Comparison

Alphabetris vs Pickle Machines

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

Head to head
About

Alphabetris

Engage in an alphabet adventure by tapping and swapping letter blocks to form words. Clear the board, unlock power-ups, and challenge friends in hundreds of puzzles. This game enhances language skills for all ages.

Highlights
  • Tap and swap letter blocks
  • Form words to clear the board
  • Unlock power-ups
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Enhance language skills
  • Challenge friends
Features
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Immerse yourself in the world of Alphabatris! It's an alphabet adventure with the delightful Alphabats. Tap, swap, match letter blocks, form words, clear the board, and soar your score high! Unlock power-ups, challenge levels, and enjoy brain-teasing fun. Play hundreds of puzzles, meet Alphabats, boost your word-making skills, find hidden words, win rewards, expand your vocabulary, and challenge friends. Alphabatris is fun and educational, enhancing language skills for both kids and adults. Don't miss out, download Alphabatris and start your word-building journey today!

About

Pickle Machines

Features
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Some machines do one job. Pickle Machines do it the silliest way possible. GOOD FOR BUSY BRAINS Every puzzle rewards a little planning and a lot of what if. It is gentle problem solving that feels like play, not homework. Kids build the logic without noticing. Grown ups get quietly hooked too. Every level gives you a goofy goal, pop the balloon or drop the ball in the bucket, and a box of parts. You build a wild chain reaction to make it happen. Press Run, watch it go, laugh when it flops, tweak it, and win. WHAT YOU BUILD WITH Trampolines, fans, seesaws, conveyor belts, magnets, cannons, portals, dominoes, candles, spinning wheels, ropes, pulleys, scissors, gears, balloons, cartoon bombs, and a cat. Twenty six parts, each with its own trick. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a part to drop it in. Drag it, spin it, flip it. Hit Run and the whole machine springs to life. Edit puts every part back exactly where it was, so kids can experiment with zero fear of breaking anything. No clock. No wrong way to tinker. MADE TO BE KID SAFE No ads. No in-app purchases. No pop-ups asking for money. Nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for. It works offline, anywhere, and progress saves right on the device. THIRTY FOUR HANDMADE LEVELS Twenty four play with the phone sideways and ten play with it upright. Each one teaches a new part, then dares you to combine them. There is a test bench too, running every single part at once. Build it. Run it. Watch the chaos work.

Screenshots

Alphabetris4 screens
Pickle Machines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickle Machines at none against Alphabetris's 2. Pickle Machines also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Alphabetris's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Alphabetris sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pickle Machines asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alphabetris ships an update every 2 weeks, Pickle Machines weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alphabetris versus Pickle Machines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphabetrisPickle Machines
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapNationBEGRIP

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alphabetris

One-time2
  • No Ads Offer Bundle$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
None

Pickle Machines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alphabetris free?
Alphabetris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pickle Machines free?
Pickle Machines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alphabetris or Pickle Machines have ads?
Neither Alphabetris nor Pickle Machines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alphabetris or Pickle Machines?
Alphabetris ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pickle Machines weekly. Most recently, Alphabetris was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pickle Machines on October 31, 2026.

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