Comparison

Poorly Designed Robots vs Stretch Robot

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

Head to head
About

Poorly Designed Robots

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An isometric puzzle game where you control two poorly-designed robots, each restricted to moving along a single axis. Navigate challenges by coordinating their movements and solve puzzles in this fun and unique experience. The original Poorly Designed Robots game was made for a university project over 12 weeks using Unreal Engine 4. All models, textures, and music were created for this project by the team. Created by: Jamie Jesse Adam Grace Quinn Elias iOS port by: Quinn Herring

About

Stretch Robot

Control a robot with extendable arms to solve physics-based puzzles. Stretch, grab, and swing to overcome obstacles like spikes and gaps using smart thinking and elastic mechanics. Enjoy handcrafted levels with a casual pace, perfect for quick, engaging brain teasers.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Stretch mechanics
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Logic challenges
  • Casual pace
  • Intuitive physics
Features
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Stretch your robot’s arms, grab objects, and solve clever physics-based puzzles. Every level challenges your logic, timing, and understanding of elastic mechanics. Simple controls, satisfying solutions, and a smooth difficulty curve. In Stretch Robot: Physics Puzzle, you control a small robot with extendable arms. Your goal is to stretch, grab, swing, and interact with the environment to overcome obstacles and reach the goal. Spikes, saws, gaps, and tricky layouts stand in your way — brute force won’t help, only smart thinking. The game is built around intuitive physics mechanics: elastic arms behave naturally, objects react realistically, and each puzzle has multiple possible approaches. Short levels make the game perfect for quick sessions, while increasing complexity keeps your brain engaged. Features: • Physics-based puzzle gameplay with stretch mechanics • Dozens of handcrafted levels with growing difficulty • Easy to learn, hard to master logic challenges • Casual pace with no timers or pressure • Clean visuals and smooth animations This is a casual puzzle game for players who enjoy thinking, experimenting, and finding elegant solutions. Stretch your limits, solve the puzzles, and help the robot reach its destination.

Screenshots

Poorly Designed Robots3 screens
Stretch Robot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poorly Designed Robots at none against Stretch Robot's 1. Poorly Designed Robots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Stretch Robot's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stretch Robot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poorly Designed Robots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poorly Designed Robots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stretch Robot has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poorly Designed Robots ships an update every 2 days, Stretch Robot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Poorly Designed Robots versus Stretch Robot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoorly Designed RobotsStretch Robot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews—57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB185 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperQuinn HerringLunapp, TOO

In-app purchases

None

Poorly Designed Robots

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stretch Robot

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Poorly Designed Robots free?
Poorly Designed Robots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stretch Robot free?
Stretch Robot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poorly Designed Robots or Stretch Robot?
Poorly Designed Robots is rated higher. Poorly Designed Robots averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stretch Robot averages 4.7 from 125 ratings.
Do Poorly Designed Robots or Stretch Robot have ads?
Stretch Robot shows ads; Poorly Designed Robots does not.
Which is updated more often, Poorly Designed Robots or Stretch Robot?
Poorly Designed Robots ships an update every 2 days, and Stretch Robot every 4 months. Most recently, Poorly Designed Robots was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stretch Robot on October 23, 2026.

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