Comparison

Pasta Machine vs Cookie Tapper!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • ASMR idle gameplay
  • Clicker mechanics
  • Dough shaping
  • Precision slicing
  • Production line growth
  • Satisfying animations
  • Realistic sounds
Features
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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/

About

Cookie Tapper!

Tap your way to cookie mastery on your wrist. Unlock satisfying animations, purchase numerous upgrades, and customize your cookies with various skins. Compete globally and join a friendly community.

Highlights
  • Satisfying click animations
  • Numerous upgrades
  • Variety of cookie skins
  • Global leaderboard
  • Multi-language support
  • Regular updates
Features
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Cookie Tapper - The iconic cookie-clicking experience, now on your wrist! This super polished and fully optimized for Apple Watch app brings the iconic game to your wrist. Enjoy the following features: - Satisfying click animations - Tons of upgrades to buy - Variety of cookie skins - Global leaderboard - Support for 7 languages - Constant updates and bug fixes - Friendly community Download now and start tapping cookies!

Screenshots

Pasta Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cookie Tapper! at 100% against Pasta Machine's 16%. Cookie Tapper! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pasta Machine's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (8.7K vs 10). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pasta Machine is free to download; Cookie Tapper! costs $2.99 up front. Pasta Machine sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Cookie Tapper! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cookie Tapper! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.7K ratings behind it against 10, 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 Cookie Tapper!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, Cookie Tapper! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pasta Machine versus Cookie Tapper!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasta MachineCookie Tapper!
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (8.7K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.7K — better10
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim SirketiNils Steffmann

Customer experience

Pasta Machine

All ratings8,699 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive15.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative74.3%

Cookie Tapper!

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cookie Tapper!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

22 purchases

Pasta Machine

Subscriptions7
  • Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
  • VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • 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
One-time15
  • 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
4 purchases

Cookie Tapper!

One-time4
  • 12 Stars$0.99
  • Cookie Tapper+$1.99
  • 70 Stars$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 250 Stars$14.99

Questions

Is Pasta Machine free?
Pasta Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cookie Tapper! free?
Cookie Tapper! costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pasta Machine or Cookie Tapper!?
Cookie Tapper! is rated higher. Pasta Machine averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.7K ratings, while Cookie Tapper! averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Pasta Machine or Cookie Tapper! have ads?
Pasta Machine shows ads; Cookie Tapper! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pasta Machine or Cookie Tapper!?
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, and Cookie Tapper! weekly. Most recently, Pasta Machine was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cookie Tapper! on September 23, 2026.

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