Comparison

Kid Machine vs Science Games Lab

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

Head to head
About

Kid Machine

Features
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A game full of engineering puzzles and delightful visuals. You are a candy factory worker and your goal is to maneuver candies from one hopper to another by using fantastical gadgets. Unleash your creativity!

About

Science Games Lab

Explore scientific concepts through interactive mini-games. This app encourages hands-on experimentation and discovery, allowing children to build, test, and learn about physics, optics, biology, and logic in a fun, playful environment.

Highlights
  • Hands-on mini-games
  • Scientific experimentation
  • Physics and optics exploration
  • Logic and biology challenges
  • Visual learning through play
  • Discovery-based learning
Features
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Learn through play, experimentation, and discovery. Science Games Lab turns famous scientific ideas into playful hands-on mini-games for curious kids. Build a bridge and test if it holds. Split light with prisms. Launch a cannon into orbit. Grow microbes at the right temperature. Test materials like Archimedes. Build creatures with logic rules. Each game is designed around one simple idea: kids learn science best when they can touch, test, fail, adjust, and discover. Inside the lab: • Newton’s Prism Lab - split light, aim colors, and discover optics • Newton’s Orbit Cannon - experiment with launch speed, gravity, and orbit • Galileo’s Bridge Lab - mix materials and test bridge strength • Archimedes’ Material Lab - compare weight, volume, and density • Koch’s Culture Lab - control temperature and observe microbe growth • Boole’s Creature Machine - solve logic rules by building creatures Why parents like it: • Science learning through play • No long lectures or worksheets • Visual, hands-on experiments • Friendly historical scientist characters • Short mini-games made for repeat play • Great for curious kids who love building, testing, and asking “what happens if?” Science Games Lab is made for kids who want to play with big ideas: gravity, light, materials, logic, biology, experiments, and discovery.

Screenshots

Kid Machine3 screens
Science Games Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kid Machine at 10.0 against Science Games Lab's 15.1. 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. Kid Machine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Science Games Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kid Machine versus Science Games Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKid MachineScience Games Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB362 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard van der DysGidon Ravner

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kid Machine

One-time3
  • Small Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pouch$3.99
  • Large Coin Pouch$12.99
1 purchases

Science Games Lab

One-time1
  • Unlock All Science Labs/Games$9.99

Questions

Is Kid Machine free?
Kid Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Science Games Lab free?
Science Games Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kid Machine or Science Games Lab have ads?
Neither Kid Machine nor Science Games Lab shows ads.

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