Pasta Machine vs Project Salon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pasta Machine
Engage in a relaxing ASMR idle and clicker game. Shape dough, slice with precision, and build your pasta production line. Enjoy satisfying animations and realistic sounds for endless fun.
- ASMR idle gameplay
- Clicker mechanics
- Dough shaping
- Precision slicing
- Production line growth
- Satisfying animations
- Realistic sounds
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Pasta Machine is the ultimate ASMR idle & clicker experience! Shape the dough, slice with precision, create your pasta, and grow your production line. With satisfying animations, realistic sounds, and easy one-tap controls, this game offers endless relaxing fun. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Project Salon
Build and manage your own hair salon in this idle strategy game. Cut, dye, and style hair to attract customers, hire staff, and expand your business. Enjoy a relaxing simulation experience at your own pace.
- Hair cutting and dyeing simulation
- Salon expansion and management
- Customer attraction
- Employee hiring
- Idle strategy gameplay
- Handcrafted worlds
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Project Salon is a simple, yet addictive exploration based idle strategy game! Cut hairs, dye them, grow your salon, attract more customers, hire employees and much more! Key Features - 1. Free to play 2. Handcrafted worlds 3. Action packed, near real simulation 4. Enjoy Salon World at your own pace 5. Suitable for all age groups
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Verdict
Pasta Machine and Project Salon both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 34% of Project Salon's written reviews are positive against 16% of Pasta Machine's. Project Salon also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pasta Machine's advantage is ratings volume (8.7K vs 1.6K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pasta Machine sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Project Salon sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pasta Machine against 4.7 for Project Salon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.7K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Pasta Machine's written reviews are positive against 34% of Project Salon's.
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, Project Salon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasta Machine | Project Salon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.7K ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.7% of reviews | 34.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 284 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Pasta Machine
Project Salon
User reviews
Pasta Machine
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing experience
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Glitches and bugs
- 🤑 Excessive ads and monetization
- ⏱️ Slow progression and upgrades
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
Project Salon
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good time waster
- 👍 Non-forced ads
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🛑 Too many ads
- 🤑 Expensive to remove ads
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Lose progress when moving to new salon
Bugs and requests
Pasta Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after completing level 2
- Daily rewards not working as intended
- Progress resets when leveling up
Requested features
3 requests- More variety in pasta types and visuals
- Improved progression and leveling system
- Ability to play offline
Project Salon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cashier getting stuck
- App force closing
- Data loss when exiting the game
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to keep progress when moving salons
- More diverse customer base in the braiding shop
In-app purchases
Pasta Machine
- Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
- VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
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- VIP Pass 1 Month$19.991 Month
- Speed Bundle Subscription$19.997 Days
- Endless Skip Subscription$49.997 Days
- Remove Ad Bundle Subscription$54.997 Days
- Skip-it 10$1.99
- Gem 2$2.99
- Skip-it 25$2.99
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- Fusulli Pasta$4.99
- Skip-it Pack$5.99
- Gem 3$6.99
- Game Pass$6.99
- Remove Ad$6.99
- Special Offer 1$6.99
- Halloween Pack$7.99
- Pack Starter$8.99
- Skip-it 100$9.99
- Spaghetti Pasta$9.99
- Gem 4$12.99
- Pasta Pack$15.99
Project Salon
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 6 Skipits$0.99
- Gem Pack - 100 gems$1.99
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 20 Skipits$2.99
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- NoForcedAds_Pack2$2.99
- Instant Product Delivery$5.99
- Gem Pack - 255 Gems$5.99
- Unlimited Free VIP Guests$11.99
- SkipIts Pack 4 - 200 Skipits$11.99
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 80 Skipits$11.99
- Gem Pack - 520 Gems$11.99
- SkipIts Pack 5 - 250 Skipits$23.99
- Gem Pack - 1.1K Gems$23.99
- Unlimited SkipIts - NoAds Ever$29.99
Questions
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