The Controls Game vs Tiny Machinery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Controls Game
Engage in a unique puzzle experience using familiar device controls like switches and sliders. Each level presents a challenge where logic is secondary to finding the correct solution to progress.
- Device control puzzles
- Switch mechanics
- Slider mechanics
- Unique puzzle solving
- Level progression
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Didn't understand anything from the screenshots? The game is created from standard elements: • switches (those which enable / disable Wi-Fi) • sliders (those which adjust the brightness of the screen) • etc. This is a small set of puzzles ... Not so ... This is a smallest set of puzzles, where is no logic! You need to find a solution to open the next level.
Tiny Machinery
Immerse yourself in a virtual dimension to solve intricate puzzles and escape a mysterious experiment. Use your intellect to manipulate complex machinery and unlock the secrets of your confinement. Experience a unique escape room adventure with creative 3D graphics and atmospheric audio.
- Escape room-style puzzles
- Creative 3D graphics
- Intricate mechanisms
- Atmospheric audio
- Hint system
- Unlockable story notes
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You've been kidnapped by unknown scientists and your brain has been plugged into a sophisticated machine to run an experiment: travel into a virtual dimension to unlock weird machinery. Use your imagination and IQ to crack puzzles and complete all intricate levels to save your life. Can you make it? A CLEVER PUZZLE GAME Embark into an escape room-style adventure full of riddles! CREATIVE 3D GRAPHICS Explore weird machines that will impress you with their unique art style INTRICATE MECHANISMS Enjoy tons of original puzzles, interact with buttons, levers, and little wheels to complete each level ATMOSPHERIC AUDIO Play the game with your headphones to get immersed in the game at best TRY FOR FREE Play the first 4 levels for free, with the option to unlock all the levels with a small In-App purchase, which will make you experience the whole story and puzzles HINTS In case you get stuck on a level, click the bulb button to get a hint that will help you solve the riddles STORY NOTES You will unlock a new story paragraph for each level you will complete. Discover how your kidnappers have threatened you and how it ends! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both X and Instagram
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Machinery at 4.2 against The Controls Game's 3.6. Tiny Machinery also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 44 months). The Controls Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Tiny Machinery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Controls Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Machinery holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 45 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of The Controls Game's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tiny Machinery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Controls Game ships an update every 44 months, Tiny Machinery every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Controls Game | Tiny Machinery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (39 ratings) | 4.2 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 54.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Strigunov | XSGames |
Customer experience
The Controls Game
Tiny Machinery
In-app purchases
The Controls Game
No in-app purchases
Tiny Machinery
- Full Game$3.99
- Full Game + Coffee$4.99
- Full Game + Love$7.99
Questions
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