Tear Down! vs Genius Mechanic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tear Down!
Control a paper strip with your finger to tear through a sheet. Navigate through various holes that alter the strip's width, making each level a unique challenge. Progress through increasingly complex designs and paper colors.
- Finger-controlled paper tearing
- Dodge holes of various shapes
- Dynamic tear width
- Progressive level difficulty
- New paper colors and hole types
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Use your finger to steer the paper tear. Tear down to the end of the sheet to complete the level! Dodge holes of different shapes and sizes in the paper. Your paper strip gradually widens as you tear down, but tearing through holes will reduce the width of your tear and make it harder to continue. Advance through the levels to experience new paper colors and hole types!
Genius Mechanic
Create anything you can imagine in this mobile sandbox. Build complex vehicles like monorails or tracked all-terrain vehicles without limitations. This developing project welcomes user suggestions.
- Build anything
- No restrictions
- Monorail construction
- Tracked vehicle creation
- Open to suggestions
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New sandbox from our team. Now you can build anything. No restrictions, whether it is a monorail or tracked all-terrain vehicle. The project is still developing. We are open to suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Genius Mechanic at 64% against Tear Down!'s 20%. Genius Mechanic also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3). Tear Down!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Tear Down! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Genius Mechanic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Genius Mechanic holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 150 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tear Down!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Genius Mechanic's.
Tear Down! ships an update every 9 days, Genius Mechanic every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tear Down! | Genius Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (113 ratings) | 3.7 (150 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 150 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Owen Gillett | Darya Vladislavovna |
Customer experience
Tear Down!
Genius Mechanic
Bugs and requests
Tear Down!
Reported bugs
26 issues- App doesn't work anymore
- Super laggy gameplay
- Slows down phone
- Randomly reinstalls itself
- Game progress reset
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- Game won't let you tear it down
- Peeling tape makes you restart
- Game is unplayable
- Game not working as intended
- Paper stays on main screen after update
- Game won't start
- Glitches when trying to start
- App crashes when ads play
- Cannot move after update
- Rip goes straight down, camera doesn't move
- Terrible lag
- Game stuck on title screen
- Screen doesn't follow the tear
- Update won't let me play
- Won't let me play after initial run
- Doesn't tear properly
- Screen doesn't move with tear speed
- Touch input not registered
- New update fixed nothing
- Mandatory ads between levels
- Stars seem useless after update
Requested features
6 requests- Add tutorial for new players
- Add more items to buy with stars
- Add endless run mode
- Add revives, shields, magnets, and other boosts
- Add ability to strengthen boost effects
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- Add more variety to missions
Genius Mechanic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tear Down!
- No Ads$2.99
Genius Mechanic
- Pay $1$0.99
- Pay $3$2.99
- Pay $10$9.99
Questions
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