Comparison

Rube’s Lab vs Pickle Machines

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

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.

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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.

Screenshots

Rube’s Lab4 screens
Pickle Machines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickle Machines at none against Rube’s Lab's 7. Pickle Machines also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rube’s Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Rube’s Lab sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pickle Machines asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Rube’s Lab versus Pickle Machines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRube’s LabPickle Machines
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr BoulandBEGRIP

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

Pickle Machines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rube’s Lab free?
Rube’s Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pickle Machines free?
Pickle Machines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rube’s Lab or Pickle Machines have ads?
Rube’s Lab shows ads; Pickle Machines does not.

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