Comparison

Water Loop Out 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

Water Loop Out

This puzzle game offers a fresh take on water sorting with a unique loop conveyor system. Strategically move colored water through the loop to sort each tube by color, requiring planning and timing for a dynamic experience.

Highlights
  • Unique loop conveyor system
  • Dynamic and strategic gameplay
  • Logic puzzle challenges
  • Smooth animations and vibrant visuals
  • Increasing difficulty levels
Features
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Water Loop Puzzle is a fresh and innovative take on the classic water sort genre. Designed for relaxing yet challenging gameplay, it introduces a unique loop conveyor system that transforms simple sorting into a dynamic and strategic experience. In this loop puzzle, your goal is to sort all colored water so each tube contains only one color. Tap a tube to move the top layer onto the conveyor, then let the loop carry it across the board. Place it into a matching tube or an empty one to continue your progress. Unlike traditional water sort games, this loopy system requires you to think in cycles. Every move flows through the loop, so planning ahead and timing your actions are key. The concept of loopkey—understanding how the system flows—helps you solve levels more efficiently. As a blend of loop sort and water loop gameplay, the game adds depth to the familiar formula. Each level increases in difficulty with more tubes and color combinations, turning it into a true logic puzzle experience. With smooth animations, vibrant visuals, and satisfying flow, Water Loop Puzzle delivers a calming yet engaging journey. Master the loop, improve your strategy, and enjoy a smarter way to sort.

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

Water Loop Out4 screens
Screw Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Screw Machine at every 4 days against Water Loop Out's fortnightly. Screw Machine also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Water Loop Out's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Water Loop Out 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 — 869 and 841 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Water Loop Out's written reviews are positive against 57% of Screw Machine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Loop Out ships an update fortnightly, Screw Machine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Water Loop Out versus Screw Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater Loop OutScrew Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (869 ratings)4.9 (841 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings869 — better841
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB430 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIEC GAMES AUSTRALIA PTY LTDTwist Games

Customer experience

Water Loop Out

All ratings869 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.8%

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

Water Loop Out

One-time10
  • Offer 2$1.99
  • Offer 5$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Offer 6$5.99
  • Offer 8$7.99
  • offer 10$9.99
  • Offer 14$12.99
  • Offer 18$24.99
  • Offer 22$54.99
  • Offer 28$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 Water Loop Out free?
Water Loop Out 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, Water Loop Out or Screw Machine?
Screw Machine is rated higher. Water Loop Out averages 4.7 out of 5 from 869 ratings, while Screw Machine averages 4.9 from 841 ratings.
Do Water Loop Out or Screw Machine have ads?
Both Water Loop Out and Screw Machine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Loop Out or Screw Machine?
Water Loop Out ships an update fortnightly, and Screw Machine every 4 days. Most recently, Water Loop Out was updated on November 7, 2026 and Screw Machine on November 8, 2026.

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