Comparison

Once Upon a Galaxy vs Contraptix

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

Head to head
About

Once Upon a Galaxy

Embark on a fantasy card battling adventure where you draft unique captains and their friends to complete quests. Choose your path with diverse characters and strategic gameplay. Experience a game free of ads and AI art, focusing on player choice and engaging battles.

Highlights
  • Fantasy card battling
  • Captain drafting
  • Quest completion
  • Strategic gameplay
  • No AI artwork
  • Asynchronous play
Features
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Galaxy is FREE to play, has NO ADS, uses NO AI artwork. Will you choose Dorothy as your captain and help her and friends on their journey to complete their quests? Or Dragonmother and discover what will hatch from her dragon egg? Or maybe Indiana Clones, who will "clone" your best three treasures? It's all up to you!

About

Contraptix

Engage in a physics-based puzzle game where you complete unfinished machines by adding missing parts. Solve over 300 levels with unique mechanics and compete in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Chain reaction physics puzzles
  • 300 levels across 75 stages
  • Daily challenge with leaderboards
  • Free mode for creative building
  • Community-created maps
  • Offline play
Features
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Place ramps, gears, magnets, balloons and rockets, press Play and watch every piece set off the next one. Contraptix is a physics puzzle game where every level is an unfinished machine: you add the missing parts and real physics decides whether it works. 300 LEVELS ACROSS 75 STAGES Start with simple chain reactions and finish with huge machines full of belts, pulleys, pipes, switches and timers. Every stage introduces a new part. A THOUSAND WAYS TO SOLVE IT There's no single answer. There's always a spare part on purpose: choosing well is part of the puzzle. Use few parts and be quick to earn all three stars. PARTS WITH PERSONALITY Bouncing balls, gears passing on their spin, fans, scissors that cut ropes, boxing gloves, light bulbs, cannons, trampolines and a mouse running in its wheel. Plus lasers and mirrors, portals, springs, electromagnets, dynamite and upside-down gravity zones. DAILY CHALLENGE A new puzzle every day. Fewest parts wins; on a tie, the fastest. Compete on the world and country leaderboards. FREE MODE Build whatever you like with every part you've discovered. COMMUNITY Build your own maps in Free mode, remove some parts and publish them as a challenge. Play other players' maps, rate them and climb the community and creator leaderboards. ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock achievements and compete on the Game Center leaderboard. PLAY YOUR WAY No sign-up, plays offline. Link Google or Apple whenever you like and your progress follows you to any phone. Available in 9 languages. Contraptix is free, with ads and optional in-app purchases (coins for hints and removing ads).

Screenshots

Once Upon a Galaxy4 screens
Contraptix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Once Upon a Galaxy at 4.8 against Contraptix's 4.0. Once Upon a Galaxy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Once Upon a Galaxy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Contraptix 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

Once Upon a Galaxy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Once Upon a Galaxy has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Once Upon a Galaxy ships an update fortnightly, Contraptix every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Once Upon a Galaxy versus Contraptix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnce Upon a GalaxyContraptix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
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
Size195 MB69 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMillion Dreams GamesRoberto Diaz

Customer experience

Once Upon a Galaxy

All ratings1,404 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative11.4%

Contraptix

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Once Upon a Galaxy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Black screen on startup
  • Infinite loading issues
  • Progression loss after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • More hero/card variety
  • Improved tutorial and learning tools
  • Offline/save progress mode
  • Cosmetic/non-gameplay monetization
  • Competitive/ranked modes

Contraptix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Once Upon a Galaxy

One-time9
  • Welcome Bundle2 variants$4.99
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • October 2026 Galaxy Pass$9.99
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  • March 2026 Galaxy Pass$9.99
  • December Galaxy Pass$9.99
  • October 2025 Galaxy Pass$9.99
  • September 2025 Galaxy Pass$9.99
  • 1,100 Gems$9.99
  • 2,300 Gems$19.99
4 purchases

Contraptix

One-time4
  • Bag of coins$0.99
  • Chest of coins$2.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Coin treasure$5.99

Questions

Is Once Upon a Galaxy free?
Once Upon a Galaxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contraptix free?
Contraptix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Once Upon a Galaxy or Contraptix?
Once Upon a Galaxy is rated higher. Once Upon a Galaxy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Contraptix averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Once Upon a Galaxy or Contraptix have ads?
Contraptix shows ads; Once Upon a Galaxy does not.
Which is updated more often, Once Upon a Galaxy or Contraptix?
Once Upon a Galaxy ships an update fortnightly, and Contraptix every 9 days. Most recently, Once Upon a Galaxy was updated on November 12, 2026 and Contraptix on November 10, 2026.

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