Dinosaur Mix vs Simple Machines by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinosaur Mix
Design and bring to life unique dinosaurs by mixing and matching body parts from various species. Explore different environments, interact with wildlife, and discover eggs to alter your dinosaur's look in this open-ended creative sandbox.
- Mix and swap dinosaur body parts
- Explore forest and volcanic environments
- Interact with wildlife and scenery
- Find eggs to change appearance
- Free play sandbox with no objectives
- Child-friendly noises and interface
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Create your own dinosaur! Mix and swap body parts then see it come to life. Explore the world, let out a roar and find eggs to change your dinosaur's appearance. Mix up the body, head, tail and legs from a Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus into many combinations. Features: - Find the right food to feed your dinosaur - Stomp around the forest or volcanic plains - Play with the wildlife and scenery - Child friendly dinosaur noises - No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox Child friendly app: - No in-app purchases - No third-party advertising - No social media - Play anywhere : no Internet or WiFi required Cowly Owl creates games for the whole family to play together. These games encourage creative exploration and social interaction, designed with all ages in mind. http://www.cowlyowl.com/
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Explore the playful side of physics and learn about simple machines through interactive experiments. Kids can discover how levers, pulleys, and other mechanisms work by building and testing them in a digital sandbox environment. This app is designed to spark curiosity and understanding of scientific principles.
- Explore 6 simple machines
- Experiment with real-world physics
- Investigate physics at work
- Learn about force and motion
- Kid-friendly design
- Interactive labels in 40+ languages
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Explore the playful side of physics! “I just love how apps like these get kids genuinely excited about science." — COOL MOM TECH Experiment with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. Discover how they work and investigate the invisible forces behind them in this sandbox app. Destroy a castle, make music, send satellites into orbit & more! *** App Store Editor's Choice *** *** Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner *** Simple Machines integrates with STEM curriculum: kids can alter and test each machine to learn about force and motion, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs, conservation of energy, mechanical advantages, and tradeoffs. Get free activity sheets at tinybop.com. Simple Machines is No. 4 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Features: * Explore 6 simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. * Experiment with real world physics, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs. Learn about force and motion. * Investigate the physics at work behind each machine. * Sophisticated sound design rewards experimentation. * Original artwork by James Gilleard. * Smart features use your device’s camera to bring your kids’ world into the app. * Learn new vocabulary in 40+ languages with interactive labels. * Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design. * Entertaining for kids and adults alike. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Compatible with iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2, 3, mini, and Air. **This app is optimized for iPad 2 and iPhone 5 or higher. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dinosaur Mix at 77% against Simple Machines by Tinybop's 37%. Dinosaur Mix also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). Simple Machines by Tinybop's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Dinosaur Mix costs $3.99 and Simple Machines by Tinybop $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dinosaur Mix holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Dinosaur Mix's written reviews are positive against 37% of Simple Machines by Tinybop's.
Dinosaur Mix ships an update every 5 months, Simple Machines by Tinybop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinosaur Mix | Simple Machines by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) — better | 3.7 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 37.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cowly Owl Ltd | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Dinosaur Mix
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Bugs and requests
Dinosaur Mix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Reported bugs
8 issues- Crashes immediately on launch
- Cannot install after purchase
- App crashes after loading screen
- No sound
- Does not work
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- Download issues
- Does not open
- Chinese language not displayed
Requested features
8 requests- Add a creative building mode
- More levels and modules
- Sandbox mode
- Ability to build own machines
- More interactive elements
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- Add more complex mechanisms
- Improve wheel and axle interaction
- Allow bringing up planets in pulley game
In-app purchases
Dinosaur Mix
No in-app purchases
Simple Machines by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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