Force Escape vs Pasta Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Force Escape
Utilize unique force powers to clear a path for your shuttle and escape a dying planet. Navigate through 50 challenging levels with physics-based gameplay and a minimalist design. Compete with friends for high scores or aim to conquer all levels.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Minimalist design
- 50 challenging levels
- High score competition
- Force power mechanics
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In Force Escape, you must escape the planet and survive the obstacles placed in your path. Use your force powers to clear the way for your fleeing shuttle! Includes: ◉ A beautiful minimalist design and physics based game-play. ◉ 55 challenging and unique levels to beat. ◉ Competitive game-play: Try to beat your friend's top score with Game Center, or be the first to beat all 55 levels and prove you're the master! ◉ Mesmerizing music keeps you focused ◉ Free download (with in app purchase for removing ads). Easy to learn and difficult master. Download Force Escape today and begin one of the most challenging and addicting games of 2017! How to play: Playing Force Escape is simple. Touch anywhere on the screen and drag to move your force power ring. Knock obstacles out of the way of your shuttle to avoid being destroyed as you escape the planet!
Pasta Machine
Engage in a relaxing ASMR idle and clicker game. Shape dough, slice with precision, and build your pasta production line. Enjoy satisfying animations and realistic sounds for endless fun.
- ASMR idle gameplay
- Clicker mechanics
- Dough shaping
- Precision slicing
- Production line growth
- Satisfying animations
- Realistic sounds
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Pasta Machine is the ultimate ASMR idle & clicker experience! Shape the dough, slice with precision, create your pasta, and grow your production line. With satisfying animations, realistic sounds, and easy one-tap controls, this game offers endless relaxing fun. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Force Escape at 60% against Pasta Machine's 16%. Pasta Machine's advantage is ratings volume (8.7K vs 99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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. Force Escape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pasta Machine sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pasta Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.7K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Force Escape's written reviews are positive against 16% of Pasta Machine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Force Escape | Pasta Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (99 ratings) | 4.6 (8.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 15.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 8.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Studio Rouleau Inc | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Force Escape
Pasta Machine
User reviews
Force Escape
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- ✨ Unique and original concept
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
- 🎵 Great atmosphere and music
- 💪 Challenging and rewarding
Room to improve
- 😫 Extremely difficult/impossible levels
- 広告 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🐌 Laggy and delayed controls
- 🐛 Game freezes/crashes after losing
- 😩 Frustrating difficulty spikes
Pasta Machine
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing experience
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Glitches and bugs
- 🤑 Excessive ads and monetization
- ⏱️ Slow progression and upgrades
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
Bugs and requests
Force Escape
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game freezes after losing and requires app restart
- App force closes when viewing ads
- App force closes at unrelated times
- Screen goes black at unrelated times
- Purchased ad removal not working on other devices
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- In-app purchases made by mistake
- Some obstacles from previous challenges appear in new ones
- Game becomes super laggy after latest update
- Tutorial appears every time the app is opened
- Tried purchasing icon pack but it didn't work
- Delayed movement/lagging controls
- Orb doesn't follow finger fast enough
- In-game levels interfere with those above
- Force fields not as expected (user wants refund)
Requested features
11 requests- Add a level system
- Include in-game currency for customization
- Allow customization of ring and ship
- Add checkpoints
- Implement a difficulty setting (easy, medium, hard)
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- Add new shapes/shields unlockable with points
- Make sensitivity adjustable
- Update for iPhone X display
- Add more options
- Allow carrying on after ship is hit (more lives)
- Add 'powers' to help with levels
Pasta Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after completing level 2
- Daily rewards not working as intended
- Progress resets when leveling up
Requested features
3 requests- More variety in pasta types and visuals
- Improved progression and leveling system
- Ability to play offline
In-app purchases
Force Escape
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Force Icon Pack$2.99
Pasta Machine
- Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
- VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
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- VIP Pass 1 Month$19.991 Month
- Speed Bundle Subscription$19.997 Days
- Endless Skip Subscription$49.997 Days
- Remove Ad Bundle Subscription$54.997 Days
- Skip-it 10$1.99
- Gem 2$2.99
- Skip-it 25$2.99
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- Fusulli Pasta$4.99
- Skip-it Pack$5.99
- Gem 3$6.99
- Game Pass$6.99
- Remove Ad$6.99
- Special Offer 1$6.99
- Halloween Pack$7.99
- Pack Starter$8.99
- Skip-it 100$9.99
- Spaghetti Pasta$9.99
- Gem 4$12.99
- Pasta Pack$15.99
