Inventioneers Full Version vs The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inventioneers Full Version
Unleash your 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 even classmates.
- Create your own inventions
- Learn real-time physics
- Share inventions with friends
- 120 inventions across 8 chapters
- Over 100 objects to use
- 18 characters to help
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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! The full version: • 8 chapters with a total of 120 inventions! • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • Share up to 16 inventions with your friends! • 100+ objects • 18 characters that you can help • 8 Inventioneers with unique features - "Windy", "Blaze", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Bunny", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie"
The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
Design and build your own video games from scratch. Create unique characters, levels, and stories with a variety of tools and assets. Then, play your creations and share them with friends.
- Create custom video games
- Design unique characters
- Build game levels with obstacles and hazards
- Add stories and sound effects
- Play and test your own games
- Share games with friends
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Make & play your own games! Share them with friends! Make adventure games, platformers, lander games, pinball games, ball and paddle games, text puzzlers, and mazes. Create your own characters! Make games with zombie mobs, hot lava, disco bricks, crystal geysers, trampoline tiles, oil slicks, wandering stars, and more. "Infinite Arcade makes it dead simple to make your own video games." — WIRED *** Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice *** Infinite Arcade is a game construction kit. It’s the fourth app in Tinybop’s Digital Toys series which includes the iPad App of the Year, The Robot Factory. Digital Toys apps are designed to let kids create anything they can imagine. MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES Start quickly with a classic game to build on. Or invent your own! Create levels with terrain blocks, obstacles, hazards, enemies, and more. Make your game small or massive with lethal boundaries or magic passageways. Control gravity to make characters walk or float. You decide how many lives they get. CREATE OR CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER Create your own ninja or ball. Pick character colors or add a photo and special effects. Or choose one of six unique characters or balls: Chompers, Jellyclops, Inky Brains, and more! Each has their own skills, strengths, and weaknesses. Be wise with your choices. TELL STORIES Add words and thought bubbles to tell a story. Post signs, clues, and secret messages to help your character out. Add all kinds of sound effects: laughs, boos, cheers, and farts! Write your own messages for the end of the game: Super bummer if you lose. You are the champion if you win! PLAY YOUR OWN GAMES Let the gaming begin! Can you play as well as you make? Now’s the time to see. Run on a travelator, jump over hot lava, swim through water, and find the victory portal. Attack zombies, evil snails, and electromagnetic cats. Collect all the gold coins and glittery skulls. Is your game too easy? Go back and make it harder. Set the high score record! SHARE & SAVE ALL YOUR GAMES You have your own video game showroom. Stockpile all your games, give them names, pass them over to a friend to play. FEATURES: + FREE gamer guide with tips and hints. Download The Infinite Arcade Technical Manual in your app or at tinybop.com. + Original artwork by Roza Gazarian, Holly Graham, and Jeanelle Petrillo. + Original sound design. + Open-ended construction kit with no rules. Curiosity is rewarded. + Multi-user system: each child gets their own avatar and showroom to save their own creations. + Fun for all ages. Privacy policy We take your and your child’s privacy seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child. We do not allow any third-party advertising. If the camera, microphone, and other services are used in an app, your information is not collected or distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy on our website. About Tinybop 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 See us: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! Reach out: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inventioneers Full Version at 4.5 against The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop's 4.1. Inventioneers Full Version also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 59%). The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Inventioneers Full Version costs $5.99 and The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inventioneers Full Version holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Inventioneers Full Version's written reviews are positive against 59% of The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop's.
Inventioneers Full Version ships an update every 5 months, The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inventioneers Full Version | The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (117 ratings) — better | 4.1 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 97 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filimundus AB | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Inventioneers Full Version
The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
User reviews
Inventioneers Full Version
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Teaches problem solving
- 💡 Encourages spatial reasoning
- 👨👩👧👦 Fun for all ages
- ✨ Nostalgic and engaging
- 💯 High-quality and educational
Room to improve
- 💰 Perceived as a rip-off
- 🐌 Slow puzzle creation
- 📈 Some levels too hard
- ⚠️ Update ruined experience
- ❌ Can't restore progress
The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
From 97 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Creative game-making capability for kids
- 🎨 Customizable characters and themes
- 👍 User-friendly interface for beginners
- 🧠 Educational and fun learning experience
- 🎯 Multiple game types (platformer, pinball, breakout)
Room to improve
- 💰 High price point ($3.99-$5.00)
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- 😤 Unintuitive controls and interface
- 🎯 Block placement inaccuracy
- 📱 Poor performance on iPhone X
Bugs and requests
Inventioneers Full Version
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes frequently
- App crashes when not on WiFi
- App crashes on launch (black screen)
- Worlds/places won't click
- Spinny thingy turns on its side
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- Incompatible with older OS versions
- Cannot sign in to old account
- Japanese language not displayed
- Full version won't open
Requested features
13 requests- Add more levels
- Add more animals
- Add cockroaches and socks
- Add a cat named Carlile
- Add a second game
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- Add more places
- Add disco ball item
- Add new character: force man
- Add sky and ground levels
- Bring back present collection
- Allow level skipping
- Add rock and cheese slide to level
- Restore progress/account feature
The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when opening or playing levels
- Black screen on startup
- Text bubbles don't work properly with character limits
- Blocks don't place where intended
- Character shrinking to invisible size
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- Physics and collision detection issues
- Water launching characters into air
- Enemies not facing correct direction after saving
- Travelator settings resetting to default
- Hall of Games connection errors
- Progress not saving during level creation
- Game automatically goes to top of selection menu
- Borderline adjustment issues
- Character gliding instead of walking
- Photo character feature causing confusion
Requested features
16 requests- Ability to play other users' levels online
- More character options and customization
- Pixel art character creator
- Additional themes (forest, grassland, ocean)
- Checkpoints in levels
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- Boss fight modes
- Level linking and story elements
- More themed enemies for each environment
- Search feature for finding games
- Ability to upload and share levels to cloud
- More game templates and level types
- Invisible blocks and trap doors
- 3D remake version
- Multiplayer functionality
- Better documentation and tutorials
- Save button and auto-save improvements
In-app purchases
Inventioneers Full Version
No in-app purchases
The Infinite Arcade by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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