Pocket Press vs Shredder Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Press
Experience the satisfying sensation of a hydraulic press on your mobile device. Collect and crush a variety of items, upgrade your press, and manage a virtual crushing stream to earn in-game currency. This sequel offers a fun way to relieve stress and boredom.
- Crush unique items
- Collect items
- Upgrade hydraulic press
- Manage crushing stream
- Earn in-game money
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Pocket size Hydraulic Press ready for crushing whenever you're bored or stressed out! Collect items, crush them, upgrade your Hydraulic Press and manage a crushing stream on the side; this game made in collaboration with the popular Hydraulic Press Channel has it all! * Crush exciting and unique items! * Find and collect all the items to your collection! * Upgrade your Hydraulic Press to deal with the toughest items! * Gather viewers to your crushing stream to earn money! * Sequel to the popular Hydraulic Press Pocket with over 5 million players! Download Pocket Press now and let the crushing begin! Pocket Press is a free-to-play game and it offers optional in-app purchases.
Shredder Machine
Strategically place shredders to process incoming objects. This game requires careful planning to ensure the system functions efficiently. It offers a unique puzzle experience focused on resource management and spatial reasoning.
- Strategic shredder placement
- Object processing system
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Resource management
- Spatial reasoning challenges
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Place the shredders in the direction the objects come from and make the system work. This game is so strategic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Press at 95% against Shredder Machine's 0%. Pocket Press also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Shredder Machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price and device support 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. Pocket Press sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Shredder Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Press holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Press has 159 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Pocket Press's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shredder Machine's.
Pocket Press ships an update daily, Shredder Machine every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Press | Shredder Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (159 ratings) — better | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Linnama | Kubra Gundogan |
Customer experience
Pocket Press
Shredder Machine
Bugs and requests
Pocket Press
Reported bugs
5 issues- Press breaks excessively during gameplay
- Purchasing system no longer functional
- Glitches with hydraulic press functionality
- Difficult sliding controls for comment interactions
- Game crashes or performance issues on some devices
Requested features
7 requests- More realistic crush animations and physics
- More varied and unexpected crush outcomes
- Better balance between coin earnings and upgrade costs
- Improved controls for accepting/denying comments
- More realistic character designs
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- Additional content and regular updates
- More items to crush for variety
Shredder Machine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Press
- Diamonds (25)$0.99
- Bundle (Once only!)$0.99
- 3rd Item Slot$0.99
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- Diamonds (125)$2.99
- 4th Item Slot$2.99
- L.A.U.R.I$3.99
- A.N.N.I$3.99
- Diamonds (500)$11.99
Shredder Machine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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