Comparison

Tiny Machinery vs PairMaze

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

Head to head
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

About

PairMaze

Features
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Play the first world with six levels for free. Guide your stone across the board, remember the cards and find their matching pairs. Turning over a card is just the beginning: remember its partner and find your way back to it. Obstacles change your route. In Challenge mode, enemies make the journey part of the puzzle. YOUR PACE OR A CHALLENGE Explore: Find the pairs at your own pace and improve your best time. Challenge: Start with three lives, dodge enemies and bosses, and earn up to three stars per level. YOUR FIRST WORLD IS JUST THE START The campaign includes 30 levels across five worlds, each with a boss level. Complete levels in order and discover new card pictures. A FREE START WITH A CLEAR UNLOCK The first world with six levels is free to play. Unlock Worlds 2–5 and their 24 additional levels together with a one-time in-app purchase. PLAY OFFLINE TOO Your progress and best times are saved locally on your device. Turn over your first card. Can you find its partner?

Screenshots

Tiny Machinery4 screens
PairMaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PairMaze at every 2 days against Tiny Machinery's every 3 months. Tiny Machinery's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Tiny Machinery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PairMaze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Machinery ships an update every 3 months, PairMaze every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tiny Machinery versus PairMaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny MachineryPairMaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB110 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperXSGamesPaul Befort

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tiny Machinery

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

PairMaze

One-time1
  • PairMaze Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Tiny Machinery free?
Tiny Machinery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PairMaze free?
PairMaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Machinery or PairMaze have ads?
Neither Tiny Machinery nor PairMaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Machinery or PairMaze?
Tiny Machinery ships an update every 3 months, and PairMaze every 2 days. Most recently, Tiny Machinery was updated on November 8, 2026 and PairMaze on November 10, 2026.

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