Comparison

GraviTrax vs Patchwork Quest

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

Head to head
About

GraviTrax

Design and experience custom ball tracks with a free editor. Explore physics principles like gravity and magnetism as you build and test your creations. Share your unique track designs with friends and discover new possibilities.

Highlights
  • Free track editor
  • Interactive ball rolling simulation
  • Multiple camera angles
  • Share track designs with friends
  • Physics-based gameplay (gravity, magnetism, kinetics)
  • Extendable track system
Features
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GraviTrax – the interactive ball track system from Ravensburger for your mobile or tablet. Use the free app for the GraviTrax ball track system with its free editor to build your very own fantastic tracks, and then roll the balls as you watch from different angles. Try endless new combinations and come up with new ideas to build your tracks. Experience the tracks interactively and follow the balls from a variety of camera angles. And in the latest version of the app you can share you tracks with your friends. The GraviTrax ball track system lets you build your own track worlds according to the laws of gravity. Use the construction elements to create a fast-paced course where balls roll to their destination with the help of magnetism, kinetics and gravity. The GraviTrax ball track system makes gravity a fun learning experience which can be extended with countless expansions. Unlimited fun guaranteed! The starter kit and the action-packed expansions are now available in all well-stocked toy shops and online stores.

About

Patchwork Quest

Transform your drawings, maps, and photos into interactive video game worlds. Capture images or upload them to create playable adventures with custom boundaries and real-time map tracking.

Highlights
  • Create game worlds from photos
  • Upload images from library
  • Draw invisible walls for boundaries
  • Real-time world map
  • Explore custom-made worlds
Features
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Turn your drawings, maps, and photos into magical playable worlds! Patchwork Quest transforms imagination into adventure. Snap a photo of your drawings and crafts to stitch them together into a top down video game world and explore! - take photo or upload from library - draw invisible walls to setup collision boundaries - realtime world map to keep track of locations

Screenshots

GraviTrax4 screens
Patchwork Quest1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patchwork Quest at 5.0 against GraviTrax's 4.4. Patchwork Quest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). GraviTrax's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. GraviTrax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patchwork Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patchwork Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GraviTrax has 148 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GraviTrax versus Patchwork Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraviTraxPatchwork Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (148 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRavensburger Verlag GmbHKyle Scully

Customer experience

GraviTrax

All ratings148 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative12.4%

Patchwork Quest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GraviTrax

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Marble gets stuck on certain track elements
  • Saving and loading tracks not working properly
  • Placement of clear platforms and supports is limited
  • Zipline functionality not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more track designs and layouts
  • Implement a parts inventory system
  • Allow sharing and downloading of user-created tracks
  • Improve UI/UX for easier track building
  • Add support for new Gravitrax expansions
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  • Introduce a Gravitrax Junior mode

Patchwork Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GraviTrax

One-time1
  • GraviTrax PRO$0.99
None

Patchwork Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GraviTrax free?
GraviTrax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patchwork Quest free?
Patchwork Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GraviTrax or Patchwork Quest?
Patchwork Quest is rated higher. GraviTrax averages 4.4 out of 5 from 148 ratings, while Patchwork Quest averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GraviTrax or Patchwork Quest have ads?
Neither GraviTrax nor Patchwork Quest shows ads.

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