Colony Jam vs Screw Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colony Jam
Guide colorful ants to their matching nests by planning each move carefully. Avoid obstacles and the waiting area to complete each level. Enjoy simple, satisfying puzzle gameplay with color-matching challenges.
- Color-matching ant sorting
- Obstacle avoidance
- Level-based progression
- Simple puzzle gameplay
- Smooth animations
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Guide colorful ants to their matching nests and keep the colony moving. Plan each move carefully, watch out obstacles, and avoid filling the waiting area. Complete each level by sending every ant to the correct destination. Features: Simple and satisfying puzzle gameplay Color-matching challenges Different level layouts and obstacles Easy controls Smooth animations and colorful visuals
Screw Machine
This game challenges you to sort colored screws onto a spinning machine. Tap panels to release screws onto a rail, where they thread into matching plates. Fill all plates to win, but avoid jamming the machine by overloading the rail.
- Color-sorting screw puzzle
- Spinning machine mechanic
- Tap-to-release screws
- Level-based progression
- Offline play
- Mystery plates, gates, tunnels, arrows
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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.
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Verdict
Colony Jam and Screw Machine both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of Screw Machine's written reviews are positive against 29% of Colony Jam's. Screw Machine also leads on ratings volume (736 vs 195). Colony Jam's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Colony Jam 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.
Screw Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 195 and 736 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Colony Jam's written reviews are positive against 57% of Screw Machine's.
Colony Jam ships an update every 5 days, Screw Machine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colony Jam | Screw Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (195 ratings) | 4.9 (736 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 195 | 736 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 428 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUFF GAMES OYUN YAZILIM VE PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI | Twist Games |
Customer experience
Colony Jam
Screw Machine
In-app purchases
Colony Jam
- 1,000 Coins$1.99
- Special Offer$4.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- 5,000 Coins$7.99
- Small Bundle$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$11.99
- 10,000 Coins$14.99
- Large Bundle$19.99
- Super Bundle$29.99
- 25,000 Coins$29.99
Screw Machine
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- 5000 Coins$7.99
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- No Ads$7.99
- Small Bundle$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$12.99
- 10000 Coins$14.99
- Medium Bundle$19.99
- Large Bundle$29.99
- Mega Bundle$49.99









