Comparison

PiKuBo vs Tiny Machinery

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

Head to head
About

PiKuBo

Engage in a unique 3D puzzle game where you reveal shapes by strategically removing blocks from a cube. Enjoy hundreds of logic-based puzzles with adaptive controls and soothing music. Unlock more challenges through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of 3D nonogram puzzles
  • Logic-based solving, no guesswork
  • Adaptive one-handed controls
  • Customizable markers with four colors
  • Soothing bossa nova background music
  • Portrait and landscape viewing modes
  • Family sharing for level packs
Features
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Dive into the delightful world of PiKuBo, a captivating puzzle game that brings the excitement of cubic nonograms to your iOS device. With a unique twist on a beloved classic, PiKuBo challenges you to carve out shapes from a larger cube by removing unnecessary blocks. You can think of it as a 3D Minesweeper. • Interactive Puzzle Fun: Engage with over 500 puzzles, each offering a cute shape to uncover. • Adaptive Controls: Whether you’re right-handed or left-handed, our controls are designed for easy, one-handed play. • Progress at Your Pace: Save your progress effortlessly and return to solve puzzles whenever it suits you. • No Guesswork Needed: All puzzles are solvable through logic alone—perfect for puzzle purists! • Customizable Markers: Use up to four paint colors to mark and manage your strategy without losing track of your solution. • Immersive Experience: Enjoy soothing bossa nova tunes that enhance your puzzle-solving ambiance, whether at home or on the go. • Flexible Viewing: Choose between portrait or landscape modes to suit your play style. • Shared Fun: Purchase level packs once and share them with your entire family group. • Visual Rewards: Relish the thumbnails of completed puzzles, a colorful testament to your puzzle prowess. Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, PiKuBo is the perfect game to relax and test your brain. Start solving today! NOTE: The first pack, which consists of 31 puzzles and 5 tutorials, is provided for free. The rest of the packs are available as in-app purchases within the game.

About

Tiny Machinery

Immerse yourself in a virtual dimension to solve intricate puzzles and escape a mysterious experiment. Use your intellect to manipulate complex machinery and unlock the secrets of your confinement. Experience a unique escape room adventure with creative 3D graphics and atmospheric audio.

Highlights
  • Escape room-style puzzles
  • Creative 3D graphics
  • Intricate mechanisms
  • Atmospheric audio
  • Hint system
  • Unlockable story notes
Features
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You've been kidnapped by unknown scientists and your brain has been plugged into a sophisticated machine to run an experiment: travel into a virtual dimension to unlock weird machinery. Use your imagination and IQ to crack puzzles and complete all intricate levels to save your life. Can you make it? A CLEVER PUZZLE GAME Embark into an escape room-style adventure full of riddles! CREATIVE 3D GRAPHICS Explore weird machines that will impress you with their unique art style INTRICATE MECHANISMS Enjoy tons of original puzzles, interact with buttons, levers, and little wheels to complete each level ATMOSPHERIC AUDIO Play the game with your headphones to get immersed in the game at best TRY FOR FREE Play the first 4 levels for free, with the option to unlock all the levels with a small In-App purchase, which will make you experience the whole story and puzzles HINTS In case you get stuck on a level, click the bulb button to get a hint that will help you solve the riddles STORY NOTES You will unlock a new story paragraph for each level you will complete. Discover how your kidnappers have threatened you and how it ends! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both X and Instagram

Screenshots

PiKuBo4 screens
Tiny Machinery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PiKuBo at 87% against Tiny Machinery's 54%. PiKuBo also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. PiKuBo sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Machinery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PiKuBo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of PiKuBo's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tiny Machinery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiKuBo ships an update every 5 weeks, Tiny Machinery every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiKuBo versus Tiny Machinery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiKuBoTiny Machinery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (95 ratings) — better4.2 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings95 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BenitoXSGames

Customer experience

PiKuBo

All ratings95 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%

Tiny Machinery

All ratings45 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral16.2%
Negative29.7%

Bugs and requests

PiKuBo

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • In-app purchase error preventing pack purchases
  • Purchase not received after payment
  • Support email bouncing back
  • Color contrast issue in Pack 12 (blue on blue)
  • Inability to expose enough blocks at certain angles for decision-making
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  • Mark/delete button deactivates when rotating puzzle
  • Cooldown timer on mark/delete buttons causes frustration

Requested features

15 requests
  • More puzzle packs released more frequently
  • Undo button for accidental moves
  • Save progress mid-puzzle
  • Ability to move puzzle around (pan feature)
  • Full 360-degree rotation capability
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  • Bundle purchase option for all puzzle packs at discount
  • Larger puzzles optimized for iPad
  • Difficulty-specific puzzle packs (all expert level)
  • Remove or improve timer system
  • Remove or improve heart/lives system
  • Persistent mark/delete selection across rotations
  • Three-state axis selector for slider control
  • Double-tap to start puzzle instead of GO button
  • Flatten rate option to purchase all future content
  • Webpage explaining all settings and features

Tiny Machinery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

PiKuBo

One-time13
  • Puzzle Pack 02$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 03$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 14$0.99
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  • Puzzle Pack 13$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 12$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 11$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 10$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 09$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 08$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 07$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 06$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 05$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 04$0.99
3 purchases

Tiny Machinery

One-time3
  • Full Game$3.99
  • Full Game + Coffee$4.99
  • Full Game + Love$7.99

Questions

Is PiKuBo free?
PiKuBo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Machinery free?
Tiny Machinery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PiKuBo or Tiny Machinery?
PiKuBo is rated higher. PiKuBo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Tiny Machinery averages 4.2 from 48 ratings.
Do PiKuBo or Tiny Machinery have ads?
Neither PiKuBo nor Tiny Machinery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiKuBo or Tiny Machinery?
PiKuBo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tiny Machinery every 3 months. Most recently, PiKuBo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tiny Machinery on October 22, 2026.

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