Comparison

The Workshop vs Crazy Contraptions DRAW!

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

Head to head
About

The Workshop

Features
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A brass ball falls. A hoop waits below. Between them, you build the machine that connects the two. The Workshop is a physics puzzle game about building small, satisfying contraptions. Each level hands you a few machines โ€” a fan, a seesaw, a cannon, a conveyor โ€” and an empty board. Where you place them, and which way they face, is the whole puzzle. Press GO and watch your machine run: if the ball lands home, it's on to the next one. If it doesn't, the fun is in seeing exactly why. BUILD WITH 20+ MACHINES Fans push, cannons launch, balloons lift, pipes teleport, magnets pull, and tar slows everything down. Machines are introduced one at a time across 100 hand-built levels, so there's always a new tool arriving just as you've mastered the last one. EVERY LEVEL IS SOLVABLE โ€” PROVABLY Each level's solution is machine-verified before it ships: it works at any frame rate, survives imprecise placement, and needs every machine it gives you. If you're stuck, it's not the level. STUCK ANYWAY? YOU DECIDE HOW MUCH HELP Reveal the solution one machine at a time with a Nudge, buy a little more clock when the timer runs hot, or skip a level that's beaten you and come back later. Help is always optional and never forced on you. MAKE THE BALL YOURS Earn coins by solving levels and spend them on ball finishes โ€” brass, jade, obsidian, prismatic โ€” and trails that ribbon behind the ball as it flies. RESPECTS YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRIVACY No account. No sign-in. Works offline. The free version shows non-personalised ads โ€” the game never tracks you across apps or websites โ€” and a single one-time purchase removes ads forever, unlocks every level, and makes hints free. One ball. One hoop. One hundred machines between them. Welcome to the workshop.

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Crazy Contraptions DRAW!

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What will you draw to make it work? Welcome to Crazy Contraptions DRAW!, a physics puzzle game where the contraption is already built โ€” but something is missing. Your solution. Study the level, then use your finger to draw whatever you think will make the contraption work. Build a ramp. Draw a bridge. Block a path. Bounce a ball. Drop some weight. Or come up with something completely unexpected. You have a limited amount of ink, so make every drop count. When you're ready, hit GO and watch your drawing come to life with real physics. Did it work? Great! Did everything go horribly wrong? Reset the level, try something different, and hit GO again. THREE TYPES OF PHYSICS INK Different levels give you different kinds of ink, and each one changes how you approach the puzzle. BLUE โ€” HEAVY INK Draw it and gravity takes over. Use falling shapes, weights, ramps, barriers and whatever else you can dream up. PINK โ€” FLOATING INK What goes down doesn't always have to stay down. Pink ink floats upward like a balloon, opening up a completely different set of possibilities. GREEN โ€” BOUNCY INK Boing! Green ink behaves like bouncy rubber. Draw shapes that bounce, rebound and send objects flying. TONS OF PHYSICS PUZZLES Every level gives you a new problem to solve. Get basketballs, soccer balls, bowling balls and more into their targets. Guide marbles into a fishbowl. Pop balloons. Drop objects into buckets and paint cans. And discover plenty of other crazy challenges along the way. The goal may be simple. Figuring out what to draw is the tricky part. THERE'S NO PERFECT LINE This isn't about tracing the "correct" shape. Draw your solution your way. A rough little ramp might work. A giant bouncing blob might work better. Sometimes an elegant solution wins, and sometimes the ridiculous one does. Experiment, fail, reset and try again. FEATURES - Tons of hand-built physics puzzles - Draw freely with your finger - Limited ink makes every drawing matter - Three unique ink types: Heavy, Floating and Bouncy - Tons of balls, balloons, marbles, buckets and other interactive objects - Creative physics-based solutions - No timers or pressure - Easy to learn and fun to experiment with - Reset and try something completely different whenever you want Think it. Draw it. Hit GO. Then watch your crazy contraption come to life.

Screenshots

The Workshop4 screens
Crazy Contraptions DRAW!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Workshop at every 2 days against Crazy Contraptions DRAW!'s fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. The Workshop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Crazy Contraptions DRAW! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Workshop ships an update every 2 days, Crazy Contraptions DRAW! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
The Workshop versus Crazy Contraptions DRAW!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe WorkshopCrazy Contraptions DRAW!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB367 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEran AmraniDave Shworan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Workshop

One-time4
  • 600 Coins$1.99
  • The Workshop Premium$4.99
  • 2,000 Coins$4.99
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  • 5,000 Coins$9.99
1 purchases

Crazy Contraptions DRAW!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is The Workshop free?
The Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crazy Contraptions DRAW! free?
Crazy Contraptions DRAW! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Workshop or Crazy Contraptions DRAW! have ads?
Both The Workshop and Crazy Contraptions DRAW! show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Workshop or Crazy Contraptions DRAW!?
The Workshop ships an update every 2 days, and Crazy Contraptions DRAW! fortnightly. Most recently, The Workshop was updated on October 25, 2026 and Crazy Contraptions DRAW! on October 31, 2026.

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