Comparison

Otto Matic vs The Patrick Star Game

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

Head to head
About

Otto Matic

Embark on a retro-futuristic adventure as Otto Matic, a robot tasked with saving Earth from alien invaders. Explore vibrant 3D alien worlds, battle bizarre creatures and giant vegetables, and rescue humans from abduction. Experience a variety of wild scenarios, from skiing behind sea monsters to piloting flying saucers.

Highlights
  • 10 alien worlds
  • 25 alien creatures
  • 7 space-age weapons
  • Giant radioactive vegetables
  • Pilot flying saucers
  • Rescue abducted humans
Features
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• WINNER of the Pocket Gamer Bronze Award! • 10 levels on amazing 3D alien worlds! • Battle 25 different alien creatures! • Attack with 7 different types of space-age weapons • Fight off giant radioactive killer vegetables! • Ski behind giant metal sea monsters on a river of toxic ooze! • Ride soap bubbles across noxious lakes of slimy goo! • Get shot out of a cannon! • Rescue humans from flying saucers! • Ride bumper cars! • Drink radioactive potions to grow to 50ft tall! • Ride a zip-line to escape mutant radioactive robots! • Pilot a flying saucer and lay waste to an alien fortress! • And much, much more! The year is 1957 and a fleet of flying saucers from Planet X have come to Earth. These saucers are under the control of the evil Brain Aliens who are abducting helpless human beings and taking them away to strange alien worlds to become slaves of The Giant Brain. You are Otto Matic, the robot given the job of saving Earth from the Brain Aliens. Your rocket ship will take you to each of the alien planets, and on each planet you must save as many humans as you can, but be careful because the Brain Aliens will try to abduct the humans before you can save them. Once The Giant Brain has been defeated and peace has been restored to the galaxy, you will return to Earth with your human cargo where they will be freed.

About

The Patrick Star Game

Explore Bikini Bottom as Patrick Star in this open-world physics-based sandbox game. Use items to create chaos, complete challenges set by friends, and unlock iconic outfits. Embrace silliness and unpredictable fun in a familiar universe.

Highlights
  • Open-world Bikini Bottom playground
  • Physics-based sandbox gameplay
  • Complete challenges from friends
  • Use various items to interact with the environment
  • Unlock iconic Patrick outfits
  • Interact with SpongeBob characters
Features
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Patrick fans, your time has come - and Bikini Bottom is your open-world playground! So become the Star of the show, put your silliest ideas into action, and enjoy the physics-based chaos that unfolds all around you. From The Krusty Krab to Glove World, the SpongeBob universe is yours to goof off in. Skydive with just a parasol (or nothing at all), search for buried treasure in the Dump, or release the rage in Mrs. Puff’s Rage Room. Use almost any item you can find, from the reef blower to a can of paint, to change the world into Patrick’s dream playground. TAKE ON CHALLENGES Set up by your best friends like SpongeBob, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, and … Plankton FUN WITH PHYSICS Take things and push them somewhere else. Physics! THIS IS PATRICK! Create hilarious mayhem in the open world of Bikini Bottom. ICONIC STYLES Unlock classic Patrick outfits with your crazy stunts and collectibles. EVERYONE'S HERE Get silly with SpongeBob, Squidward, Sandy, and more. So step inside one of Bikini Bottom’s most enigmatic minds, forget all the rules, and have the most hilariously unpredictable experience you can imagine! -- © 2025 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Created by Stephen Hillenburg. Published by Outright Games Limited. Software ©2025 Outright Games Limited. ©2025 Developed by PHL Collective. PHL Collective and its related trademarks and logos are property of PHL Collective. All rights reserved. --

Screenshots

Otto Matic4 screens
The Patrick Star Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Patrick Star Game at Free against Otto Matic's $2.99. The Patrick Star Game also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). Otto Matic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (74% vs 40%). On ads and iOS requirement 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

The Patrick Star Game is free to download; Otto Matic costs $2.99 up front. The Patrick Star Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Otto Matic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Patrick Star Game holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Patrick Star Game has 878 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Otto Matic's written reviews are positive against 40% of The Patrick Star Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Otto Matic ships an update every 8 months, The Patrick Star Game fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Otto Matic versus The Patrick Star Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOtto MaticThe Patrick Star Game
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (43 ratings)4.3 (878 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better39.7% of reviews
Number of ratings43878 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB493 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPangea Software, Inc.Outright Games Limited

Customer experience

Otto Matic

All ratings43 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative18.8%

The Patrick Star Game

All ratings767 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative51.7%

User reviews

Otto Matic

From 43 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Nostalgic gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging levels
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🎶 Awesome soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🎮 Awkward controls
  • 🔄 No camera control
  • 💾 No save/checkpoint feature

The Patrick Star Game

From 878 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game once you get the paid version
  • 👍 Really cool game
  • 👍 Now I know where everything is on the show

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Demo is way too small
  • 💰 Not actually free, have to pay $9.99
  • 🐛 Can't move the camera
  • 🤔 Did Patrick really deserve a game?

Bugs and requests

Otto Matic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Supernova feature not working
  • Invisible barriers blocking attacks
  • Enemies can shoot through barriers

Requested features

3 requests
  • Accelerometer control option
  • Ability to replay/skip levels
  • Camera control functionality

The Patrick Star Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Every time I get out of the playground it puts 10 seconds and I always get irritated
  • I can only got one skin in the game

Requested features

3 requests
  • More frequent updates
  • More stuff from the show
  • Ability to go into actual buildings

In-app purchases

None

Otto Matic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Patrick Star Game

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Otto Matic free?
Otto Matic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Patrick Star Game free?
The Patrick Star Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Otto Matic or The Patrick Star Game?
The Patrick Star Game is rated higher. Otto Matic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while The Patrick Star Game averages 4.3 from 878 ratings.
Do Otto Matic or The Patrick Star Game have ads?
Neither Otto Matic nor The Patrick Star Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Otto Matic or The Patrick Star Game?
Otto Matic ships an update every 8 months, and The Patrick Star Game fortnightly. Most recently, Otto Matic was updated on November 6, 2026 and The Patrick Star Game on November 8, 2026.

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