Comparison

Automatoys vs Aether Echo

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

Head to head
About

Automatoys

Guide a ball through intricate mechanical obstacle courses by tapping, turning, and tilting. Outpace the clock to achieve high scores and earn accolades for speed. Experience unique, tactile puzzles with a focus on precise control.

Highlights
  • Tap, turn, tilt, and spin controls
  • Unique mechanical obstacle courses
  • Timed challenges to beat scores
  • One-touch controls
  • No ads
Features
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Tap, turn, tilt and spin the contraptions to help each ball hop and roll its way to victory. Each automatoy is a unique, mechanical obstacle course. Features • One-tap controls • NO ads Outpace the clock to beat your score! ⁕ = Made it! ⁕⁕ = Super fast! ⁕⁕⁕ = Incredible! ----- Apple Design Award Finalist 2023 ---- “Tinker around with gorgeous digital toys” PocketGamer “Complex brilliance made tactile and delightful” Eurogamer “Perchang meets Monument Valley” TouchArcade “Delightfully Elaborate” TapSmart

About

Aether Echo

Features
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Can you remember sounds without seeing anything? Aether Echo is a pure audio memory-matching game that challenges your ears, not your eyes. Sixteen tiles hide eight pairs of unique sounds — bird calls, ocean depths, city drones, classical instruments, and precise 3D-positioned tones. Tap to reveal, listen carefully, and match the pairs using only your memory. Every sound is placed in 3D space around you. With headphones, the difference between tiles feels real — sounds come from your left, right, above, below. This is spatial audio memory at its purest. FEATURES • 5 unique sound worlds — Nature, Cyber City, Deep Ocean, Classical, Spatial Training • All packs free — no paywalls, no level locks • 3D spatial audio using AVAudioEngine • Best score tracking per sound pack • CoreHaptics feedback on every interaction • Premium dark UI — designed for focus • 6 languages: English, 中文繁體, 中文简体, 日本語, 한국어, Español Remove Ads available as a one-time $0.99 purchase.

Screenshots

Automatoys4 screens
Aether Echo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Automatoys at none against Aether Echo's shown. Automatoys also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Aether Echo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Automatoys sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Aether Echo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Automatoys ships an update every 4 weeks, Aether Echo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Automatoys versus Aether Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutomatoysAether Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdle FridaySui Fai Law

Bugs and requests

Automatoys

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels not saving star ratings
  • Certain level elements not functioning properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free levels
  • Level editor or custom level creation
  • Ability to replay levels to improve star ratings

Aether Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Automatoys

One-time3
  • Gift a coffee$2.99
  • Operator Key$2.99
  • Gift a pizza$9.99
1 purchases

Aether Echo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Automatoys free?
Automatoys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aether Echo free?
Aether Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Automatoys or Aether Echo have ads?
Aether Echo shows ads; Automatoys does not.
Which is updated more often, Automatoys or Aether Echo?
Automatoys ships an update every 4 weeks, and Aether Echo every 2 days. Most recently, Automatoys was updated on October 18, 2026 and Aether Echo on October 14, 2026.

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