RoboSockets vs Alabama Bones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoboSockets
Connect broken robots to form chains of five or more, filling an energy bar to revive a ruined planet. This unique puzzle game blends Tetris, pipe, and match-3 mechanics with a rich storyline and engaging graphics.
- Connect broken robots
- Create chains of five or more
- Fill energy bar to revive planet
- Unique blend of Tetris, pipes, and match-3
- Challenging game modes
- Stunning graphics
- Explorable RoboCivilization facts
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"RoboSockets is pretty impressive - it puts an interesting new spin on one of the oldest game genres out there." - TUAW.com “Definitely one of the more interesting falling block games that I've seen in a while...” - TouchArcade.com “If you like cleverly designed puzzle games with a decent amount of strategic depth, this is absolutely worth it.” – Macworld.com ************************************************************ Build connections between broken robots to create chains of five or more. Each cleared chain fills up the energy bar to your left. Energy is needed to revive the RoboCivilization and restore the RoboPlanet, which lies in ruins left without electricity by a short circuit. RoboSockets: Link Me Up is a juicy mix of tetris, pipes and match 3 game mechanics resulting in the truly unique gameplay. It’s as simple as genius and brings a breath of fresh air to the tried bejeweled-type games. The game introduces a whole RoboCivilization, its hierarchy, history and legends with each level’s setting fitting in the storyline. Apart from introducing brand new gameplay, RoboSockets: Link Me Up boasts of classic for a quality title virtues: cheerful UI, elaborate story, intense graphics and a vast replayability potential. The game features: • Highly addictive gameplay • Challenging game modes • Stunning graphics, Retina Display support • Memorable characters with exclusive anatomy • Explorable facts of RoboCivilization • GameCenter support, Achievements • Facebook integration ************************************************************ Become a fan of RoboSockets: www.facebook.com/robosockets For news and updates: on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tatemgames on Twitter: www.twitter.com/tatemgames on YouTube: www.youtube.com/tatemgames Thank you for playing our games. We read all of your comments and do our best to make the game better. Keep going!
Alabama Bones
Embark on a cave exploration adventure with simple one-button controls. Solve puzzles and navigate treacherous traps in a colorful pixel art platformer. Collecting all artifacts demands wit, skill, and a spirit of adventure.
- One-button platforming
- Cave and temple exploration
- Puzzle solving
- Avoid deadly traps
- Collect all artifacts
- Pixel art graphics
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Explore mysterious caves and long forgotten temples in this novel 1 button platformer. Singlehandedly solve puzzles and avoid deadly traps with well timed screen taps. But don't let the colorful pixel art and straightforward controls fool you: collecting all artifacts will require wit, skill, and a strong spirit of adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoboSockets at none against Alabama Bones's 1. RoboSockets also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 63%). Alabama Bones's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Alabama Bones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RoboSockets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for RoboSockets against 4.1 for Alabama Bones. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 70 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of RoboSockets's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alabama Bones's.
RoboSockets ships an update every 3 months, Alabama Bones every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoboSockets | Alabama Bones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (69 ratings) — better | 4.1 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tatem Games Ltd | GameResort LLC |
Customer experience
RoboSockets
Alabama Bones
Bugs and requests
RoboSockets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Robots not disappearing after explosion
- Red crates not turning into robots
- High scores not updating properly
Requested features
3 requests- More levels/content
- Ability to restart from last level
- Option to disable sound
Alabama Bones
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoboSockets
No in-app purchases
Alabama Bones
- Remove Ads$2.99









