Hydraulic Press Pocket vs Scratch Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydraulic Press Pocket
Experience the satisfying sensation of crushing objects with a virtual hydraulic press. Discover and crush hundreds of unique items, upgrade your press, and collect imaginary hate comments. This simulator offers a fun way to relieve boredom or stress.
- Crush over 200 unique items
- Upgrade your hydraulic press
- Collect imaginary hate comments
- Satisfying crushing gameplay
- Stress relief and boredom killer
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This official Hydraulic Press Channel simulator fits over two hundred unique items and a Hydraulic Press into your pocket! Whether you're bored or stressed, crushing everything helps! Find and crush all the items! Upgrade your press to crush the toughest items in the game! Receive imaginary hate comments about your weak press! Crush, collect, manage; there is something for everyone! Hydraulic Press Pocket is a free-to-play game and it offers optional in-app purchases.
Scratch Inc.
Build an empire by scratching cards and earning points in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy endless upgrades and prestige for faster progression, all without ads.
- Scratch cards to earn points
- Upgrade cards and unlock automation
- Prestige for faster progression
- Global leaderboards
- Playable offline
- No ads
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scratch Inc. at weekly against Hydraulic Press Pocket's every 2 months. Scratch Inc. also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 84%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 455). Hydraulic Press Pocket's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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. Hydraulic Press Pocket sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Scratch Inc. sells 5 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 — 4.8 for Hydraulic Press Pocket against 4.7 for Scratch Inc.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 455 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Hydraulic Press Pocket's written reviews are positive against 93% of Scratch Inc.'s.
Hydraulic Press Pocket ships an update every 2 months, Scratch Inc. weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydraulic Press Pocket | Scratch Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (455 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 455 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +12 |
| Developer | Johannes Linnama | Makopaz LLC |
Customer experience
Hydraulic Press Pocket
Scratch Inc.
User reviews
Hydraulic Press Pocket
From 455 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Classic and enjoyable game
- 👍 Fun and casual gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying crushing animations
- 👍 Supports the Hydraulic Press Channel
- 👍 No excessive monetization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on newer devices
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Unclear or confusing comment system
- 🐛 Slow progression and high upgrade costs
Scratch Inc.
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 Satisfying idle mechanics
- 💡 Active developer listening to feedback
- 👍 Optional in-app purchases
- 👍 Polished interface
Room to improve
- 💰 In-app purchases feel expensive
- 🔧 Needs more balance and content
- 🐛 Offline rewards not working consistently
Bugs and requests
Hydraulic Press Pocket
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Progression bugs (e.g., view count overflow)
Requested features
5 requests- More items to crush
- Additional press upgrades
- Rebirth/prestige system
- Improved screen scaling
- More audio/visual feedback
Scratch Inc.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Offline rewards rarely triggering
- Lacking sound effects
Requested features
2 requests- More skin tone options for avatar
- Better variety and more offline rewards
In-app purchases
Hydraulic Press Pocket
- L.A.U.R.I (35%)$0.99
- L.A.U.R.I (45%)$0.99
- L.A.U.R.I (55%)$0.99
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- L.A.U.R.I (65%)$0.99
- L.A.U.R.I (75%)$0.99
- 4th Item Slot$1.99
- L.A.U.R.I$1.99
- A.N.N.I$1.99
- 5th Item Slot$3.99
- Unlock Collection 4$3.99
Scratch Inc.
- 20 Gold$1.99
- 55 Gold$4.99
- 120 Gold$9.99
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- 260 Gold$19.99
- 750 Gold$49.99
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