Simple Machines by Tinybop
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Description
Explore the playful side of physics! “I just love how apps like these get kids genuinely excited about science." — COOL MOM TECH Experiment with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. Discover how they work and investigate the invisible forces behind them in this sandbox app. Destroy a castle, make music, send satellites into orbit & more! *** App Store Editor's Choice *** *** Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner *** Simple Machines integrates with STEM curriculum: kids can alter and test each machine to learn about force and motion, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs, conservation of energy, mechanical advantages, and tradeoffs. Get free activity sheets at tinybop.com. Simple Machines is No. 4 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Features: * Explore 6 simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. * Experiment with real world physics, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs. Learn about force and motion. * Investigate the physics at work behind each machine. * Sophisticated sound design rewards experimentation. * Original artwork by James Gilleard. * Smart features use your device’s camera to bring your kids’ world into the app. * Learn new vocabulary in 40+ languages with interactive labels. * Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design. * Entertaining for kids and adults alike. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. 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 Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Compatible with iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2, 3, mini, and Air. **This app is optimized for iPad 2 and iPhone 5 or higher. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
What's New
A full refresh for the latest iOS. We've added and improved animations throughout.
Details
- Developer
- Tinybop Inc.
- Main Category
- Education
- Version
- 1.4.0
- Version Release
- 2025-04-07
- Initial Release
- 2015-05-19
- Size
- 112 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 2.99
- Languages
- AF, SQ, AR, EU, BN, BG and 51 more
- Bundle ID
- com.tinybop.Machines
- Version Rating
- ★ 3.74 (61)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-30
Metadata updated 2026-05-30
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User Reviews
This is good for kid every tiny pop games are amzing and perfect game for kids they want to be or in the future 👍🏻
OK this app keeps crashing
Same thing happening as Jamie3D. App continues to crash after multiple uninstall and install attempts. Sad my son loved it when it worked.
I thought it might be a nice way for students to review simple machines, but I can’t ask them all to pay $2.99.
At first, the sound didn't work. Tinybop Support helped me fix it. Thanks!
We bought this game a year or so ago. It was my son’s favorite app. But a couple months ago, it suddenly stopped working. You couldn’t load a profile or make a new one - the game would just crash. We’ve uninstalled and reinstalled it and that didn’t help. Reached out to the developers and they said to try an uninstall and reinstall and when I said that I’ve tried that, they offered a refund, which was kind of them. But since there doesn’t seem to be any recent reviews for this app, I thought I should let you know that if you buy it, there’s a good chance it just won’t work.
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Its ok. Price is high for the bundle and in app purchases cannot be shared with family sharing.
I can’t really build my own creations
So boring you can’t even build in this game
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