Comparison

Pixel Break 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

Pixel Break

This puzzle game combines picture-shattering mechanics with bus parking and color sorting. Tap to place buses, trigger breaks, and collect falling pixel blocks while managing vehicle capacity. Unlock beautiful retro pixel art as you clear levels.

Highlights
  • Picture-shattering puzzle mechanics
  • Bus parking and color sorting
  • Vehicle capacity management
  • Retro pixel art collection
  • Logic-based strategy gameplay
  • Satisfying ASMR cube drops
Features
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Watch it break, catch the drop! Pixel Break: Bus Sort Puzzle completely flips the sorting genre with high-energy, picture-shattering mechanics. Dive into a puzzle game where retro pixel illustrations collapse into cascading cubes, and a fleet of colorful buses is waiting to collect them all! SHATTER, DROP, AND COLLECT Every level starts with a vibrant pixel art masterpiece. Tap to place your buses into limited parking slots, trigger the break, and watch matching color blocks rain down into the vehicles. Manage each car's capacity countdown carefully—once a vehicle reaches 0, it drives away, opening up a crucial spot for the next wave! WHY YOU’LL LOVE PIXEL BREAK: * INNOVATIVE GAMEPLAY: A thrilling twist combining picture-breaking action with classic parking management. * PURE LOGIC STRATEGY: Think steps ahead. Pick the wrong bus sequence, and your parking lot will face an irreversible gridlock. * SATISFYING ASMR CUBE DROPS: Feel the satisfaction as hundreds of colorful blocks smoothly cascade into their matching seats. * VIBRANT ART GALLERY: Successfully clear the board to unlock and collect beautiful, retro-style pixel illustrations. If you love color sorting, parking puzzles, and highly visual brain teasers, this is your next mobile addiction. Download now and join the break!

About

Screw Machine

A unique color-sorting puzzle game where you manage screws on a spinning machine. Tap panels to release screws and match them to their colored plates before the rail overloads. Features special mechanics like mystery plates and gates for added challenge.

Highlights
  • Spinning machine sorting mechanic
  • Color-matching screw puzzles
  • Tap-to-release screw panels
  • Special game-changing parts (mystery plates, gates)
  • Offline play
  • No timer or move counter
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

Pixel Break4 screens
Screw Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Screw Machine at 67% against Pixel Break's 24%. Screw Machine also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Break sells 17 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 985 and 378 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Pixel Break's written reviews are positive against 67% of Screw Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Break ships an update weekly, Screw Machine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Break versus Screw Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel BreakScrew Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (985 ratings)4.9 (378 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings985 — better378
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 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
Size375 MB329 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerminthu minthuTwist Games

Customer experience

Pixel Break

All ratings985 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative67.6%

Screw Machine

All ratings378 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Pixel Break

One-time17
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Gold 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer 1$3.99
Show 14 more
  • Fail Offer 2$5.99
  • Battle pass$6.99
  • Remove ads$6.99
  • Gold 2$7.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • Fail Offer 3$9.99
  • Gold 3$13.99
  • Fail Offer 4$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Fail Offer 5$19.99
  • Fail Offer 6$29.99
  • Gold 4$33.99
  • Gold 5$50.99
  • Gold 6$89.99
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
  • 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

Questions

Is Pixel Break free?
Pixel Break 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, Pixel Break or Screw Machine?
Screw Machine is rated higher. Pixel Break averages 4.6 out of 5 from 985 ratings, while Screw Machine averages 4.9 from 378 ratings.
Do Pixel Break or Screw Machine have ads?
Both Pixel Break and Screw Machine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Break or Screw Machine?
Pixel Break ships an update weekly, and Screw Machine every 4 days. Most recently, Pixel Break was updated on October 16, 2026 and Screw Machine on October 13, 2026.

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