Comparison

ARm Manipulator vs RoboSimL

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

Head to head
About

ARm Manipulator

Experience a realistic robotic arm simulation in augmented reality. Control the arm with intuitive virtual controls or external hardware, and explore its mechanics with spatial audio and refined graphics. A free mode allows you to test compatibility before unlocking the full experience with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality simulation
  • Virtual and hardware controller support
  • Spatial audio
  • Refined graphics
  • Non-AR mode
  • Free trial mode
Features
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ARm Manipulator is a simulation of the classic 1980s robotic toy with an immersive Augmented Reality experience. Version 2.0 utilizes the latest frameworks for improved realism, intuitive controls, and engaging gameplay. Experience precision control using a new virtual interface or use external dual analog hardware controllers. Enjoy the immersive effect of spatial audio, refined graphics, and enhanced mechanics exploration. Switch between Augmented Reality and a new non-AR mode for versatile play. Try Before You Buy: Use Free Mode to ensure compatibility and test controls on your device. Unlock the complete experience—including detailed gameplay and comprehensive mechanics exploration—with a single in-app purchase. This app does require a device that is compatible with Apple's ARKit. This App may include: -Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. If IAP purchase is disabled, these links are disabled. (Parental Control) -The option to make in-app purchases. The bill payer should always be consulted beforehand. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bp3dapps.com/armprivacy

About

RoboSimL

Practice driving and operating custom robots with realistic physics and controls. Simulate your team's actual robot designs from CAD files. Works offline with no ads or purchases.

Highlights
  • Realistic robot physics simulation
  • Custom robot import from CAD (FBX, URDF)
  • Configurable on-screen controls
  • Functional simulated mechanisms
  • Offline gameplay
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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A driving practice tool for competition robotics teams. Every robot in the app began as a team's own CAD. Each one is rebuilt part by part — real joints, real pivots, real drivetrain geometry — so what you drive on your phone moves the way the machine on the field moves. DRIVE Twin on-screen sticks and a set of mechanism buttons. Pick a robot, tap Drive, and you are on a full-size field with cups, pins and toggles to rotate. MECHANISMS THAT WORK LIKE THE REAL ONES Claws open and close and actually hold a game piece. Cascade lifts and double reverse four-bars run through their real travel. Pneumatic cylinders snap between two positions the way a solenoid does, in the real 25 / 50 / 75 mm stroke classes. Intakes pull pieces in. Nothing here is an animation — each mechanism is a physics joint being driven by a motor model. PHYSICS TUNED AGAINST THE MACHINE Wheel speed is set from the drivetrain's real free-spin RPM. Slam the sticks into reverse and the robot plows to the traction limit instead of stopping dead. Raise a lift and the robot rolls in turns, exactly as a tall robot does. Robots have real mass, and a heavy arm out front changes how the whole thing drives. CONTROLS YOU CAN MAKE YOURS Resize the sticks, change their opacity, drag every button where your thumbs actually are, and reassign what each one does. Switch a mechanism between one-button toggle and two-button hold. Set drive and turn sensitivity. Choose which end of the robot the sticks treat as the front. YOUR ROBOT IN THE APP Send us your robot from inside the app — an FBX exported out of your CAD, or a URDF — and we will build it into a drivable robot and send it back to you. Choose whether it is listed for everyone or unlocked only by a code you pass to your own team. It takes a few days and we tell you when it is done — or tell you what to re-export if the file cannot be made to drive. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO PURCHASES There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to buy. Your settings never leave your device. The app works offline. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by VEX Robotics, Innovation First International, or the REC Foundation. Robot designs remain the property of the teams that built them.

Screenshots

ARm Manipulator4 screens
RoboSimL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoboSimL at none against ARm Manipulator's 2. RoboSimL also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ARm Manipulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RoboSimL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ARm Manipulator against 5.0 for RoboSimL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARm Manipulator ships an update every 4 weeks, RoboSimL daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ARm Manipulator versus RoboSimL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARm ManipulatorRoboSimL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB488 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBP3D, LLC.Ansis Atteka

Customer experience

ARm Manipulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RoboSimL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ARm Manipulator

One-time2
  • V2$0.99
  • Mechanics And Game$4.99
None

RoboSimL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARm Manipulator free?
ARm Manipulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoboSimL free?
RoboSimL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ARm Manipulator or RoboSimL?
ARm Manipulator and RoboSimL are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ARm Manipulator or RoboSimL have ads?
Neither ARm Manipulator nor RoboSimL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARm Manipulator or RoboSimL?
ARm Manipulator ships an update every 4 weeks, and RoboSimL daily. Most recently, ARm Manipulator was updated on September 23, 2026 and RoboSimL on October 14, 2026.

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