Comparison

Blindscape vs MechLife

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

Head to head
About

Blindscape

An experimental audio-driven narrative game set in an authoritarian society. Players experience a story told entirely through sound, focusing on a man's desire to escape his life. It offers a unique, emotionally involving plot with no typical game mechanics.

Highlights
  • Entirely sound-based storytelling
  • Experimental narrative gameplay
  • Emotionally involving plot
  • No in-app purchases or interruptions
  • Unique artistic experience
Features
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**Featured by Apple in Adventure and Role Playing game categories** Blindscape is a piece of experimental storytelling that takes place entirely through sound, . The narrative is told from the point of view of a man in an authoritarian society who wants to escape his life intolerable life by ending it. "A whole new take on puzzles . . . emotional and heartfelt." - Playboard.me "Games like Blindscape are a testament to the fact that even mobile gaming should be considered an art form, especially when done like this." - 148apps.com Features: • Stunning Retina-ready HD graphics • Up to ten minutes of gameplay • Some guy talking at you • No In-App Purchases, ratings nagging, or other interruptions • No badges, achievements, or integration with gamecenter • Makes you feel like a sophisticated patron of the arts • A serious, emotionally involving plot line • Look silly while you poke at the screen trying to find things Get the soundtrack: music.blindscapegame.com Sign up for the newsletter: blindscapegame.com Contact: gavin@gavinbrown.com

About

MechLife

Prepare for manufacturing job interviews by honing your mechanical aptitude. This engaging game presents everyday scenarios that teach and test your understanding of mechanical concepts, helping you ace aptitude tests and explore career paths.

Highlights
  • Play as an aspiring manufacturing employee
  • Answer contextualized mechanical aptitude questions
  • Learn practical test-taking tips
  • Take a practice mechanical aptitude quiz
  • Access manufacturing career information links
Features
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Mechanical aptitude: the ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and principles to solve problems. Do you have it or don’t you? The idea can be scary to consider, especially if you know that you have to take a mechanical aptitude test as part of the hiring process. However, most people don’t realize that they are using mechanical aptitude principles in their everyday lives! MechLife drives the point home that the everyday person already has a grasp of mechanical concepts, whether they realize it or not. Play as an aspiring manufacturing employee as he prepares for an upcoming interview. Encounter quirky situations at home that need your attention in this short but engaging story. As you get ready for your upcoming interview, you begin to realize that the quirky situations you are encountering do a great job of preparing you for the questions on the mechanical aptitude test! MechLife features: -Play as an aspiring manufacturing employee -Discover and answer contextualized mechanical aptitude questions -Learn practical test taking tips -Take a practice mechanical aptitude quiz -Access direct links to manufacturing career information MechLife aims to prepare future candidates for typical mechanical aptitude tests that are a part of the hiring process for many manufacturing organizations. MechLife was developed by Catalyst Connection and Simcoach Games, thanks to generous funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Privacy Policy: http://www.simcoachgames.com/privacy

Screenshots

Blindscape4 screens
MechLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blindscape and MechLife both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Blindscape's written reviews are positive against 0% of MechLife's. Blindscape also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 8). MechLife's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Blindscape against 4.5 for MechLife. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blindscape has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Blindscape's written reviews are positive against 0% of MechLife's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blindscape versus MechLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindscapeMechLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 55 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB214 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGavin BrownSimcoach Games

Customer experience

Blindscape

All ratings1,376 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.7%

MechLife

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blindscape

No in-app purchases

None

MechLife

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blindscape free?
Blindscape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MechLife free?
MechLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blindscape or MechLife?
Blindscape is rated higher. Blindscape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while MechLife averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Blindscape or MechLife have ads?
Neither Blindscape nor MechLife shows ads.

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