Poorly Designed Robots vs Spellbound Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Spellbound Valley
Guide a lost wizard through a series of isometric puzzles by walking over all the tiles to reach the exit. Navigate 50 challenging levels with simple swipe controls. Hints are available to help you find the correct path.
- 50 isometric levels
- Swipe-to-move controls
- Tile-based pathfinding
- Hint system
- Thumb-friendly design
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You're Hamiral, a little wizard lost in a mysterious land. The only way to escape and return home is to complete all the paths you encounter by walking over all the tiles and getting to the black one, which will teleport you to the next path. Swipe to move Hamiral on the tiles and be careful not to hit the ground! Will you complete all the 50 tiny levels and let the little wizard go back home? FEATURES: - 50 well-crafted isometric levels - Simple interaction, just swipe on the screen to make Hamiral walk - Nice background music - Hints available: click the bulb button on the top of the screen to see the right path for a few seconds - Thumb-friendly game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poorly Designed Robots at 5.0 against Spellbound Valley's 2.0. Poorly Designed Robots also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Spellbound Valley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Poorly Designed Robots asks for nothing beyond the download.
Poorly Designed Robots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Poorly Designed Robots ships an update every 2 days, Spellbound Valley every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Poorly Designed Robots | Spellbound Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 352 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quinn Herring | XSGames |
In-app purchases
Poorly Designed Robots
No in-app purchases
Spellbound Valley
- Donate$1.99
- Donate + Coffee$3.99
- Donate + Love$7.99
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