Comparison

Machinika Museum vs QBco

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Machinika Museum

Explore and repair intricate alien machines in this mystery puzzle game. Use logic and observation to unravel a galaxy-spanning story. If you enjoy brain teasers and narrative-driven experiences, this game offers a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Mind-bending puzzles
  • Mysterious atmosphere and story
  • Cryptic alien machines
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Come discover beautiful mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins and use your logic and sense of observation to fix them; and uncover a galaxy-spanning story. Machinika Museum is a puzzle game for people who like to have their brain teased and love a nice story to go along. Do you like The Room? Myst? The Witness? Machinarium? Escape games? Do you like finding out what is behind a locked door? So do we! Key features: • Mind bending Puzzles: use your sharp logic skills and your sense of observation • Mysterious atmosphere and story: there is so much you don't know about yet... • Wonderful visuals, cryptic alien machines have never looked better • Intuitive and enjoyable touch controls. Why make it complicated? • Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian What are these machines? Who sent them? And why won't anyone give you answers? You will have to find for yourself. In this far future, finding machines from alien civilizations is not unusual, especially in a museum dedicated to them. But this time it looks like something deeper is hidden from you... This app is a free-to-try demo including the first chapter. The purchase of an inapp is necessary to unlock all the content of the game.

About

QBco

Features
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Challenge your mind with QBco— Tic-Tac-Toe reimagined in three dimensions. Play on a 3×3×3 cube where strategy goes beyond the flat grid. Align three in a row across any axis — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — through all three layers. Features: - Single player mode with AI opponent - Online multiplayer — match with friends or random opponents - Online multiplayer with friends or random opponents - Intuitive touch controls with orbit camera and pinch-to-zoom - Color-coded victory lines to visualize winning combinations - Session score tracking across rematches - Multiple game modes including unlock center cell challenge Simple to learn, hard to master. The classic game you know, now with a whole new dimension.

Screenshots

Machinika Museum4 screens
QBco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QBco at none against Machinika Museum's 1. QBco also leads on ads (none vs shown). Machinika Museum's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Machinika Museum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QBco asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Machinika Museum ships an update weekly, QBco every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Machinika Museum versus QBco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachinika MuseumQBco
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB160 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalMANUEL HOSSEINI SOHI

Bugs and requests

Machinika Museum

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Overlapping of inventory line to gameplay causing gamers to have to restart chapters
  • Soft-locking issues requiring restart
  • Inability to save progress within chapters
  • Controls issues, especially with zooming
  • Glitches causing loss of progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Hint system
  • More levels
  • Ability to replay without paying again
  • Option to remove curse words

QBco

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Machinika Museum

One-time1
  • Full Game Machinika: Museum$4.99
None

QBco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Machinika Museum free?
Machinika Museum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QBco free?
QBco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Machinika Museum or QBco have ads?
Machinika Museum shows ads; QBco does not.
Which is updated more often, Machinika Museum or QBco?
Machinika Museum ships an update weekly, and QBco every 9 days. Most recently, Machinika Museum was updated on October 29, 2026 and QBco on October 19, 2026.

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