Comparison

Duckies Pop vs Screw Machine

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

Head to head
About

Duckies Pop

Engage in a unique puzzle experience by popping duckies and triggering chain reactions. Bounce off bumpers to advance through hundreds of challenging levels, collect rare duckies, and unlock powerful boosters. Enjoy this satisfying and fun game anytime, anywhere, as it does not require Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of exciting levels
  • Unlock powerful boosters
  • Discover and collect rare duckies
  • Trigger explosive chain reactions
  • Bounce off bumpers for progression
  • Play offline without Wi-Fi
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Pop Duckies, trigger explosive chain reactions, and bounce off bumpers to catapult your way through hundreds of puzzles. Whether you’re a puzzle pro or just here for the quacks, Duckies Pop is fun, satisfying, and unlike anything you’ve played before. Features: - Unlock tons of powerful boosters! - Pop through hundreds of exciting levels in Benny’s mansion! - Discover rare Duckies as you progress and grow your collection! - No Wi-Fi required - play anytime, anywhere!

About

Screw Machine

This game challenges you to sort colored screws onto a spinning machine. Tap panels to release screws onto a rail, where they thread into matching plates. Fill all plates to win, but avoid jamming the machine by overloading the rail.

Highlights
  • Color-sorting screw puzzle
  • Spinning machine mechanic
  • Tap-to-release screws
  • Level-based progression
  • Offline play
  • Mystery plates, gates, tunnels, arrows
Features
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Screw Machine is a color-sorting screw puzzle with a moving twist. Instead of stacking screws onto a bolt, you spill screws onto a spinning machine and let timing do the sorting. Tap a panel drop its screws onto the rail, and watch each color thread itself into its matching plate as the ring carries it around. Fill every plate to win. Overload the rail and the whole machine seizes up. HOW THE MACHINE WORKS • Tap a panel to loosen its screws onto the spinning rail • Four color plates sit around the ring — each one takes three screws of its color • As the machine turns, every screw passing its matching plate drives itself in • Fill a plate and it locks shut; the next color rolls up behind it • Clear all the plates to finish the level KEEP IT TURNING • The rail only holds so many screws, release colors with nowhere to go and it jams solid • Read the machine before you tap: open the panels whose colors have an open plate • No move counter, no timer, you only lose if the rail jams for good • Every level is a small sorting puzzle built to be untangled PARTS THAT CHANGE THE GAME • Mystery plates: The next color stays hidden behind a "?" until it rolls into place • Gates: Run a screw through and it splits into more • Tunnels: Feed a whole extra run of panels onto the board • Arrows: Panels that you can only unlock from a certain direction WHY IT'S HARD TO PUT DOWN • A fresh, tactile spin on the nuts and bolts puzzles you already love • One-tap, simple, with real timing and planning underneath • Hand-built levels that stay clever without ever feeling like work • Oddly satisfying to watch, screws driving home, plates locking in sequence • Play offline, anywhere, no wifi needed • Free to play, with lives that refill over time Loosen the screws. Run the machine. Sort every color.

Screenshots

Duckies Pop4 screens
Screw Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Duckies Pop at none against Screw Machine's shown. Duckies Pop also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 57%). Screw Machine's advantage is ratings volume (736 vs 117). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Duckies Pop sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Screw Machine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Duckies Pop against 4.9 for Screw Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screw Machine has 736 ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Duckies Pop's written reviews are positive against 57% of Screw Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duckies Pop ships an update weekly, Screw Machine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Duckies Pop versus Screw Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuckies PopScrew Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (117 ratings)4.9 (736 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings117736 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 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
Size335 MB428 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCandivore LTDTwist Games

Customer experience

Duckies Pop

All ratings56 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%

Screw Machine

All ratings736 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Duckies Pop

One-time9
  • USD 1$0.99
  • USD 2$1.99
  • USD 3$2.99
Show 6 more
  • USD 4$3.99
  • USD 5$4.99
  • USD 8$7.99
  • USD 10$9.99
  • USD 20$19.99
  • USD 40$39.99
10 purchases

Screw Machine

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99
  • Mega Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is Duckies Pop free?
Duckies Pop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screw Machine free?
Screw Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duckies Pop or Screw Machine?
Screw Machine is rated higher. Duckies Pop averages 4.8 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Screw Machine averages 4.9 from 736 ratings.
Do Duckies Pop or Screw Machine have ads?
Screw Machine shows ads; Duckies Pop does not.
Which is updated more often, Duckies Pop or Screw Machine?
Duckies Pop ships an update weekly, and Screw Machine every 4 days. Most recently, Duckies Pop was updated on October 30, 2026 and Screw Machine on November 1, 2026.

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