Comparison

Pasta Machine vs Parlor

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 where you shape dough, slice it precisely, and build your pasta production. Enjoy satisfying animations and realistic sounds with simple one-tap controls for endless fun.

Highlights
  • ASMR idle and clicker gameplay
  • Dough shaping and slicing mechanics
  • Pasta production line growth
  • Satisfying animations and realistic sounds
  • Easy one-tap controls
  • Relaxing and endless fun
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

Parlor

Features
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Parlor turns any group text into game night. Pick a game, make your move, and it lands in the chat as a message - your friend taps it to play theirs. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. The whole game travels inside your texts. FIVE GAMES AT LAUNCH CHAIN LETTER - A 90-second word duel. Drag through letters to chain words while the tiles stack up. Your rival gets the exact same board - and your junk-tile attacks land on their stack. YETI RUN - Ski the same mountain as your rival. Carve around trees, rocks, and snowmen at ever-increasing speed while the yeti closes in from behind. One wipeout ends the run. Ski past their flag to win. FLOTILLA - Naval battle, one salvo per text. Hide your fleet on an 8x8 grid, then hunt theirs shot by shot. Direct hits, sunken ships, and bragging rights. CORNHOLE - Eight bags, shared wind. Flick for the hole: 3 points in, 1 on the board. Your rival throws into the same gusts. TIC-TAC-TOE - The classic, one move per text. HOW IT WORKS Open the Messages app, tap the plus button, and pick Parlor. Choose a game and play your turn - it sends as a message. Timed games are fair by design: both players face the identical board, mountain, or wind. Turn games enforce whose move it is. Play a quick round with your group chat rival, your sibling, or that friend who thinks they are unbeatable at naval battle. The rematch is always one text away.

Screenshots

Pasta Machine4 screens
Parlor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parlor at none against Pasta Machine's 10. Parlor also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pasta Machine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Pasta Machine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Parlor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pasta Machine versus Parlor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasta MachineParlor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size338 MB4 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim SirketiRishi Madhok

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

Parlor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pasta Machine

Subscriptions5
  • Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
  • VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
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  • Speed Bundle Subscription$19.997 Days
  • Endless Skip Subscription$49.997 Days
One-time5
  • Skip-it 25$2.99
  • Gem 3$6.99
  • Remove Ad$6.99
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  • Special Offer 1$6.99
  • Pack Starter$8.99
None

Parlor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pasta Machine free?
Pasta Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parlor free?
Parlor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pasta Machine or Parlor have ads?
Pasta Machine shows ads; Parlor does not.

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