Pasta Machine vs Ball Maze Maker
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/
Ball Maze Maker
Design and build intricate mazes to trap balls. Merge shapes to create challenging puzzles for endless fun. Test your maze-making skills and amaze your friends.
- Maze creation
- Shape merging
- Puzzle design
- Ball trapping
- Challenging gameplay
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Merge the Shapes! Create the Maze to imprison the balls!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pasta Machine at 4.6 against Ball Maze Maker's 3.4. Pasta Machine also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (8.8K vs 351). Ball Maze Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and review sentiment (38% vs 16%). On price, 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. Pasta Machine sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Ball Maze Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pasta Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.8K ratings behind it against 351, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of Pasta Machine's written reviews are positive against 38% of Ball Maze Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, Ball Maze Maker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasta Machine | Ball Maze Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) — better | 3.4 (351 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.7% of reviews | 38.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 351 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 296 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Pasta Machine
Ball Maze Maker
User reviews
Pasta Machine
From 8.8K 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
Ball Maze Maker
From 351 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💰 Satisfying progression and income growth
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
- 🔄 Resets or loss of progress
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
Ball Maze Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing game pieces
- Income upgrades not working as intended
- Crashes and freezes on launch or gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rotate/control game pieces
- Option to purchase ad-free experience
- Improved progression and income mechanics
- More variety in game content and levels
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
Ball Maze Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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