Comparison

Trash Eater The Engine vs Puzzlin

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

Head to head
About

Trash Eater The Engine

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Trash Eater: The Engine is a sub-hidden object puzzle game, set in a polluted ocean filled with Victorian-era steampunk machinery where players take on the role of a mechanic repairing a fish-shaped recycling machine. Search through highly detailed mechanical systems to identify broken parts, remove trapped debris, and restore damaged machinery using the correct tools. Each repair sequence combines focus-driven gameplay with satisfying visual and audio feedback from intricate moving machine components. Built around a simple “tap to fix” gameplay loop, the game delivers relaxing yet engaging puzzle-solving experiences across handcrafted levels with increasing complexity and mechanical variety.

About

Puzzlin

This game offers thousands of grid-based puzzles with simple drag-and-drop mechanics. Enjoy daily challenges, endless random modes, and customizable themes. Play at your own pace with no timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Endless random puzzle modes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and piece shapes
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cross-device iCloud sync (PRO)
Features
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Thousands of puzzles. Four daily challenges. Endless random modes. Puzzlin is the beautifully crafted grid puzzle game where you rotate, flip, and fit missing pieces to complete each board — from relaxing single-piece warmups to mind-bending 11-piece challenges. THOUSANDS OF LEVELS Work through progressively harder tiers, from relaxing single-piece puzzles to seriously tricky multi-piece challenges. Each level is a unique puzzle with one perfect solution. RANDOM PUZZLE CHALLENGES Finished the main levels? Generate endless random puzzles at your chosen difficulty. Every puzzle is unique — you'll never run out of challenges. DAILY CHALLENGES Four new puzzles every day across four difficulties. Compete on global leaderboards and track your streaks. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add small, medium, or large widgets to your Home Screen to track Daily Challenge progress and stats at a glance. SIMPLE, SATISFYING GAMEPLAY Drag and drop pieces from the tray onto the board. Rotate and flip pieces to find the right fit. No timers, no pressure — solve at your own pace. CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Choose from multiple color themes and piece shapes to make the game your own. Play with classic squares, circles, hexagons, or diamonds. (PRO feature) GAME CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS Earn 24 achievements as you master each tier and complete milestones. Track your progress and compare with friends. HINTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Use hints to reveal where the next piece goes. Perfect for when a puzzle has you stumped. PLAY ANYWHERE Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — one of the few puzzle games with full Apple TV support. Your progress syncs across all your devices with iCloud (PRO feature). ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, reduced motion, dark interface, and color-independent design. Puzzlin Pro unlocks all released levels, ad-free random puzzle challenges, appearance customization, one handed mode, assist mode, all levels on macOS and tvOS, and the ability to reset a level mid play through. There's also an option to remove ads between levels (iOS and iPadOS). Download Puzzlin free today and start solving!

Screenshots

Trash Eater The Engine4 screens
Puzzlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trash Eater The Engine at none against Puzzlin's shown. Trash Eater The Engine also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Trash Eater The Engine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Puzzlin sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trash Eater The Engine ships an update every 2 days, Puzzlin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Trash Eater The Engine versus Puzzlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrash Eater The EnginePuzzlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmar Amzarigames thirteenOne, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trash Eater The Engine

One-time1
  • Unlock Bundle Stage 8 - 11$1.99
6 purchases

Puzzlin

One-time6
  • 3 Hints$0.99
  • 8 Hints$1.99
  • 13 Hints$2.99
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  • Upgrade to Pro$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Puzzlin Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Trash Eater The Engine free?
Trash Eater The Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzlin free?
Puzzlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trash Eater The Engine or Puzzlin have ads?
Puzzlin shows ads; Trash Eater The Engine does not.
Which is updated more often, Trash Eater The Engine or Puzzlin?
Trash Eater The Engine ships an update every 2 days, and Puzzlin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Trash Eater The Engine was updated on October 7, 2026 and Puzzlin on October 24, 2026.

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