# Idle Power - Electric Growth

> Idle game about an AI maximizing energy production and expanding its infrastructure. (iPhone/iPad app by Deuski Games Limited Liability Company.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-power-electric-growth/id1584754580 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Deuski Games Limited Liability Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/1437753284)
- Category: Games, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.64/5 from 474 App Store ratings · 27 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 146 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-power-electric-growth/id1584754580/reviews.md

## What is Idle Power?

Your systems have come online. Your programming directs you to generate as much energy as possible, by any means necessary. Produce energy, sell it to the grid, and invest money to build up your infrastructure as you expand to ever-increasing heights. The world, and indeed the universe, will find out just what happens when an artificial intelligence is given a single task to maximize with no other constraints.
Idle Power features multiple sections that contain hundreds of upgrades and fun things to do. Expand your influence across the cosmos and never let anything slow your energy production.
PRODUCE
Produce energy through one of your various resources and upgrade their effectiveness by investing funds. Energy is the resource from which all else flows, and the universe contains a practically limitless supply!
SELL
Sell your produced energy to generate funds that you can then invest in expanding your capabilities, improving your production infrastructure and your demand networks. 
EXPAND
Expand your reach by investing energy and money to synthesize batteries, which improve the base value of energy, increasing profits even faster. And if that wasn’t enough, same-type batteries can be merged with each other to generate an even more powerful battery that further increases your profits – and therefore – your production.
REBUILD
At times you will notice inefficiencies in the infrastructure you create, and will have no choice but to tear it all down. But fear not, because the learning you have acquired through the ages will allow you to invest in powerful unique upgrades that will be crucial to building it all back better, faster, and stronger than ever before!

Idle Power is the latest and greatest from Deuski Games, and continues in the tradition of a true idle game that you can play for seconds, minutes, or hours, and then leave it to play itself while you are away! 
Idle Power is free to download and play, but it does contain the option to watch advertisements for in-game bonuses, or in-app purchases to permanently activate those bonuses

## Key features

- Produce and upgrade energy generation
- Sell energy for funds
- Invest in infrastructure upgrades
- Synthesize and merge batteries
- Rebuild for enhanced efficiency
- Unlock permanent bonuses

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Timer Advertisements | $4.99 | one-time |
| Remove Battery Advertisements | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Idle Power?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Unique energy production and selling mechanic
- 😊 Minimal ad bombardment compared to other games
- 🎮 Engaging battery merging minigame
- ⚙️ Simple yet addictive gameplay loop
- 🎨 Good visual design and aesthetics
- 🔄 Offline progression and background operation
- ⏱️ Fast-paced progression with dopamine rewards
- 🎯 Multiple mechanics combined into one game
- 👍 Fair monetization with optional purchases
- 📱 Low storage and battery consumption

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases ($5-$13)
- 🔄 Battery grid resets on progress reset (manual work lost)
- 😤 Repetitive merging becomes tedious
- 📊 Unclear hidden milestones and achievements
- 🐢 Endgame becomes grindy and less rewarding
- 🎯 Late-game research becomes less helpful
- ⚠️ Requires paid bonuses for decent endgame progress
- 😑 Unskippable slow generic text popups
- 🔄 No replayability after completion
- ⏳ Hours of manual merging required repeatedly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game resets randomly without user action
- Game crashes or fails to open properly
- Save sync across devices not working
- Battery and purchase buttons become unresponsive
- Energy selling calculations incorrect (display vs actual)
- Auto-sell feature conflicts with research progression
- High numbers cause performance issues on some devices

**Most requested features**

- Ability to pause auto-selling while on battery screen
- Skip option for tutorial/informational text popups
- Lower in-app purchase prices
- Clear milestone/achievement tracking system
- More meaningful late-game research rewards
- Battery grid persistence across resets
- Clearer progression milestones in endgame

## Recent user reviews (10 of 27)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-power-electric-growth/id1584754580/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Good game

*2026-01-04, version 1.8.2*

This is a good game to pass the time, sure it’s just an idle game but it has no ads. The only time there are ads is when you’re getting buffs in-game.

### 1/5 — Bought permanent ad bonuses.

*2025-07-15, version 1.8.2*

I bought all ad bonuses and now it auto sells the energy. Can’t increase research until the energy out produces the selling machine thing. Stupid design. Should allow me to halt while on that screen to be able to store some up to sell.

### 5/5 — Review

*2025-04-13, version 1.8.2*

Fun very very fun

### 1/5 — Preposterous and incomplete

*2024-11-08, version 1.8.2*

The pictures look good. The ‘game’ is deficient. And over $10 to turn ‘both’ types of ads off? Ludicrous!

### 3/5 — It’s okay, but not great

*2024-09-13, version 1.8.2*

-TLDR; okay at first, garbage towards the end-

The game starts off strong. Good, simple visuals. Mechanics are also simple, but have elements that can make it more engaging if not addicting, especially the battery merging minigame.

Overall, it’s quite good at the start, and part of the mid-game…but at end game, everything becomes redundant and less helpful.

Firstly; You figure out on your own that there are hidden milestones that have certain effects. But that’s the thing, many times you get bonuses, and you don’t know how you unlocked them so you could strategize around it.

Second; The research in the mid to late game become less and less helpful. More like… you get minor quality of life things that likely should’ve been given to you outright, or presented at earlier research stages. 

