Comparison

Machine Elements 3D vs Nooodle

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

Head to head
About

Machine Elements 3D

Features
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Machine Elements turns mechanical engineering into a visual, hands-on learning experience. Follow a structured path from forces, materials, and tolerances to shafts, bearings, joints, power transmissions, gear systems, and gearboxes. Each lesson combines concise engineering explanations with purpose-built diagrams, motion, and quick checks. Open interactive 3D assemblies to rotate and zoom mechanisms, select individual parts, hide components, and inspect how real assemblies are built. Explore bearings from the inside, compare gear arrangements, and see how shafts, couplings, belt drives, chain drives, manual transmissions, automatic transmissions, and CVTs transfer motion and load. Features: • Guided learning path with visible lesson progress • Detailed lessons from fundamentals to advanced mechanisms • Animated engineering diagrams • Interactive 3D models with rotation, zoom, selection, and exploded views • Focused quizzes with explanations • English, Russian, Spanish, and Greek interface languages Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nooodle

Explore complex tech and science topics through short, visual lessons. Learn new vocabulary with pictures and test your knowledge with quick quizzes. Build a learning habit with daily streaks and progress through comprehensive courses.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized visual lessons
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Vocabulary with pictures
  • Progressive courses
  • Daily learning streaks
  • Offline lessons (Plus)
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Learn how the tech around you really works, a few minutes at a time. Nooodle turns big topics like AI, microchips, robots and rockets into short, visual lessons. Every new word comes with a picture, every lesson has quick questions, and every course takes you from the basics to the deep stuff, one step at a time. WHAT YOU CAN LEARN Courses on tech and science, such as: • AI: how LLMs work, how AI draws, AI data centers • Electronics: microcontrollers, circuit boards, transistors, GPUs • Science and engineering: lasers, nuclear fusion, quantum computers, batteries, solar power, electric motors, rockets, robot arms, Wi-Fi and more HOW IT WORKS • Bite-sized lessons: each one takes just a few minutes • Learn by doing: quick quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks and picture questions • Tap any new word to see what it means, with a picture • Courses that go deep: from the first idea to the advanced stuff, with a check at the end of every unit • Build a habit: daily streaks, XP and levels NOOODLE PLUS Nooodle is free to start. Nooodle Plus gives you unlimited lessons with no breaks, flashcards for every word you've learned, streak freezes and offline lessons. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://noodle-lessons.web.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Machine Elements 3D2 screens
Nooodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Machine Elements 3D at none against Nooodle's 2. Nooodle's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Nooodle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Machine Elements 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Machine Elements 3D ships an update every 2 days, Nooodle every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Machine Elements 3D versus Nooodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachine Elements 3DNooodle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KutsybalaYAMATO STUDIOS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Machine Elements 3D

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nooodle

Subscriptions2
  • Nooodle Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Nooodle Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Machine Elements 3D free?
Machine Elements 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nooodle free?
Nooodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Machine Elements 3D or Nooodle have ads?
Neither Machine Elements 3D nor Nooodle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Machine Elements 3D or Nooodle?
Machine Elements 3D ships an update every 2 days, and Nooodle every 3 days. Most recently, Machine Elements 3D was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nooodle on November 10, 2026.

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