Pasta Machine vs The Lock
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/
The Lock
A unique puzzle game where players guess numbers using a spinner. It offers immersive haptic feedback and engaging visuals to guide players. Unlock and collect various themes as you progress through the challenges.
- Number guessing gameplay
- Spinner mechanic
- Haptic feedback
- Visual hints
- Collectible themes
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A puzzle game to guess numbers with a spinner. Enjoy haptic feedback and visuals as hints and collect different themes. The Lock: Game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Lock at 100% against Pasta Machine's 16%. The Lock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). Pasta Machine's advantage is ratings volume (8.8K vs 5). On price 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. The Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Lock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Pasta Machine's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Lock's.
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, The Lock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasta Machine | The Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | Jonathan Taveras |
Customer experience
Pasta Machine
The Lock
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
The Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
The Lock
No in-app purchases