Lastly, and most important; towards end game, to make any decent progress, you obviously NEED the paid bonuses and accessibility options enabled. With a TREMENDOUS research hurdle you work towards and hidden achievements/bonuses, you have no real milestones to work towards. All of this makes it a real slog.

I don’t believe there is ANY replayability here.

### 5/5 — I like it.

*2024-07-31*

Pretty enjoyable for how I like some games. Purchases are two simple things that make the game even more enjoyable. Honestly just fun for mindless gaming while doing other stuff.

### 5/5 — My favorite “fun” app

*2024-06-08, version 1.8.2*

This is an absolute blast to play. You get hooked early on and you just want to keep seeing how far you can go in the supply and demand of energy. Who would have thought energy production could be so much fun.
You can stay on top of everything happening, or you can just sit back and let it run on its own for a few days if you are busy with other things. You can close the app (swipe it off of your running apps - I’m not sure what the QUIT button does, I haven’t tried that) and it will keep producing energy in the background, so your progress doesn’t stop.

I have written a few apps for fun, just to keep my brain working as I get older, and I wish I had written this one, truly a creative gem.
The 2 paid upgrades are well worth it for the user, and fair compensation for the developers. I’d highly suggest purchasing them, you won’t regret it.
I know everyone wants everything for free now a days, but you get what you pay for and this is worth it and deserving of the optional payments.

Great app - ‘nuff said 😁😁😁

### 3/5 — Decent idler

*2024-05-28, version 1.8.2*

If you have ever played one of those freemium tiered merge games and thought, “this would be way better if there were no timer (or whatever paid progress-limiting system is in place),” this game crushes that notion with a heavy fist.

The idle mechanics are just fine - nothing terribly new or different from any other. The progress reset upgrades are boring, and if you want to micromanage them it seems to be overly tedious without substantial reward over just doing the easy auto-distribute. The research rewards quickly turn into nothing besides slowly adding more boring reset upgrades (as opposed to unlocking things in the main loop). Nothing great overall, nothing terrible- just fine.

The problem is in the battery mechanic, which is where my first comment comes in to play. A 4x4 merge grid, the usual merge 1 & 1 for 2, repeat, merge 2 & 2 for 3, etc etc etc. The higher the tier of battery, the higher your energy sells for. Simple - no issue so far. However, on a 16-square grid, reaching top tier possible in each slot will take HOURS of merging. Still, fine, no big deal - except that when you reset your progress, your entire battery grid resets as well, wiping out whatever time you invested into it. This is not idle time, which is what you normally lose in an idle game on progress reset, this is MANUAL PLAYING time that the game is taking back from you. It becomes even more annoying when you realize how CRUCIAL having a high sale price is to progressing. Then you couple that with the fact that before too long, you’ll be resetting multiple times per day, meaning you have to redo all of those hours of merging every time. It’s monotonous, frustrating, and poorly implemented.

If you can stomach the idea of playing the same merge grid over and over and over (and over and over and over…) AND you love idle games, you might enjoy this.

### 1/5 — Game resets randomly

*2024-05-19, version 1.8.2*

I put down my phone after about 30 minutes of playing and came back to a fully reset game like I had never played before.

### 5/5 — The game is REALLY unique.

*2024-04-08, version 1.8.2*

I just love the idea of making energy to sell it. And it tells us our unique journey on the game. Even how to play! It’s very fun to play and different then other games I saw. It’s so cool that there is so much upgrades and different unique stuff like battery’s and customers. Like this is literally a 5/5 game bro! Good job!

## Frequently asked questions about Idle Power

### What is Idle Power - Electric Growth?

Idle Power - Electric Growth is an idle simulation game where players control an artificial intelligence tasked with maximizing energy production. You will generate energy, sell it to earn funds, and invest those funds to upgrade your infrastructure and expand your reach across the universe.

### What are the main features of Idle Power?

Key features include producing energy through various resources with upgradeable effectiveness, selling energy to generate funds, investing in infrastructure and demand networks, synthesizing and merging batteries to increase profits, and rebuilding your systems for greater efficiency with unique upgrades.

### Is Idle Power free to play?

Yes, Idle Power is free to download and play. It offers optional in-app purchases to permanently activate bonuses, and you can also choose to watch advertisements for in-game bonuses.

### What kind of upgrades are available in Idle Power?

The game features hundreds of upgrades across multiple sections, including enhancements to your energy production resources, batteries that increase energy value, and unique upgrades unlocked after rebuilding your infrastructure, allowing you to build back better, faster, and stronger.

### Can I play Idle Power for short periods?

Absolutely. Idle Power is designed as a true idle game, meaning you can play for seconds, minutes, or hours at a time. When you're away, the game continues to play itself, allowing your energy production to grow passively.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.2 — 2023-12-11

Added new battery sprites so that recolors of existing sprites are no longer necessary

Added switch under Menu > Settings to change battery sprites from the new "Standard" back to the old "Classic" mode if desired

Added new research mechanics that can be unlocked

Various bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.6.26 — 2023-06-11

All Production Resources are now totally revamped with fun new controls and animations

Research mechanics which is used to unlock other new mechanics as you progress through the game

Updated animation and UI effects for a more pleasant experience

Option to switch number format to scientific notation

Additional battery sprites with the cap increased to enable farther progression

### 1.6 — 2022-12-04

Minor Bug fixes

### 1.2.2 — 2022-12-03

General bugfixes

### 1.2.1 — 2022-10-22

Added Cloud Save Feature

Added In-App Purchases as an option to get rid of watching advertisements for bonuses

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