Comparison

Inventioneers vs Charge the Robot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create custom inventions
  • Learn physics concepts
  • Use tiny helper characters
  • Solve pre-made inventions
  • Share creations with friends
  • Classroom sharing option
Features
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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.

About

Charge the Robot

Solve logic puzzles by manipulating gears, water, and steam to power a robot. Explore mechanisms and learn the basics of electricity, mechanics, and physics in a stress-free environment. Create and share your own levels.

Highlights
  • Over 100 levels
  • Free play, no rules or stress
  • Learn electricity, mechanics, physics
  • Develop logic and problem-solving skills
  • 3 distinct worlds: gears, water, steam
  • Create and share custom levels
  • Includes a theory section for expanded learning
Features
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The robot has run out of power! Charge the battery and help it solve all challenges. Play with gears, water, and steam to solve all the puzzles and reach the end of the course. Manipulate pipes, chains, cylinders, levers, and all other types of mechanisms and devices to help you solve fun and educational challenges. Explore and discover the incredible mechanisms used to build the most basic machines. Transmit mechanical energy from one place to another and generate electricity to operate the robot. How is electricity generated? Play and learn the basics of electricity, mechanics, physics, and science. All children are little scientists. They learn by observing, making assumptions, playing, exploring, experimenting, and asking themselves questions. No rules, no time limits or stress. For all ages. FEATURES • More than 100 levels. • Free play, with no rules or stress. • Learn the basics of electricity, mechanics, and physics. • Work on logic and problem solving. • 3 worlds: gears, water, and steam. • Create and share your own levels. • With a theory section to help expand knowledge. • Try, experiment, play, and learn. • Content suitable for children aged 3 and up. • No ads. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Inventioneers4 screens
Charge the Robot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inventioneers at monthly against Charge the Robot's every 5 months. Inventioneers also leads on ratings volume (317 vs 64). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Charge the Robot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Inventioneers against 4.4 for Charge the Robot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 64 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Inventioneers's written reviews are positive against 73% of Charge the Robot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inventioneers ships an update monthly, Charge the Robot every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Inventioneers versus Charge the Robot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventioneersCharge the Robot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (317 ratings)4.4 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings317 — better64
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB323 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilimundus ABLearny Land

Customer experience

Inventioneers

All ratings317 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.6%

Charge the Robot

All ratings64 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

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

Charge the Robot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inventioneers

One-time2
  • Open up!$0.99
  • Full Version$4.99
4 purchases

Charge the Robot

Subscriptions4
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Inventioneers free?
Inventioneers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Charge the Robot free?
Charge the Robot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inventioneers or Charge the Robot?
Charge the Robot is rated higher. Inventioneers averages 4.3 out of 5 from 317 ratings, while Charge the Robot averages 4.4 from 64 ratings.
Do Inventioneers or Charge the Robot have ads?
Neither Inventioneers nor Charge the Robot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inventioneers or Charge the Robot?
Inventioneers ships an update monthly, and Charge the Robot every 5 months. Most recently, Inventioneers was updated on October 18, 2026 and Charge the Robot on October 6, 2026.

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