Comparison

Seat Flow vs Screw Machine

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

Head to head
About

Seat Flow

Manage a busy crowd waiting for transport in this color-coded puzzle game. Tap groups to fill matching seats on vehicles, planning moves to avoid passengers getting stuck. It's a challenging test of sorting skills with simple mechanics that increase in difficulty.

Highlights
  • Color-coded passenger sorting
  • Vehicle seat matching
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Strategic move planning
  • Crowd flow management
Features
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Seat Flow is a straightforward puzzle game where you manage a busy crowd waiting to board their transport. Each passenger is color-coded, and your task is to tap the right groups to fill up the matching seats on the vehicles. It starts with simple lines, but quickly turns into a brain-teaser as the platforms get crowded and seat availability becomes limited. You need to plan your moves carefully to make sure nobody gets stuck waiting. If the boarding area fills up before you can seat everyone, you'll have to try again. It’s all about finding the right rhythm and keeping the flow moving. If you enjoy simple mechanics that get more challenging as you go, this is a great way to test your sorting skills and pass the time.

About

Screw Machine

This game offers a unique twist on color-sorting puzzles. Instead of stacking, you release screws onto a spinning machine, timing your taps to thread each color into its matching plate. Fill all plates to win, but beware of overloading the rail and jamming the machine.

Highlights
  • Color-sorting screw puzzle
  • Spinning machine gameplay
  • Timing-based screw threading
  • Level-based progression
  • Special game-changing parts
  • Offline play
Features
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Screw Machine is a color-sorting screw puzzle with a moving twist. Instead of stacking screws onto a bolt, you spill screws onto a spinning machine and let timing do the sorting. Tap a panel drop its screws onto the rail, and watch each color thread itself into its matching plate as the ring carries it around. Fill every plate to win. Overload the rail and the whole machine seizes up. HOW THE MACHINE WORKS • Tap a panel to loosen its screws onto the spinning rail • Four color plates sit around the ring — each one takes three screws of its color • As the machine turns, every screw passing its matching plate drives itself in • Fill a plate and it locks shut; the next color rolls up behind it • Clear all the plates to finish the level KEEP IT TURNING • The rail only holds so many screws, release colors with nowhere to go and it jams solid • Read the machine before you tap: open the panels whose colors have an open plate • No move counter, no timer, you only lose if the rail jams for good • Every level is a small sorting puzzle built to be untangled PARTS THAT CHANGE THE GAME • Mystery plates: The next color stays hidden behind a "?" until it rolls into place • Gates: Run a screw through and it splits into more • Tunnels: Feed a whole extra run of panels onto the board • Arrows: Panels that you can only unlock from a certain direction WHY IT'S HARD TO PUT DOWN • A fresh, tactile spin on the nuts and bolts puzzles you already love • One-tap, simple, with real timing and planning underneath • Hand-built levels that stay clever without ever feeling like work • Oddly satisfying to watch, screws driving home, plates locking in sequence • Play offline, anywhere, no wifi needed • Free to play, with lives that refill over time Loosen the screws. Run the machine. Sort every color.

Screenshots

Seat Flow4 screens
Screw Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Screw Machine at every 4 days against Seat Flow's every 3 weeks. Screw Machine also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (884 vs 289). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Seat Flow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Screw Machine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screw Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 289 and 884 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Seat Flow's written reviews are positive against 57% of Screw Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seat Flow ships an update every 3 weeks, Screw Machine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Seat Flow versus Screw Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeat FlowScrew Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (289 ratings)4.9 (884 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings289884 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB430 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAPPS TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETITwist Games

Customer experience

Seat Flow

All ratings214 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Screw Machine

All ratings841 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Seat Flow

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Mini Revive Offer$4.99
  • Super Revive Offer$7.99
Show 7 more
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Large Bundle$19.99
  • Super Bundle$29.99
  • 100000 Coins$99.99
10 purchases

Screw Machine

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Screw Pass$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99

Questions

Is Seat Flow free?
Seat Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screw Machine free?
Screw Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seat Flow or Screw Machine?
Screw Machine is rated higher. Seat Flow averages 4.7 out of 5 from 289 ratings, while Screw Machine averages 4.9 from 884 ratings.
Do Seat Flow or Screw Machine have ads?
Both Seat Flow and Screw Machine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Seat Flow or Screw Machine?
Seat Flow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Screw Machine every 4 days. Most recently, Seat Flow was updated on November 9, 2026 and Screw Machine on November 10, 2026.

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