Pincremental vs Santa's Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pincremental
Master the pinball machine, earn upgrades, and automate your way to the top. This incremental game lets you climb the corporate ladder by cashing out your pinball earnings for powerful boosts.
- Master pinball mechanics
- Cash out for upgrades
- Automate gameplay
- Climb corporate ladder
- Incremental progression
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Become the Pinball Wizard you were destined to be! Master the pinball machine, cash out for powerful upgrades and automation, and climb the corporate ladder in this Pinball Incremental. Base pinball machine functionality developed and copyrighted by Will Boyd (https://codepen.io/lonekorean/pen/KXLrVX)
Santa's Workshop
Help the elves craft toys and find Santa before it's too late in this holiday-themed idle game. Manage your workshop, care for reindeer, and complete missions to spread joy.
- Tap to build 25 unique toys
- Offline toy crafting
- Complete missions
- Care for reindeer
- Search for Santa
- Collect achievements
- Accessibility mode
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The elves need your help! Santa is missing and they need your help to craft toys and find him before it's too late. This game features no ads, and no data mining! - Tap to build 25 unique toys. - Open factories to craft toys offline. - Chat with the head elf and complete missions. - Wrap presents and collect holiday spirit. - Feed and care for your Reindeer. - Use the locator to search for Santa! - Collect achievements along the way. Offers guides on each screen to help you navigate the game, and notifications so you know when it's time to return and collect your coins! Santa's Workshop was designed with accessibility in mind, and features an accessibility mode that provides greater support for Voice Over. Santa's Workshop takes inspiration from classic idle games and offers a unique holiday themed adventure. Fun for all ages, talk to the holiday elves and manage the workshop to build enough toys. Feed and take care of your reindeer and even decorate the stables. Use the locator to help search for Santa, and fly on your reindeer to search for him. Santa's Workshop was designed to help you get in the holiday spirit and spread a little joy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Santa's Workshop at 4.7 against Pincremental's 3.8. Santa's Workshop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (60% vs 49%). Pincremental's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Pincremental sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Santa's Workshop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Santa's Workshop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Pincremental's written reviews are positive against 60% of Santa's Workshop's.
Pincremental ships an update monthly, Santa's Workshop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pincremental | Santa's Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (89 ratings) | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makopaz LLC | aleros.io LLC |
Customer experience
Pincremental
Santa's Workshop
In-app purchases
Pincremental
- 20 Gold$1.99
- 55 Gold$4.99
- 120 Gold$9.99
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- 260 Gold$19.99
- 750 Gold$49.99
Santa's Workshop
No in-app purchases
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