Comparison

Transformers Rescue Bots vs LEGO® Super Mario™

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

Head to head
About

Transformers Rescue Bots

Embark on an action-packed adventure as a Rescue Bot, saving the world from an evil doctor. Rescue citizens, outrun disasters, and chase down enemies. Morph between bot, vehicle, and powerful DinoBot forms to complete exciting missions and collect Energon.

Highlights
  • Complete exciting missions in four cities
  • Use special jump powers
  • Ride fast in vehicle mode
  • Collect Energon and become DinoBot
  • Outrun various disasters
  • Team up Rescue Bots
  • Defuse the Disaster Machine
Features
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Assemble all the Rescue Bots and go on an action-packed adventure to save the world from the evil Dr. Morocco! Rescue citizens, outrun disasters and chase down Morbots. Avoid obstacles, collect Energon and morph from bot to vehicle to epic DinoBot! Roll to the rescue! THE MOST EPIC ADVENTURE AWAITS • COMPLETE exciting missions in four major cities, including Griffin Rock • USE special jump powers to rescue citizens in Bot mode • RIDE fast and catch evil robots in vehicle mode • COLLECT Energon and become a giant DinoBot! • OUTRUN lava flows, tsunamis, avalanches and sand tornados! • AVOID meteor showers, lightning strikes, icy hail and flinging cars! • TEAM the Rescue Bots together to destroy the Morbot King • DEFUSE the sinister Disaster Machine and save the world • BONUS: Play with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Quickshadow! 7 RESCUE BOTS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN MODES AND POWER-UPS • HEATWAVE: Fire-Bot, with the Apatosaurus Water Blast • CHASE: Police-Bot, with the Stegosaurus Shield • BLADES: Copter-Bot, with the Pterodactyl Tornado • BOULDER: Construction-Bot, with the Triceratops Battering Ram • OPTIMUS PRIME: leader of the Autobots, with the T-Rex Roar • BUMBLEBEE: legendary Autobot Scout, with the Raptor Leap • QUICKSHADOW: Spy-Bot and new recruit, with the Dashing Slash Easy and fun kids robot game for boys and girls of all ages! PRIVACY & ADVERTISING Budge Studios takes children's privacy seriously and ensures that its apps are compliant with privacy laws. This application has received the “ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) Privacy Certified Kids’ Privacy Seal”. For more information, please visit our privacy policy at: https://budgestudios.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/, or email our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@budgestudios.ca Before you download this app, please note that it is free to try, but some content may only be available via in-app purchases. In-app purchases cost real money and are charged to your account. To disable or adjust the ability to make in-app purchases, change your device settings. This app may contain contextual advertising (including the option to watch ads for rewards) from Budge Studios regarding other apps we publish, from our partners and from third parties. Budge Studios does not permit behavioral advertising or retargeting in this app. The app may also contain social media links that are only accessible behind a parental gate. TERMS OF USE / END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This application is subject to an End-User License Agreement available through the following link: https://budgestudios.com/en/legal-embed/eula/ ABOUT BUDGE STUDIOS Budge Studios was founded in 2010 with the mission to entertain and educate children around the world, through innovation, creativity and fun. Its high-quality app portfolio consists of original and branded properties, including PAW Patrol, Hot Wheels, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, The Smurfs, Miss Hollywood, Hello Kitty and Crayola. Budge Studios maintains the highest standards of safety and age-appropriateness, and has become a global leader in children’s apps for smartphones and tablets.  Visit us: www.budgestudios.com Like us: facebook.com/budgestudios Follow us: @budgestudios Watch our app trailers: youtube.com/budgestudios HAVE QUESTIONS? We always welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Contact us 24/7 at support@budgestudios.ca TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2022 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash © 2022 Budge Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. BUDGE and BUDGE STUDIOS are trademarks of Budge Studios Inc.

About

LEGO® Super Mario™

This official companion app enhances the LEGO Super Mario building experience with digital instructions, rebuilding tips, and interactive play features. Connect with LEGO figures, track progress, and discover new challenges to expand your creative universe.

