Inventioneers vs Plus
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.
Plus
Access a vast library of building instructions and tutorials for Plus-Plus blocks. Create hundreds of unique 2D and 3D designs with detailed guides showing block counts and colors needed. New content is regularly added to inspire your next creation.
- Over 1000 step-by-step tutorials
- Create 2D and 3D builds
- Shows block and color requirements
- New content added regularly
- Free and easy to use
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Always have your Plus-Plus blocks instructions handy. Craft hundreds of unique builds with "Plus-Plus Instructions" app. New content being added over time. Note that this app requires internet to work. Age 12+ because the app has access to YouTube. Features • Over 1000 instructions and step by step tutorials • Allows users to create stunning 2D and 3D builds using Plus-Plus • Shows how many blocks and colors are needed • Free and easy to use • New content added over time About This free unofficial app was made by me YouTuber "Plus-Plus Builds". Let me know if you have any feedback or ideas for improvement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plus at none against Inventioneers's 2. Inventioneers's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 86) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Inventioneers against 4.3 for Plus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 86 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Inventioneers's written reviews are positive against 82% of Plus's.
Inventioneers ships an update monthly, Plus every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inventioneers | Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (317 ratings) | 4.3 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Filimundus AB | Nova Dev |
Customer experience
Inventioneers
Plus
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
Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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