Comparison

mc48 vs Instructions Not Included

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

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About

mc48

A multiplayer board game where players race against time to repair a damaged spaceship by strategically placing chips on a motherboard. The fate of humanity rests on your ability to organize the chips correctly before the ship is destroyed by meteors.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer board game
  • Spaceship repair simulation
  • Strategic chip placement
  • Time-based challenges
  • Random chip discovery
  • Constant development with new features
Features
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Earth is no longer fit for life. People are struggling to find another home to get a chance to revive life and hope. After more than 300 years of attempts and researches a potential livable planet is found. The Earth government makes a decision to launch a spaceship loaded with human DNA capsules to the discovered planet c48. The crew with just a few brave people are operating the ship, and the survival of the whole population is in their hands. On the 21st day of the journey the ship's navigation system reports malfunction, and the crew has to face a meteor storm. During the unexpected storm, the ship gets seriously damaged. Main computer's chips get lost, and the crew is locked in separate parts of the ship without communication. Each member of the crew has a set of spare chips which are essential to be placed on the Main computer's motherboard. In order to repair the ship, they need to organize a set of microchips in ascending order from the bottom to the top of the motherboard. There is not much time left and the crew has to act wisely and carefully. Meteors are hitting the ship and soon it might blow up failing the whole mission. Each crew member has 5 chips with unique IDs on hand that they can choose from to make a move and place it on the motherboard. Also, there is an additional limited number of chips in the rooms. They can randomly find those chips to maintain an optimal number of chips on hand. The ship is repaired once the motherboard is fully filled, and the mission is saved. This game is under constant development and new modes, features and challenges are coming soon. By installing or using mc48, you agree to our Terms: https://mavdew.com/mc48/terms. Privacy Policy: https://mavdew.com/mc48/privacy-policy

About

Instructions Not Included

A unique counter app that synchronizes across all your devices. It's presented as a social experiment, inviting users to set personal goals or explore its functionalities.

Highlights
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Social experiment concept
  • Global counter
  • API exploration
Features
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This is a counter that syncs between all devices, it’s a social experiment, and quite possibly a bad idea. So, whatever will you do? Attempt to reach one million? Attempt to keep the counter perpetually at 42? Attempt to find and exploit the unsecured API?

Screenshots

mc484 screens
Instructions Not Included3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Instructions Not Included at none against mc48's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. mc48 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Instructions Not Included asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for mc48 against 5.0 for Instructions Not Included. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mc48 ships an update every 8 days, Instructions Not Included fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
mc48 versus Instructions Not Included: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermc48Instructions Not Included
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoga TirkiyaKenna Blackburn

Customer experience

mc48

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Instructions Not Included

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

mc48

Subscriptions2
  • mc48 Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • mc48 Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
None

Instructions Not Included

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mc48 free?
mc48 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Instructions Not Included free?
Instructions Not Included is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mc48 or Instructions Not Included?
mc48 and Instructions Not Included are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do mc48 or Instructions Not Included have ads?
Neither mc48 nor Instructions Not Included shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mc48 or Instructions Not Included?
mc48 ships an update every 8 days, and Instructions Not Included fortnightly. Most recently, mc48 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Instructions Not Included on October 24, 2026.

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