Comparison

Rube’s Lab vs Reduxion

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

Head to head
About

Rube’s Lab

Engage your logic and creativity in this physics puzzle game. Build intricate contraptions and trigger chain reactions to solve challenging levels. Experiment with numerous solutions and enjoy satisfyingly realistic physics interactions.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Contraption building
  • Chain reaction mechanics
  • Multiple solutions per level
  • Hint system
  • Satisfying physics interactions
Features
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Welcome to Rube’s Lab — a physics puzzle game where creativity beats brute force. Build clever contraptions, trigger satisfying chain reactions, and solve levels using logic, timing, and real physics. Create, test, improve Every level is a small laboratory. Place objects, connect mechanisms, and experiment until your setup works. Want a clean solution or a wild one? Both are valid. Features Physics-based puzzle gameplay with realistic interactions Contraption building: combine tools to create chain reactions Hundreds of ways to solve: experiment with multiple solutions Smart difficulty curve: approachable early levels, brainy later challenges Hint system when you’re stuck (optional) Satisfying reactions: knock, roll, bounce, push, trigger! For fans of If you enjoy physics puzzles, logic games, brain teasers, and creative building, you’ll feel at home in Rube’s Lab. Download and start inventing.

About

Reduxion

A sleek number puzzle game where you combine, split, and transform numbers using basic math operations to reach a target number. Challenge yourself to solve puzzles in the fewest moves possible across three difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Combine, split, and transform numbers
  • Reach a target number
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Undo and Reset buttons
  • Progress tracking scoreboard
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Reduxion is a sleek and addictive number game that challenges you to think outside the box You're given a set of numbers and a target — your goal is to combine, split, and transform your numbers using basic math operations until one of them matches the target. Sounds simple? Think again. How to Play: • Select one or two numbers from the board • Use Split to divide an even number into two equal halves • Use Add, Subtract, or Multiply to combine two numbers into one • Match any number on the board to the target to win • Try to solve it in as few moves as possible! Features: • Three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard • Undo and Reset buttons so you can experiment freely • Track your progress on the Scoreboard — see your total solves, average moves, and fewest moves per difficulty • Interactive tutorial to learn the ropes • Clean, minimalist design with full Dark Mode support • No ads. No in-app purchases. Just pure puzzle fun. Challenge yourself. How few moves can you solve it in?

Screenshots

Rube’s Lab4 screens
Reduxion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reduxion at none against Rube’s Lab's 7. Reduxion also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rube’s Lab sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Reduxion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rube’s Lab against 5.0 for Reduxion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rube’s Lab versus Reduxion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRube’s LabReduxion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr BoulandEthan Conner

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Rube’s Lab

One-time7
  • 20 Gems$0.99
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • 200 Gems$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Pro Version$2.99
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • 1000 Gems$4.99
None

Reduxion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rube’s Lab free?
Rube’s Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reduxion free?
Reduxion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rube’s Lab or Reduxion?
Rube’s Lab and Reduxion are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Rube’s Lab or Reduxion have ads?
Rube’s Lab shows ads; Reduxion does not.

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