Machinarium vs Snakebird Primer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Machinarium
Embark on an adventure as a robot named Josef to rescue his girlfriend, Berta, who has been kidnapped by a criminal gang. Explore a unique robot city and solve puzzles to achieve your goal.
- Robot protagonist
- Story-driven adventure
- Puzzle solving
- Unique robot city setting
- Award-winning visuals
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Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot to save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang. "Absolutely Fantastic" - TouchArcade 4/4 - USA TODAY 4/4 - SlideToPlay 9/10 - Pocket Gamer Awards: - IGF, Excellence in Visual Art Award - Gamasutra, Best Indie Game Of The Year - VGChartz.com, Best Indie Game Of The Year
Snakebird Primer
A casual puzzle game featuring new characters and challenges on a relaxed island. It serves as an introduction to more complex puzzles for players of all ages.
- New characters and puzzles
- Relaxed island setting
- Easier challenges
- Explorable new areas
- Suitable for families
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The snakebirds are back, this time yellowbird joins the team on a more relaxed island with easier puzzles. A casual puzzle game for the entire family as well as a primer for the serious challenges of the original game. Featuring all new puzzles on a bigger island, new places to explore, more bird, more fruit, more everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Machinarium at 1K against Snakebird Primer's 21. Machinarium also leads on chart position (#85 vs unranked). Snakebird Primer's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Machinarium costs $9.99 and Snakebird Primer $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Machinarium against 4.4 for Snakebird Primer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Machinarium has 1K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Machinarium's written reviews are positive against 77% of Snakebird Primer's.
| Parameter | Machinarium | Snakebird Primer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amanita Design s.r.o. | Noumenon Games |
Customer experience
Machinarium
Snakebird Primer
Bugs and requests
Machinarium
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Glitches preventing progress in key areas
- Inconsistent responsiveness of interactive elements
Requested features
4 requests- Difficulty settings or customization options
- Ability to skip or bypass certain mini-games
- Improved save/resume functionality
- Expanded story or sequel content
Snakebird Primer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Machinarium
No in-app purchases
Snakebird Primer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Machinarium free?
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