# Idle Gears: Tycoon Empire — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Gears by Simplicated Games Inc., rated 4.47/5 from 179 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-gears-tycoon-empire/id1673587975/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-gears-tycoon-empire/id1673587975.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 124 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 13 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 2/5 — The ads killed it *2024-10-09, version 1.18.0* Games like this are very fun, but after about 5 minutes of gameplay I was getting served ads after every 2-5 gear spawns. That is way too aggressive and makes the game unplayable. 2 stars for the fun gameplay, but I’ve already deleted it due to the amount of ads. ### 2/5 — Not worth it *2024-10-08, version 1.18.0* Too many ads ### 1/5 — Ad trap nightmare *2024-09-07, version 1.16.1* Ad trap nightmare ### 1/5 — Way too many ads *2024-06-20, version 1.13.1* Literally the first button you press causes a 30 second ad ### 2/5 — Good game but some problems *2024-03-01, version 1.13.1* So when I got this game it was cool I’ve had it for a bit but when I’m done using it I check my battery and it lowered 🪫 so much unlike other games I’ve had. Way to many adds,😥 can you not put so many adds like dang😖. My phone heats up too much when using so I no longer have it😕. ### 1/5 — Glitches *2023-08-24* So how do I go from a gear costing one amount one day to it now costing me well over 1000 times the amount the next day? Utterly ridiculous. With this change I will make about 400 trillion per day but each new gear now costs me around 1 months worth of that daily rate. Why did this change happen? Fix the glitches please! Otherwise it is a very fun game. This is a updated rating from a previous 5 star rating from me…Bratacus69! **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We are continuously trying to make our game enjoyable to all parties. We have made some further changes, please feel free to let us know at support@simplicatedgames.com or here how you feel about future updates. Thank you! ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2023-07-07, version 1.9.3* The whole game is about how many ads you can watch in an hour ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken game *2026-04-18, version 1.24.0* Game is abandoned. Nothing works and cant even reach out to support cause it doesnt exist anymore. ### 1/5 — Ads for days *2025-04-05, version 1.19.3* The game is interesting to play but half more then have the game is locked behind paywall. Your forced in to ads even if you select no, so instead of getting the ad bonus you watch the ad and get nothing, pushes ads on player in the middle of things. Do not recommend ### 1/5 — Forced ads *2024-12-31, version 1.19.3* Title says it all ### 1/5 — Money slot *2024-12-06, version 1.19.3* Silly game and slot machine, full of “micro” transactions ### 1/5 — Ads anyway *2024-11-25, version 1.19.3* half the buttons in this game tell you they will launch an ad. Therefore when an ad is launched when not pushing these buttons it is frustrating. I want to like this game, but if every button launches into an ad its just unplayable… ### 1/5 — Very bland *2024-10-24, version 1.19.3* Maybe it’s just because it is the early stages of the game, but there’s nothing interesting about the placement of gears. Even unlocking new boards is pointless besides the gem gain from buying them, as why would you waste time upgrading gears on another board, when you can aim for the next 5x multiplier on the first board? ### 1/5 — Just another bad idle game *2024-10-14, version 1.19.2* Thought it would have cool puzzle elements with gear ratios but nope it’s just another bad puzzle game with bad graphics and confusing ui ### 1/5 — Good game bad ads *2024-09-24, version 1.17.1* The game is good it passes time. I would play it more but adverts are too much. Every few minutes there is an add. Really ruins the game. If they changed it to no forced adds I would play it. Incentive adds and unlock adds would be perfect. But adds for simply putting cog down na I’m good thanks. So great game which I won’t play due to forced adds ### 1/5 — Cool game, too many ads *2024-09-20, version 1.17.1* Ads are what ruin idle games, how am I meant to play an idle game when it’s an ad a minute (I timed it) make ads optional for rewards ### 1/5 — Garbage ads every 10secs. *2024-09-11, version 1.16.1* Every 10 seconds an ad. Ridiculous, glad you made a few pennies. Removed this garbage app within a few minutes. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best game I have *2024-02-24, version 1.13.1* the only way i think about the game is the fact that it is soooooooooooooooooo much fun and the gameplay itself feels like it was made by someone with no idea what they were doing with their own brain and the game ### 5/5 — Extremely fun game *2023-07-02* Very fun game to pass some time. No clans to deal with. No high pressure environment. Laid back and easy to play. ### 5/5 — Captivating *2023-06-30, version 1.9.3* Can’t stop playing this game. Super addictive! ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2023-04-08, version 1.4.2* Having fun while playing. ### 5/5 — great game! *2023-03-11, version 1.2.1* great game to play when you’re trying to relax after a long day and have fun! ### 4/5 — Updated review *2026-01-17, version 1.23.0* Wonderful game! Extremely relaxing and wonderful ASMR release! Top notch polite, prompt and caring support staff which is very hard to find anymore. No clans to have to join. No chat rooms as well. Not a pay to win atmosphere. Simply a fun and relaxing game to play in as little or as much time as you like! Yes there are ads if you wish to play completely free, but for a small one time charge you can eliminate that as well. So take it from this disabled Veteran, this is a fun game and must have if you simply want to relax and unwind! Happy Gaming! ### 4/5 — SOOOO FUN *2024-06-07, version 1.13.1* This game is SO fun except there’s to much ads but overall good game do recommend ### 3/5 — Updates? *2025-11-13* Will the new levels ever get released? Just says “coming soon” despite I have enough to unlock them all. Otherwise this is a 5 star game! **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We are continuously trying to make our game enjoyable to all parties. We have made some further changes, please feel free to let us know at support@simplicatedgames.com or here how you feel about future updates. Thank you! ### 2/5 — Meh, 5/10 *2024-12-04, version 1.19.3* This game is the same as any other idle tycoon, cool idea with the gears! But man the ads are brutal. There is a fine line and I think this game crosses it. Too many items are locked behind ads and on top of that there is a chance an ad plays after making any action. If you make a game like this, people wanna play and the ads limit the gameplay. Other than that, cool idea and nice ui design! ### 2/5 — Too many Ads *2024-10-19, version 1.19.3* There’s a fun gameplay loop here however it’s jarringly broken up by forced ads that cost $20 to remove, there’s better options than this out there --- *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 2026-07-08.*