Save The Mage vs Pickle Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save The Mage
This game blends physics-based puzzle-solving with RPG strategy. Draw to protect a mage, utilizing environmental interactions and unique character abilities to overcome challenges and achieve objectives.
- Advanced physics engine
- Class system with unique abilities
- Strategic loadout customization
- RPG progression and upgrades
- Dynamic objectives and completion goals
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The "Rescue Puzzle" genre just leveled up. Save the Mage combines the creativity of drawing games with the strategic depth of an RPG. KEY FEATURES: • ADVANCED PHYSICS: The world interacts with you. Water extinguishes fire, acid corrodes matter, and barries protects you from enemies. Use the sandbox environment to your advantage. • CLASS SYSTEM: Play with different Mages, each with unique passive abilities. • STRATEGIC LOADOUT: Analyze the map before you start. Fire enemies? Equip the Red Robe. Need to dig? Bring the Shovel spell. • RPG PROGRESSION: Collect Gold by excavating the terrain to upgrade your Mage, increase Mana and Spell Power, and unlock functional skins with armor stats. • DYNAMIC OBJECTIVES: Survival is just the beginning. Try to eliminate all enemies or find the hidden Stars buried deep in the level to achieve 100% completion. Master the physics. Protect the Mage. Download now!
Pickle Machines
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Some machines do one job. Pickle Machines do it the silliest way possible. GOOD FOR BUSY BRAINS Every puzzle rewards a little planning and a lot of what if. It is gentle problem solving that feels like play, not homework. Kids build the logic without noticing. Grown ups get quietly hooked too. Every level gives you a goofy goal, pop the balloon or drop the ball in the bucket, and a box of parts. You build a wild chain reaction to make it happen. Press Run, watch it go, laugh when it flops, tweak it, and win. WHAT YOU BUILD WITH Trampolines, fans, seesaws, conveyor belts, magnets, cannons, portals, dominoes, candles, spinning wheels, ropes, pulleys, scissors, gears, balloons, cartoon bombs, and a cat. Twenty six parts, each with its own trick. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a part to drop it in. Drag it, spin it, flip it. Hit Run and the whole machine springs to life. Edit puts every part back exactly where it was, so kids can experiment with zero fear of breaking anything. No clock. No wrong way to tinker. MADE TO BE KID SAFE No ads. No in-app purchases. No pop-ups asking for money. Nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for. It works offline, anywhere, and progress saves right on the device. THIRTY FOUR HANDMADE LEVELS Twenty four play with the phone sideways and ten play with it upright. Each one teaches a new part, then dares you to combine them. There is a test bench too, running every single part at once. Build it. Run it. Watch the chaos work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickle Machines at none against Save The Mage's 5. Save The Mage's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Save The Mage sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pickle Machines asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save The Mage | Pickle Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abner Palmeira | BEGRIP |
In-app purchases
Save The Mage
- Handful of Gems (300)$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Bag of Gems (1000)$2.99
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- Starter Bundle$2.99
- Chest of Gems (2200)$5.99
Pickle Machines
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Save The Mage free?
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Which is updated more often, Save The Mage or Pickle Machines?
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