The Node vs Uncle Lee's Cookbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Node
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A short sci-fi point & click adventure about forbidden time travel. Time travel is possible. That’s exactly why it must be stopped. You wake up inside The Node — a sealed location outside normal time. It wasn’t built to explore the future. It was built to prevent it. Its sole purpose: to ensure no one interferes with the timeline. ** Features ** - Handcrafted puzzles - Classic point & click gameplay - 15-30 minute experience ** What kind of game is this? ** If you enjoy: - Narrative sci-fi adventures - Time travel stories with ethical tension - Retro-inspired point & click games - Short but memorable indie experiences Then The Node is waiting. You built a time machine. The Node was built to stop you. And it does not grant exceptions.
Uncle Lee's Cookbook
Embark on a reality-bending adventure with a rebellious teen solving puzzles and fixing the universe after her uncle's wild experiments. Experience five engaging episodes filled with witty dialogue, charming pixel art, and a captivating soundtrack.
- Five self-contained episodes
- Challenging puzzles with logical solutions
- Science and magic elements
- Built-in hint system
- Original soundtrack
- English voices with subtitles
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Uncle Lee has done it again. And again. And again. And again. And again. It’s up to you to pick up the pieces. Join rebellious teen Ines as she deals with the fallout of her uncle Lee’s experiments/inventions/cooking—only you can help her save the universe! Experience five episodes of reality-bending puzzles, witty dialogues, weird characters, and gorgeous pixel art (no, you are biased) in a wonderful package of point & click gloriousness. You get all of the adventures of Ines and uncle Lee for the first time all together, revised and improved, and most importantly WITH VOICES. What more could you want? Main features: 5 self-contained episodes of various durations. Challenging but fair puzzles with solutions that make sense™. Science! Magic! Science and Magic! So many ways to break the universe… Built-in hint system. Catchy and dynamic original soundtrack. English voices with subtitles in English, Italian, and German. Episode synopses: Uncle Lee broke quantum mechanics and wavefunction collapse now affects macroscopic objects—Ice cream included. A 10-year-old Ines would really, REALLY, like to go to the bathroom this morning, but her whole world is literally upside down. A relaxing trip to Lake Fenfef goes all wrong when uncle Lee butt-dials a time machine and leaves Ines stranded in time with nothing but a broken reality-fixing device™. An older Ines visits [redacted], uncle Lee’s hometown, to get inspiration for a book she’s writing. On her arrival she finds a mysteriously empty town, and her book-writing plans are derailed as she is recruited to save [redacted] from a paranormal infestation. It’s Ines’ 20th birthday. Uncle Lee had the most amazing idea for a birthday present, which can only mean trouble.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Node at every 9 days against Uncle Lee's Cookbook's every 2 months. The Node also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Uncle Lee's Cookbook's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
The Node costs $1.99 and Uncle Lee's Cookbook $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Node ships an update every 9 days, Uncle Lee's Cookbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Node | Uncle Lee's Cookbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Héroes del Silicio | Dionous Games |
In-app purchases
The Node
No in-app purchases
Uncle Lee's Cookbook
No in-app purchases
Questions
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