Plus vs Hape Engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plus
Discover creative building ideas and follow step-by-step instructions for multi-colored brick kits. Get inspired by a community of creators, share your own builds, and explore a collection of projects.
- Guided building instructions
- Free building challenges
- Project collection browsing
- Creator inspiration feed
- Community sharing of builds
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The Plus-Plus app helps you get the best out of your multi-colored Plus-Plus brick kits. Follow guided instructions and challenge yourself to build freely. Browse a collection of projects, get inspired by what other creators are building and share what you've built with others.
Hape Engine
Control Hape toy engines remotely via Bluetooth. Simulate an authentic driving experience with sound and light effects, and operate the engine's headlight and horn.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Engine movement control
- Sound and light effects
- Headlight operation
- Horn operation
- Simulated driving interface
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This APP is a remote function controller for the Hape engine. Please buy the engine before downloading and operating the APP. The product and APP are suitable for children over three years old. Download the APP on your compatible smartphone, and connect the APP to the engine via Bluetooth following the enclosed instructions. When you are done, you can launch your engine. Use the APP’s operation interface as panels in the engine’s driving cab. Press buttons to make the engine move forward, accelerate forward, reverse or accelerate backwards. While the engine is working, different sound and light effects simulate an authentic driving experience; the engine's headlight and horn can also be operated via the APP. This APP does not contain any contextual advertising. If you need any support, please contact customer services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plus at 4.3 against Hape Engine's 3.6. Plus also leads on ratings volume (116 vs 18). Hape Engine's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plus has 116 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Plus's written reviews are positive against 38% of Hape Engine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Plus ships an update every 2 months, Hape Engine monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plus | Hape Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (116 ratings) — better | 3.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeree LTD | Hape |
Customer experience
Plus
Hape Engine
In-app purchases
Plus
No in-app purchases
Hape Engine
No in-app purchases
