Inventioneers vs Charge the Robot
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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Inventioneers | Charge the Robot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (317 ratings) | 4.4 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filimundus AB | Learny Land |
Customer experience
Inventioneers
Charge the Robot
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
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Charge the Robot
- 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
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