Comparison

PowerWash Simulator Intro vs Contraptor

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

Head to head
About

PowerWash Simulator Intro

Experience the satisfying challenge of cleaning grime-covered objects with a high-pressure washer. This introductory version lets you tackle your first dirty job and explore a town where everything needs a good wash. Progress carries over to the full game with an Apple Arcade subscription.

Highlights
  • High-pressure washing gameplay
  • Satisfying cleaning mechanics
  • Explore a dirty town
  • Progress carries over
  • Mobile optimized controls
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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An Apple Arcade subscription is required for the full game. All your progress will carry over and you can continue right where you left off. Your first job? A van so caked in grime it's practically unrecognizable. Blast it back to a dazzling finish and take your first satisfying step into Muckingham, a town where everything is inexplicably, gloriously filthy. This is just a taste. The full game brings a whole world of muck waiting to be cleaned. The adventure starts here. The dirt doesn't stand a chance. Take your first step into your new cleaning adventure in the world of Muckingham, but why is everything so dirty? ----------------------- The full game on Apple Arcade includes: Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish. POWERWASH ANYWHERE Enjoy PowerWash Simulator at home or on the go! Optimized for mobile with brand-new touch controls, relax and unwind in single-player or play with up to 4 friends in Online Co-Op; no dirt is too tough for your range of washers, nozzles, cleaners, and extensions. Share your progress between your Apple devices and pick up where you left off either on supported iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or Vision Pro devices. CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Build up your business in Career Mode, completing a variety of dirty jobs across the dusty town of Muckingham. There's no right or wrong, no time pressure or final score, just you and the tools you need to soak away your stress. Want a clean start? Chill out and replay your favorite jobs in Free Play. POWERWASH AND CHILL Relax, unwind, and play with friends in Online Co-Op! Lend a helping hand to your closest pal in Career Mode, or up to 4 friends can splash around in Free Play, tackling any job the host has already completed. GOOD CLEAN FUN Graffiti, grime, moss, and mold, no dirt is too tough for your range of washers, nozzles, cleaners, and extensions. Different dirt types have different levels of toughness, so make sure you're getting tactical with your equipment. Feeling fancy? Then customize your look with washer skins and gloves!

About

Contraptor

Create intricate machines to solve physics-based puzzles. Design your own challenges, share them with the community, and compete on leaderboards. Learn physics principles through hands-on tutorials.

Highlights
  • Build with real 2D physics
  • Solve community challenges
  • Design and share custom puzzles
  • Climb leaderboards
  • Hands-on tutorials
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Contraptor is a Rube Goldberg physics playground where you build machines to solve hand-crafted puzzles. Drop in rods, wheels, pins, motors, and welds, wire up a contraption, hit Play, and let real physics decide how it works. NEW TO BUILDING? START WITH PLAY. Thirty short levels teach the whole game one trick at a time. Your first level hands you a single oval. Thirty levels later you're wiring motors, bracing with ghost rods, and threading payloads through wormholes. Every level keeps the machine you built to beat it, so you can come back and watch it run. Beat them all and you earn a Certificate of Completion with your name on it. THEN TAKE ON THE COMMUNITY. Every challenge is a puzzle: get the payload (or many payloads) to the target(s) using whatever that challenge allows. Some let you shove pieces around, some ration your parts with Twists, some bend the rules with wormholes. Solve it and you've earned bragging rights. Then flip it around: design your own challenge, prove it's solvable if you like, and dare everyone to crack it. • Build with real 2D physics — mass, gravity, momentum, friction, bounce, damping, and motors • Arrange tools to flip, align, and evenly space your pieces • 30 hand-built levels that teach all the core tools, plus a certificate at the top • A growing library of community challenges, with search • Design your own, prove they're solvable if you want to, and post them • Share any challenge or solution with a link and a short video of it running; friends open it right in the app • Twists: cap the parts, cap the speed, or hand solvers exactly the toolbox you choose • Win rules: all at once, hold-to-capture, or a Grand Tour of every Target • Wormholes, slow-motion zones, and other rule-benders • Rate and follow other builders • Hands-on tutorials for the core tools with more coming • Universal — iPhone and iPad Seeing a solution isn't the same as building one. That skill gap is the whole game. Free. No ads. Contraptor uses your iCloud account for community features (posting, rating, following, usernames). You can play every level, follow the tutorials, and browse and play everything in the Community without iCloud — it's only needed to post or interact. iCloud is free. Designed by JohnCowMilk · Built in Xcode with Apple's Coding Intelligence and Claude · Physics by Box2D

Screenshots

PowerWash Simulator Intro4 screens
Contraptor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerWash Simulator Intro at 4.7 against Contraptor's 3.7. PowerWash Simulator Intro also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 3) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). Contraptor's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerWash Simulator Intro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerWash Simulator Intro has 5.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of PowerWash Simulator Intro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Contraptor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerWash Simulator Intro ships an update every 6 weeks, Contraptor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PowerWash Simulator Intro versus Contraptor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerWash Simulator IntroContraptor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuturLabJohn Coumerilh

Customer experience

PowerWash Simulator Intro

All ratings5,050 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%

Contraptor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PowerWash Simulator Intro

No in-app purchases

None

Contraptor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerWash Simulator Intro free?
PowerWash Simulator Intro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contraptor free?
Contraptor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerWash Simulator Intro or Contraptor?
PowerWash Simulator Intro is rated higher. PowerWash Simulator Intro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Contraptor averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PowerWash Simulator Intro or Contraptor have ads?
Neither PowerWash Simulator Intro nor Contraptor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerWash Simulator Intro or Contraptor?
PowerWash Simulator Intro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Contraptor every 5 days. Most recently, PowerWash Simulator Intro was updated on November 4, 2026 and Contraptor on October 31, 2026.

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