Comparison

Machinaero vs Tilterra

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

Head to head
About

Machinaero

Design and construct imaginative vehicles, from gliders to spacecraft, to traverse diverse environments. Explore a vast, procedurally generated world, overcoming natural obstacles to reach outer space. The only limit is your creativity.

Highlights
  • Realistic aerodynamics simulation
  • Over 50 block types for machine creation
  • Resource gathering (wood, stone, metals)
  • Procedurally generated graphics and world
  • Explore 5 different climate zones
  • Overcome diverse environmental obstacles
  • Compare achievements with other players
Features
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Invent and build any machine that you can imagine, from simple gliders to complex spacecrafts, and use them to explore the world by air, land, and water! Overcome obstacles like blowing winds, rough seas, dark caves, wild jungles, hot deserts, and freezing mountains to finally reach the infinite space. Boldly go, where no man has gone before - the only limit is your imagination! Features: - Realistic simulation of aerodynamics like wind friction, lift, drag, pressure, temperature and fluids - Use more than 50 block types to create any machine you can imagine - Gather many different resources like wood, stone and metals - Procedurally generated graphics - Big randomly generated world - 5 different climate zones - Many obstacles to overcome like rough seas, wild jungles, freezing mountains and finally the infinite space - Compare your achievements with others and be the first to do a supersonic flight, overcome the desert or reach outer space In order to provide the best playing experience, Machinaero is a natively written game exclusively available on iOS. www.machinaero.com

About

Tilterra

Features
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Discover Gravity, Balance, and Curiosity in Motion. Tilterra is a playful journey through our solar system — where learning physics is as fun as playing a game. Tilt your iPhone to balance everyday objects under the gravitational pull of planets, moons, and stars. Each world has its own physics — from the Moon’s light bounce to Jupiter’s crushing gravity. The longer you stay balanced, the more data you collect, unlocking new challenges and new adventures in our solar system. Features: • Realistic gravity simulation across more than 10 planets • Fun challenges and cosmic leaderboards • Beautiful minimalist space art • Designed and crafted by Tytonext — where science meets play. Learn. Play. Wonder. That’s Tilterra.

Screenshots

Machinaero4 screens
Tilterra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tilterra at Free against Machinaero's $2.99. Machinaero's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tilterra is free to download; Machinaero costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Machinaero ships an update every 2 weeks, Tilterra every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Machinaero versus Tilterra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachinaeroTilterra
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias SturnTytonext

In-app purchases

None

Machinaero

No in-app purchases

None

Tilterra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Machinaero free?
Machinaero costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tilterra free?
Tilterra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Machinaero or Tilterra have ads?
Tilterra shows ads; Machinaero does not.
Which is updated more often, Machinaero or Tilterra?
Machinaero ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tilterra every 3 months. Most recently, Machinaero was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tilterra on October 25, 2026.

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