Don't Trip! vs Machinal Instinct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Don't Trip!
Navigate chaotic environments by tilting your phone to control unique footwear. Dodge a variety of obstacles and enemies in this motion-controlled walking simulator. Experience bizarre scenarios and complete silly missions.
- Unique motion controls with gyro
- 50 different shoes
- 12 unique settings
- 30 missions
- Action replay with GIF export
- Cloud save
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Avoid obstacles in this silly walking simulator! Shoes appear under your fingers and you must spin the phone to reveal the world. With the most unique controls you've ever seen, you’ll be fleeing from fire, stomping on cockroaches, and running from robot vacuums, all while trying to avoid toys, plastic bricks and garbage! Have you got what it takes? Step in poop wearing unicorn shoes in space! Kick a ball at a robot vacuum that’s coming at you with a knife! Topple over 100 champagne glasses with your fancy heels! Features - 50 different shoes in 12 entirely unique settings - 36 distinct killer robot vacuums - 30 missions to complete, both challenging and silly - Unique, never-before-seen motion input with the gyro - Action replay with GIF export - Different obstacles and enemies in every level - Googly eyes on everything! - Cloud save will keep your shoe collection safe! - Free to play!
Machinal Instinct
Engage in fast-paced mech battles in a global tournament where animal pilots command powerful machines. Customize your fighting style with various weapons and upgrade your mech with unlockable parts to climb the global leaderboard.
- Select from 6 mech pilots
- Customize melee and ranged weapons
- Win supply boxes for rewards
- Unlock and combine upgradable mech parts
- Battle in 3 different arenas
- Climb the global leaderboard
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Fight your way to the top of the food chain, and watch your enemies become the prey! Machinal Instinct is a fast-paced fighting game, set in a world where animals pilot powerful mechs to compete against each other in a worldwide tournament. Unleash your inner beast and reach the top of the global leaderboard! Features: * Select from 6 cute but fearless mech pilots!. * Customize your fighting style: ** 3 different types of melee weapons: ax, fist, or chain. ** 2 different types of ranged weapons: grenade or rocket. ** And more coming soon! * Win supply boxes and get rewards to pump up your mech. * Unlock and combine dozens of upgradable mech parts. * Play in 3 different astonishing battle arenas. * Fight, loot, upgrade and climb that leaderboard! Join more than 22 million players from all over the world who enjoy our games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Machinal Instinct at 4.6 against Don't Trip!'s 3.8. Don't Trip!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Don't Trip! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Machinal Instinct sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Machinal Instinct holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 333 and 707 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Don't Trip!'s written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's.
Don't Trip! ships an update every 2 days, Machinal Instinct every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't Trip! | Machinal Instinct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (333 ratings) | 4.6 (707 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.3% of reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 333 | 707 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Don't Trip!
Machinal Instinct
User reviews
Don't Trip!
From 333 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and entertaining gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Great visual design and aesthetic
- 😄 Humorous and silly concept
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎯 Creative use of phone motion controls
Room to improve
- 📱 Phone rotation control is inconvenient
- 😴 Becomes boring quickly after short playtime
- 💸 Aggressive monetization and paywall mechanics
- 🎮 Limited gameplay variety and modes
- 🤔 Confusing coin system with unclear purpose
Machinal Instinct
From 707 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth animations
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🕹️ Accessible controls
- 💎 Great fighting game fundamentals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent attack targeting
- 🔧 Buggy mechanics and controls
- 🕰️ Short match duration
- 🤖 Mostly playing against bots
- 📺 Excessive ads and monetization
Bugs and requests
Don't Trip!
Reported bugs
9 issues- Loading screen stuck - won't advance to game
- Fish shoes cause graphical glitches and screen fuzzing
- Feet/shoe controls freak out and move uncontrollably
- Green play area doesn't appear at game start
- Game freezes or crashes at various points
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- Shoe selection glitches (stuck on elf shoes)
- Gyroscope/motion controls not responding
- Level 8 progression broken
- Tutorial cannot be completed
Requested features
8 requests- Additional game modes (mini-games, racing, bug-stepping)
- Multiplayer functionality
- AR (augmented reality) version
- More customization options for shoes
- Free shoe options without paywall
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- Clearer use for collected coins
- Tutorial improvements or skip option
- Difficulty adjustment options
Machinal Instinct
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Freezing at loading screens
- Matchmaking issues
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
5 requests- Longer match duration
- Real-time multiplayer mode
- More character and weapon variety
- Customizable controls
- Additional game modes (e.g. endless, team battles)
In-app purchases
Don't Trip!
- Sneakers - Yellow$0.99
- Sneakers - Black$0.99
- Crogs - Rainbow$0.99
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- Crogs - Default$1.99
- Ski Boots - Default$1.99
- Heels - Default$1.99
- Flippers - Default$1.99
- Unicorns - Default$1.99
- Starter Pack!$2.99
- Midas' feet$4.99
Machinal Instinct
- Gems x80 pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
- Gems x500 pack$4.99
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- Starter Pack$5.99
- Starter Pack$7.99
- Gems x1,200 pack$9.99
- Gems x2,500 pack$19.99
- Gems x6,500 pack$49.99
- Gems x14,000 pack$99.99
