Faces iMake vs Simple Machines by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faces iMake
This app encourages creativity by allowing users to build collages from everyday objects. It helps expand visual awareness and associations, serving as a non-verbal expression tool for children, including those with disabilities. Includes video lessons and inspirational images.
- Create collages from everyday objects
- Expand visual awareness and associations
- Non-verbal expression tool
- Video lessons on creativity
- Inspirational image gallery
- Backgrounds to spark rediscovery
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Celebrating our FIFTH YEAR and STILL POPULAR with EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES! * TOP 10 APPS FOR KIDS * - iPad Apps for Kids * 2012 - Parents' Choice Silver Award * Picked at ISTE 2012 - top 25 most innovative and useful tools vetted by teachers ****************************************************** Some reviews of Faces iMake we like: " Faces iMake Right Brain Creativity is the most entertaining and creatively expressive app for the iPhone I've seen. " (Parents' Choice Foundation) " This fantastic art App encourages kids to be creative and gives them the tools to express themselves." (Commonsensemedia.org) " Faces iMake is a modern day take on Mr. Potato Head " (Teacherswithapps.com) " Faces iMake is like nothing else in the App Store " applenapps.com " This app is a great way for kids to relax, unwind, have some fun, and most importantly use their imagination! - The students we worked with produced incredible masterpieces beyond our creative dreams. " Teacherswithapps.com " It is an amazing app to encourage kids creativity. " funeducationalapps.com " Faces iMake emerges as a powerful creative outlet for children. Adult artists may find the app a whimsical break from more serious pursuits. " Bestappsforkids.com " Terrific art app ... Endless creative possibilities. " Smartappsforkids.com ****************************************************** Faces iMake is a tool for creating collages using pictures of every-day objects but Faces iMake is much more than that: * It is a tool for expanding VISUAL AWARENESS and VISUAL ASSOCIATIONS, activities mostly controlled by our right brain. Indeed, Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, put it very well when he said, "It is fun and addicting if you can get it away from your kids." * It is an intuitive tool for CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Shannon Des Roches Rosa, editor of The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, wrote: "Our kids love Faces iMake ... its interface is one of the best I've seen for kids with autism." * It enables kids' EXPRESSION IN A NON VERBAL WAY. An enthusiastic student will have more incentive to articulate on his/her creation. ****************************************************** Faces iMake includes: • 5 video lessons on creativity by Hanoch Piven himself, geared for all ages. • A new set of Backgrounds which trigger and spark the user to rediscover familiar shapes and enhance them in a unique way. • A gallery of 20 inspirational images created by the Piven family (different age groups using the app) • A music player which allows for music to be played while creating. ****************************************************** Faces iMake was developed with renowned artist, children's book author and educator Hanoch Piven and is based on the highly acclaimed creative workshops he has conducted all around the world. Piven, whose art has been featured in publications such as: Time, Newsweek and The New Yorker, says about Faces iMake: "ART IS A GAME AND GAMES PREPARE US FOR LIFE" ************************************************************* About iMagine Machine™ - Based in New York City and Tel Aviv, iMagine Machine™ is an award winning edutainment publishing and development house specializing in innovative and cutting edge applications and games. Focused on children's applications, iMagine machine incorporates unique and intelligent programming to create and publish creative and entertaining applications for iOS devices. Copyright (C) 2009-2016 iMagine Machine™ *************************************************************
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Explore the playful side of physics and learn about simple machines through interactive experiments. Kids can discover how levers, pulleys, and other mechanisms work by building and testing them in a digital sandbox environment. This app is designed to spark curiosity and understanding of scientific principles.
- Explore 6 simple machines
- Experiment with real-world physics
- Investigate physics at work
- Learn about force and motion
- Kid-friendly design
- Interactive labels in 40+ languages
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Explore the playful side of physics! “I just love how apps like these get kids genuinely excited about science." — COOL MOM TECH Experiment with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. Discover how they work and investigate the invisible forces behind them in this sandbox app. Destroy a castle, make music, send satellites into orbit & more! *** App Store Editor's Choice *** *** Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner *** Simple Machines integrates with STEM curriculum: kids can alter and test each machine to learn about force and motion, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs, conservation of energy, mechanical advantages, and tradeoffs. Get free activity sheets at tinybop.com. Simple Machines is No. 4 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Features: * Explore 6 simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. * Experiment with real world physics, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs. Learn about force and motion. * Investigate the physics at work behind each machine. * Sophisticated sound design rewards experimentation. * Original artwork by James Gilleard. * Smart features use your device’s camera to bring your kids’ world into the app. * Learn new vocabulary in 40+ languages with interactive labels. * Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design. * Entertaining for kids and adults alike. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Compatible with iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2, 3, mini, and Air. **This app is optimized for iPad 2 and iPhone 5 or higher. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Faces iMake at 4.4 against Simple Machines by Tinybop's 3.7. Faces iMake also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 37%) and monetization model (free vs paid). Simple Machines by Tinybop's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Faces iMake costs $2.99 and Simple Machines by Tinybop $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Faces iMake holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faces iMake has 1.1K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Faces iMake's written reviews are positive against 37% of Simple Machines by Tinybop's.
Faces iMake ships an update every 3 months, Simple Machines by Tinybop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faces iMake | Simple Machines by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.7 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 37.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iMagine Machine Israel LTD | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Faces iMake
Simple Machines by Tinybop
User reviews
Faces iMake
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Creativity and fun
- 👍 Great for kids and adults
- 🎨 Endless creative possibilities
- 💡 Unique and innovative concept
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔊 Annoying and distracting music/sounds
- 🤔 Complexity may be too much for younger kids
- 🙄 Feels babyish for older kids
Simple Machines by Tinybop
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
- 🧠 Educational and informative
- 👨👩👧👦 Good for kids and learning
- 💡 Sparks curiosity and imagination
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
Room to improve
- 😴 Boring and repetitive
- 💸 Expensive for limited content
- 🤷♂️ Lacks clear goals or objectives
- 🤏 Limited interaction and content
- 🚫 Not a game, more of a toy
Bugs and requests
Faces iMake
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on first screen
- Unable to add own music
- Inappropriate content shown in video tutorials
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to group and move multiple items together
- Improve sound customization options to mute all sounds
- Expand object library to include more options for older kids
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Reported bugs
8 issues- Crashes immediately on launch
- Cannot install after purchase
- App crashes after loading screen
- No sound
- Does not work
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- Download issues
- Does not open
- Chinese language not displayed
Requested features
8 requests- Add a creative building mode
- More levels and modules
- Sandbox mode
- Ability to build own machines
- More interactive elements
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- Add more complex mechanisms
- Improve wheel and axle interaction
- Allow bringing up planets in pulley game
In-app purchases
Faces iMake
No in-app purchases
Simple Machines by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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