Rube’s Lab vs Reduxion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Physics-based puzzle gameplay
- Contraption building
- Chain reaction mechanics
- Multiple solutions per level
- Hint system
- Satisfying physics interactions
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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.
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.
- Combine, split, and transform numbers
- Reach a target number
- Three difficulty levels
- Undo and Reset buttons
- Progress tracking scoreboard
- Interactive tutorial
- Dark Mode support
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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?
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Rube’s Lab sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Reduxion asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Rube’s Lab | Reduxion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volodymyr Bouland | Ethan Conner |
In-app purchases
Rube’s Lab
- 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
Reduxion
No in-app purchases









