Inventioneers vs Sling Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inventioneers
Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.
- Create custom inventions
- Learn physics concepts
- Use tiny helper characters
- Solve pre-made inventions
- Share creations with friends
- Classroom sharing option
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.
Sling Games
Engage in a simple, freeform game experience where you can freely interact with various gadgets across six stages. The game offers intuitive tap-and-drag controls with options to manage sound and music.
- Intuitive tap-and-drag controls
- Six distinct stages to explore
- Freeform gameplay with no strict rules
- Adjustable sound effects and music
- Simple interface for easy navigation
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Just tap and drag to play! Let's play all 6 stages! *Rules for Play: There are basically no rules. You are free to play however you like. *Instructions: Select Stage: Select the stage you wish to play from the main screen. Return to Stage: Return by tapping the arrow button at the top left of each stage screen. Restart Game: Restart by tapping the button at the top right of each stage screen. Sound Effects On/Off: Toggle sound effects on or off using the option menu at the top right of the main screen. Music On/Off: Toggle sound on or off using the option menu at the top right of the main screen. Game Screen: All stages have a variety of gadgets. Simply tap or drag to move them around. *license SE: Pocket sound (http://pocket-se.info/) etc. Skeleton Image : designed by Freepik
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sling Games at none against Inventioneers's 2. Inventioneers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sling Games asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sling Games holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 321 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Inventioneers's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sling Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Inventioneers ships an update monthly, Sling Games every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inventioneers | Sling Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (321 ratings) | 4.5 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 321 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filimundus AB | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Inventioneers
Sling Games
Bugs and requests
Inventioneers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not saving properly
- Crashes when trying to purchase full version
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels and content
- Ability to save custom levels
- Faster download speeds
- Improved level editor tools
Sling Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Sling Games
No in-app purchases
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