Comparison

Trapped Girl X vs Flat Machine

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

Head to head
About

Trapped Girl X

Explore a mansion filled with riddles to rescue girls. This game offers a more challenging experience than its predecessor, with some content adjusted for iOS restrictions.

Highlights
  • Solve mansion riddles
  • Rescue multiple girls
  • Challenging gameplay
  • iOS content restrictions
  • Radical rearrangement of previous game
Features
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This app is a radical rearrangement of the previous "Trapped Girls". Solve the riddles in the mansion and rescue more girls. *The difficulty level is higher than the previous our works. *iOS version has restrictions on some expressions.

About

Flat Machine

Control a limbless robot tasked with defending a settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Engage in simple, timing-based battles against various threats and make choices that influence the game's multiple endings. Discover the mystery of your own identity.

Highlights
  • Simple, timing-based battles
  • Item combination system
  • Respond to various visitors
  • Multiple endings based on choices
  • Daily events and encounters
Features
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■ Story In the not-so-distant future, a world on the brink of ruin. Awakening in the wasteland is a single robot—with no limbs and no memories. You become the settlement's "gatekeeper," fending off the strange visitors who arrive day after day. Can you protect the settlement through its final days? And what is the true nature of the Flat Machine...? ■ Features [1] Easy, satisfying defense battles—just tap! Tap with the right timing to repel the enemies closing in. Simple to play, yet endlessly strategic through gear and item combinations. Build your own ultimate defense style. [2] Your "choices" change the future—multiple endings Not everyone at the gate is an enemy. Help a struggling mutant, or coldly turn it away? Your decisions steer the story to its ending in this rich sci-fi adventure. [3] Charming pixel art and a wistful apocalyptic world Lovable yet lonely characters brought to life in beautiful retro pixel art. An original atmosphere, deepened by a carefully crafted soundtrack. ■ Perfect for players who love - Pixel-art (retro) games - Dystopian, sci-fi, and apocalyptic worlds - Story-driven indie games - Quick, pick-up-and-play sessions - Tower defense, idle games, and RPGs - Playing free to the end, at your own pace, with no stamina Step into the "everyday apocalypse" woven by an amnesiac gatekeeper robot and the inhabitants of a dying world.

Screenshots

Trapped Girl X4 screens
Flat Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flat Machine at 4.9 against Trapped Girl X's 4.6. Flat Machine also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 83%) and ratings volume (70 vs 22). Trapped Girl X's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trapped Girl X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flat Machine sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flat Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Trapped Girl X's written reviews are positive against 94% of Flat Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trapped Girl X ships an update every 3 days, Flat Machine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trapped Girl X versus Flat Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrapped Girl XFlat Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)4.9 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2270 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB118 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developertakeshi nagaharazxima.LLC

Customer experience

Trapped Girl X

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Flat Machine

All ratings68 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.6%

Bugs and requests

Trapped Girl X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flat Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads redirect to app store and prevent item rewards
  • Ad BGM continues playing after ad ends
  • Ad BGM persists even after restarting app
  • Agoda ads prevent continuing the game

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Chinese translation
  • Add Vietnamese translation
  • Add Spanish translation
  • Option for one-time purchase to remove ads
  • More interactions with certain characters (e.g., training robot)
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  • Consider adding taxi or bakery characters in future works

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trapped Girl X

One-time1
  • 広告なし$3.99
4 purchases

Flat Machine

One-time4
  • AD removal$2.99
  • Donation(S)$3.99
  • Donation(M)$14.99
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  • Donation(L)$34.99

Questions

Is Trapped Girl X free?
Trapped Girl X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flat Machine free?
Flat Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trapped Girl X or Flat Machine?
Flat Machine is rated higher. Trapped Girl X averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Flat Machine averages 4.9 from 70 ratings.
Do Trapped Girl X or Flat Machine have ads?
Both Trapped Girl X and Flat Machine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Trapped Girl X or Flat Machine?
Trapped Girl X ships an update every 3 days, and Flat Machine every 5 days. Most recently, Trapped Girl X was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flat Machine on November 8, 2026.

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