Genius Mechanic vs Tricky Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Tricky Machines
Experience a physics-based racing game with challenging tracks featuring jumps, puzzles, and drifting. Master different car types and overcome unique obstacles like heavy machinery and tight parking spots. Learn from top player replays to perfect your racing technique.
- Physics-based racing
- Challenging tracks with puzzles and shortcuts
- Drifting mechanics
- Diverse vehicle types
- Heavy machine and parking challenges
- First-person view parking
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Tricky Machines is a physics based racing game. Get the best times on tracks that may include jumps, physical puzzles, shortcuts or just drifting on a racetrack. Watch replays from the best players to improve your technique. You can drive sports cars of rear wheel drive, front wheel drive or all wheel drive with different mechanical traits. Some tracks include heavy machines, boats, or segmented trucks, which need to be parked into tight spots at the end of the course. First person view parking is forced on some maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tricky Machines at 4.5 against Genius Mechanic's 3.7. Tricky Machines also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Genius Mechanic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tricky Machines sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tricky Machines holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 150 and 106 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Genius Mechanic's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tricky Machines's.
Genius Mechanic ships an update every 6 months, Tricky Machines every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Genius Mechanic | Tricky Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (150 ratings) | 4.5 (106 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 106 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darya Vladislavovna | Peter Soltesz |
Customer experience
Genius Mechanic
Tricky Machines
In-app purchases
Genius Mechanic
- Pay $1$0.99
- Pay $3$2.99
- Pay $10$9.99
Tricky Machines
- 200 undos$0.99
- 1000 undos$1.99
- unlimited undo$4.99
Questions
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