Highlights
  • Digital building instructions
  • Bluetooth connectivity with figures
  • Track collected coins and results
  • Rebuilding tips and play ideas
  • Save and share creations
  • Play challenges
Features
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The LEGO® Super Mario™ app is the official companion app for the ever-expanding range of LEGO® Super Mario™ building sets. The app enhances the creative experience for builders with digital instructions, tips for different ways to rebuild levels and play, and other inspiring features. With the LEGO® Super Mario™ app you can: • Establish a Bluetooth® connection between the app and brick-built LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ and/or LEGO® Peach™ figures. • Build your sets, easily add them to your digital collection and expand your personalized LEGO® Super Mario™ universe (combining Expansion Sets with a Starter Course for interactive play). • Get easy-to-follow 3D building instructions for all of your LEGO® Super Mario™ building sets. • Check out instructional Play Videos packed with tips and tricks to take your skills to the next level. • Keep track of your digital coins after completing a level in real life with at-a-glance results for collected coins, defeated enemies and completed obstacles. • Put your skills to the test with an inspiring collection of fun Play Challenges. • Save your favorite LEGO® Super Mario™ moments to your gallery and share your creations. • Create or sign in to your LEGO® Account to synchronize your progress across all your devices. • Pin your favorite creations that others have shared so you can easily find them again. We don’t do third-party advertising. We only share our own marketing content and communication (such as news about LEGO sets and other LEGO games) with the aim of inspiring children’s creative play. Is your device compatible? Check it at LEGO.com/devicecheck. Ask for your parents’ permission before going online. The LEGO® Super Mario™ sets are sold separately. Need help with the app? Contact our Consumer Service. For contact details, hop over to http://service.LEGO.com/contactus You accept our privacy policy and terms of use for apps if you download this app. Read more on https://www.lego.com/legal/notices-and-policies/privacy-policy and https://www.lego.com/legal/notices-and-policies/terms-of-use-for-lego-apps LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group. ©2024 The LEGO Group TM & © 2024 Nintendo The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by LEGO System A/S is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Transformers Rescue Bots4 screens
LEGO® Super Mario™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LEGO® Super Mario™ at none against Transformers Rescue Bots's 10. LEGO® Super Mario™ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (64% vs 47%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transformers Rescue Bots sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. LEGO® Super Mario™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LEGO® Super Mario™ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49K and 62K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Transformers Rescue Bots's written reviews are positive against 64% of LEGO® Super Mario™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transformers Rescue Bots ships an update every 9 months, LEGO® Super Mario™ every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Transformers Rescue Bots versus LEGO® Super Mario™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransformers Rescue BotsLEGO® Super Mario™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (49K ratings)4.7 (62K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews64.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49K62K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBudge StudiosLEGO

Customer experience

Transformers Rescue Bots

All ratings48,650 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews430 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative47.4%

LEGO® Super Mario™

All ratings61,761 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,757 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative27.5%

User reviews

Transformers Rescue Bots

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 🤩 Awesome characters
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 🤖 Transformers theme

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Locked content behind paywall
  • 🤬 Predatory monetization
  • 😞 Disappointing for kids

LEGO® Super Mario™

From 62K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and interactive app
  • 🚀 Great building instructions
  • 🤩 Awesome Lego Mario sets
  • 💡 Potential for more characters and power-ups

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Lack of physical instruction booklets
  • 😕 Syncing and connectivity issues

Bugs and requests

Transformers Rescue Bots

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches preventing progress
  • Purchases not carrying over

Requested features

3 requests
  • Free characters to unlock
  • Ability to earn characters through gameplay
  • Restore purchases across devices

LEGO® Super Mario™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Mario figure freezes during Bluetooth connection
  • App crashes when trying to build new sets
  • Saved courses and sets not displaying properly
  • Inconsistent behavior of Mario's facial expressions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more challenges and game modes
  • Allow customization of 3D world and courses
  • Enable commenting and sharing on user-created courses
  • Sync progress across multiple devices

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Transformers Rescue Bots

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Unlock Heatwave!$9.99
  • Unlock Chase!$9.99
  • Unlock Bumblebee!$9.99
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  • Unlock Optimus Prime!$9.99
  • Unlock Quickshadow!$9.99
  • Unlock All!$19.49
  • Get All the Bots!2 variants$24.99
  • Unlock All!$24.99
None

LEGO® Super Mario™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transformers Rescue Bots free?
Transformers Rescue Bots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LEGO® Super Mario™ free?
LEGO® Super Mario™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transformers Rescue Bots or LEGO® Super Mario™?
LEGO® Super Mario™ is rated higher. Transformers Rescue Bots averages 4.5 out of 5 from 49K ratings, while LEGO® Super Mario™ averages 4.7 from 62K ratings.
Do Transformers Rescue Bots or LEGO® Super Mario™ have ads?
Neither Transformers Rescue Bots nor LEGO® Super Mario™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transformers Rescue Bots or LEGO® Super Mario™?
Transformers Rescue Bots ships an update every 9 months, and LEGO® Super Mario™ every 2 months. Most recently, Transformers Rescue Bots was updated on November 12, 2026 and LEGO® Super Mario™ on November 12, 2026.

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