it flops, tweak it, and win. WHAT YOU BUILD WITH Trampolines, fans, seesaws, conveyor belts, magnets, cannons, portals, dominoes, candles, spinning wheels, ropes, pulleys, scissors, gears, balloons, cartoon bombs, and a cat. Twenty six parts, each with its own trick. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a part to drop it in. Drag it, spin it, flip it. Hit Run and the whole machine springs to life. Edit puts every part back exactly where it was, so kids can experiment with zero fear of breaking anything. No clock. No wrong way to tinker. MADE TO BE KID SAFE No ads. No in-app purchases. No pop-ups asking for money. Nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for. It works offline, anywhere, and progress saves right on the device. THIRTY FOUR HANDMADE LEVELS Twenty four play with the phone sideways and ten play with it upright. Each one teaches a new part, then dares you to combine them. There is a test bench too, running every single part at once. Build it. Run it. Watch the chaos work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickle Machines at none against BOKU BOKU's 5. Pickle Machines also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). BOKU BOKU's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. BOKU BOKU sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pickle Machines asks for nothing beyond the download.
BOKU BOKU ships an update every 3 weeks, Pickle Machines weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOKU BOKU | Pickle Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 406 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PIXTICLE | BEGRIP |
Bugs and requests
BOKU BOKU
Reported bugs
4 issues- Multiplayer disconnection issues
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs
- Inability to watch ads for in-game currency
- Saving and loading problems across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add more building blocks and customization options
- Implement a survival/adventure mode
- Introduce pets, vehicles, and other interactive elements
- Improve multiplayer experience with better server stability and moderation
- Add more music, instruments, and sound effects
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- Provide a way to save and load custom worlds
Pickle Machines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BOKU BOKU
- Candies: 400$0.99
- Candies: 1680$3.99
- Candies: 2200$4.99
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- Candies: 4600$9.99
- Candies: 9600$19.99
Pickle Machines
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BOKU BOKU free?
Is Pickle Machines free?
Do BOKU BOKU or Pickle Machines have ads?
Which is updated more often, BOKU BOKU or Pickle Machines?
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