# CivIdle - Idle Civilization — Empire Building & Trading

> Incremental civilization-building game with empire expansion, tech trees, and global trading. (iPhone/iPad app by Ruoyu Sun.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cividle-idle-civilization/id6738629560 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ruoyu Sun](https://appshunter.io/developer/1536577832)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cividle-idle-civilization/id6738629560/reviews.md

## What is CivIdle?

CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

- Empire Must Grow: Expand your empire's territory, production and influence, advance your population's science and culture, and make your people happy - the empire must grow, and numbers must go up!

- Every Run is Different: Explore a procedurally generated map, scouting for resources and natural wonders. Expand your empire and take advantage of different terrains. As technology advances, you can even reshape the terrain.

- A Vast Tech Tree: Research and unlock a vast tech tree with 100+ technologies: from hunting and gathering, through writing and math, all the way to virtual reality and artificial intelligence. As technology advances, you will unlock more game systems and mechanisms that greatly expand the game play.

- Trade and Diplomacy: Trade resources and engage in diplomacy with other players via a global market. Exchanging resources, forming alliances and fighting for influence - can your culture stand in the end?

- Wonder-full Empire: Throughout different eras, construct different world wonders that provide unique bonuses, unlock new game mechanism and make your map look pretty.

- Reborn with Great People: When you prestige, you will be able to collect great people - historical great figures, each with unique bonuses and abilities that will help your next run reach new height.

- 90s Retro UI: A 90's retro UI, that is a love letter to the golden age of desktop computing, will surely bring back some nostalgia. There's a 1-1 replicated mode which brings maximum authenticity and an "eye protection mode" that captures the essence but is easier on your eye on modern displays.

## Key features

- Empire expansion and growth
- Procedurally generated maps
- Vast tech tree with 100+ technologies
- Global trading and diplomacy
- Construct world wonders
- Collect great people with unique bonuses
- Retro 90s UI

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Supporter Pack | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cividle-idle-civilization/id6738629560/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great game

*2026-06-25*

Very fun game that does not require paying money or watching ads

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2026-06-13*

Excellent game, reminiscent of the era progressions in those old civ games. Expect resource management, upgrades, perks, and a prestige system that has you coming back to reach new milestones. The dev has done a great job of making the game accessible and playable for free, and the game chat / community engagement is very helpful. Cross-platform interaction is possible if you also want to play this on steam. I recommend highly.

### 4/5 — I’m enjoying it

*2026-05-18*

This is genuinely one of the better idle games I've played.

The prestige system is where the replay value kicks in. When you reset you get to collect historical Great People, real figures with unique bonuses that carry into your next run. Keeps it fresh.

The base game is completely free and the Supporter Pack (I paid $3.99) gets you a badge, custom name color in chat and on the trade map, and some QoL perks.

The retro 90s desktop UI is fun, nostalgia vibes.

My only real issue is the mobile UI on iPhone. Things are visibly cut off and the flow of the game suffers for it. I switched to my iPad and it is a totally different experience. 

Fix the phone scaling and this is an easy 5 stars.

### 5/5 — Looks fun

*2026-01-01*

I think this game could be great. Just needs to be optimized better for iPhone screens. I played industry idle and that worked well. A few tweaks and it should be playable and good.  Please keep updates coming and adding new content. Thank you.

### 3/5 — Decent game but not optimized for mobile

*2025-12-01*

Fun game but the menus get in the way and spill over the screen so you can’t see or close out of some of them. Maybe fine on a desktop but needs some sort of adaptive element for phone/ipad screen size

## Frequently asked questions about CivIdle

### What is CivIdle?

CivIdle is an idle/incremental game where you guide a civilization through thousands of years of history. You'll expand your empire, research technologies, build wonders, and trade with other players.

### How does the empire grow in CivIdle?

The empire grows by expanding territory, increasing production and influence, advancing science and culture, and ensuring the happiness of your population. The core mechanic is that the empire must grow and numbers must go up.

### Is CivIdle playable offline?

The description does not specify offline play. However, features like trading with global players suggest an online component is necessary for full functionality.

### What kind of technologies can be researched in CivIdle?

CivIdle features a vast tech tree with over 100 technologies, spanning from basic hunting and gathering to advanced concepts like virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Researching technologies unlocks new game systems and mechanisms.

### Can I play CivIdle on multiple devices?

CivIdle is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Cross-device playability is not explicitly mentioned, but typically requires account synchronization.

### What is the age rating for CivIdle?

CivIdle has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players.

### How often is CivIdle updated?

The game was last updated on 2025-10-20 with version 1.0. Further update frequency is not detailed in the provided information.

### Does CivIdle have ads?

No, CivIdle does not contain advertisements. The game is free to play and offers in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2025-10-20

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*