Comparison

Screw Machine vs On Thin Ice!

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

Head to head
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.

About

On Thin Ice!

Features
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A tactical survival strategy game where you navigate a shifting arctic landscape. Outsmart the computer or challenge a friend in local pass-and-play matches to safely traverse the breaking ice before it turns to water.

Screenshots

Screw Machine4 screens
On Thin Ice!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screw Machine at Free against On Thin Ice!'s $0.99. On Thin Ice!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Screw Machine is free to download; On Thin Ice! costs $0.99 up front. Screw Machine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. On Thin Ice! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Screw Machine versus On Thin Ice!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrew MachineOn Thin Ice!
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (445 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings445 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size368 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwist GamesJonathan Kohn

In-app purchases

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
None

On Thin Ice!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screw Machine free?
Screw Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is On Thin Ice! free?
On Thin Ice! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screw Machine or On Thin Ice! have ads?
Screw Machine shows ads; On Thin Ice! does not.

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