# Idle Research — user reviews > 128 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Research by Considera Core LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 828 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-research/id1538381108/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-research/id1538381108.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 734 · 4★ 56 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Idle Research? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great progression and gameplay - 🚀 Efficient and well-optimized - 💡 Unique and engaging mechanics - 🎨 Customizable UI and visuals - 📈 Satisfying incremental progression **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, freezes) - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🕰️ Slow progress at later stages - 🤔 Confusing or cluttered UI - 🚫 Lack of updates and new content **Commonly reported bugs** - Auto research not working - Presets not functioning properly - Solitaire timer resetting unexpectedly - Incompatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Increase ice cap and progression limits - Add more late-game content and features - Improve solitaire mode (undo, card visibility) - Implement cloud/cross-device saves - Add support for more languages ## Newest reviews (15 of 128) ### 4/5 — Ice capped *2026-08-02, version 0.21.9* Hi, not sure if you’re still updating or reading reviews, but I wanted to say that this is an awesome game. One problem I have noticed, however, isn’t it the points to upgrade the ice flasks are capped at 10DTG. Is there a reason for that? At this point, I have to manually reset freeze mode. In order to gain more points and I reached the cap in like five seconds so it’s almost impossible to progress. Thank you for your time, Kieran Yule ### 4/5 — Very fun *2025-01-20, version 0.21.9* Getting all achi take a year due to ice cap Can you make ice gain (hardcapped) -> ice gain (softcapped) and more content ### 4/5 — forever incomplete but solid gameplay *2024-11-07, version 0.21.9* the unimplemented or unfinished features will not be released as the developer has confirmed they are working on a sequel with a different design philosophy. the content pf this game as is is very engaging, but be aware that full completion is unlikely. ### 4/5 — One of the best *2024-11-07, version 0.21.9* One, if not the best idle games i ever played. The progress is balanced and extremely fair, you dont need ads, you dont need to pay, its so well made and fun. Sadly the game hasn’t received an update for a long time and the endgame needs a bit of refinement ### 5/5 — It’s been a year!!! *2024-10-15, version 0.21.9* Please release cylinders 😭 PS. love the game, Also, no rush :) ### 5/5 — Super spiel 👍 *2024-10-14, version 0.21.9* Super Spiel, leider geht es gerade nicht weiter (bräuchte ein Update), darum habe ich es gelöscht und nochmal neu durchgespielt 🙃 ### 5/5 — Please update *2024-09-19, version 0.21.9* Awesome game, just really needs more late game content. And please raise the ICE cap wayyyy higher. ### 5/5 — I will love to give you a thank you *2024-09-08, version 0.21.9* Even though I haven’t finished this is the best idle game I have seen 5 star ### 4/5 — Great but dead *2024-08-16, version 0.21.9* It’s a fabulous game with excellent UI, many layers of content, good quality of life features, and well balanced without paying. But unfortunately this game seems abandoned in an incomplete state (about 70%), making the game unbeatable. But it’s still a fun game. I’d give five stars if complete. ### 4/5 — Update Needed *2024-08-11, version 0.21.9* Good game just update Ice cap, release cilinder or add more stages so it’s not capped at 500, it takes around 6 days to max the game for me and now I’m just waiting for more content ### 5/5 — Wow… amazing *2024-08-06, version 0.21.9* I don’t ever write reviews for games, but this game is amazing. Progression doesn’t feel slow, but it also isn’t stupidly quick and boring. Every time I feel like I’m getting towards end game, I unlock something completely new, like ice and tubes, and I LOVE IT. This game keeps surprising me around every corner, and I can’t wait for the new updates to come. Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Edit: it also adds new things like a combat system instead of just the same button clicking ### 3/5 — Amazing, but... *2024-08-04, version 0.21.9* Unfortunately it seems like this game is dead. The gameplay that's there is SO fun, but it hasn't received an update in a very long time 😭 I'd still recommend it, but there's stuff you just won't be able to do because the game is in limbo. ### 5/5 — Cylinders Update *2024-08-02, version 0.21.9* Great game, but please add in the cylinders update. I really want to complete the game after all this time spent playing. ### 5/5 — Good game *2024-07-23, version 0.21.9* Game is interesting and relaxing. I’d be really happy if you increase the Ice cap because my Ice Makers production are really low :) ### 5/5 — Please update *2024-07-12, version 0.21.9* This is a great and very addictive game that took me a few weeks to complete. It was very fun and challenging to get to this point but this game needs to expand:) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pointless *2026-03-07, version 0.21.9* There is no content here. I played for 30 minutes hoping it would be something interesting… at no point is it beneficial to do anything but have red bottles be made. So you just slowly add more bottle makers and spend your money making them run faster… that’s the whole game. ### 1/5 — Was great. Just crashed and it’s not working *2025-08-25, version 0.21.9* Was awesome. Then crashed and won’t work ### 1/5 — Unübersichtlich *2025-01-25, version 0.21.9* 👆 ### 1/5 — Messy *2024-08-04, version 0.21.9* The UI is a disaster, the local saves and other extraneous menus are a mess. There’s no reason to make this game forced landscape. Having no sound effects at all is weird, bordering on creepy. The core game seems solid but the execution is so poor I can’t see myself sticking with this one. Shame. ### 1/5 — Game has been abandoned *2024-01-22, version 0.21.9* Games abandoned no more updates ### 1/5 — Tutorial too long *2023-11-24, version 0.21.9* I don’t understand the need for a tutorial in such a simple game. Waste of time, really need a skip button or just remove it. ### 1/5 — Money and progression capped ‘until update’ *2023-01-02, version 0.21.9* The game is pretty good. But if you make it so far you’re capped off. I can’t progress anymore so I stopped playing ### 1/5 — Good idle game with one major annoyance *2022-09-07, version 0.21.9* There is a way to earn free gems in this game by playing solitaire. You get three chances to get the highest score you can. Only problem is that 9/10 times it will give you 3 unsolvable puzzles that only have a handful of possible moves. It is really annoying and the only reason I’m rating so low. ### 1/5 — Tutorial is bugged and covers the buttons it’s telling you to press. *2022-08-26, version 0.21.9* But still manages to be sarcastic about you not being able to press the button hidden beneath… ### 2/5 — Good game but not idle *2025-10-04, version 0.21.9* You do only progress if you have the app active ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I’m waiting continued *2026-04-25, version 0.21.9* If you need an idea for cylinders I have one rainbow cylinders basically like golden flask but you prestige your ice flasks and tubes and cylinders. ### 5/5 — I’m waiting *2026-04-16, version 0.21.9* Are you still working on the cylinder update I need to know and soon and when it’s ready let me know because the progress is very slow at this point but still a good game ### 5/5 — Did I play *2025-12-21, version 0.21.9* Oh! ### 5/5 — I want the cylinders soon! *2025-11-20, version 0.21.9* I am on the tubes layer close to getting enough golden tubes to unlock cylinders! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-04-25, version 0.21.9* This game has taken a week of my life and I don’t regret a second of it. This game is perfect if you have a ton of time to waste. Super satisfying to watch the numbers go up infinitely. Not to mention the many features in the game currently and the many more to come. Best idle game I’ve played yet 10/10 ### 5/5 — Mmm, Autism Likes This One *2025-04-02, version 0.21.9* This is the best incremental game I’ve played yet! And it’s not even finished?? I love this game, I’ve been playing it for a couple months. I just unlocked the dark age a few days ago & ngl a lot of the mechanics go way over my head but I just lurk until I eventually figure it out lol. It’s kept me hooked for this long I’m definitely seeing it to the end >:) ### 5/5 — A humble game that treats you well *2025-02-03, version 0.21.9* As above ### 5/5 — Good game *2024-12-03, version 0.21.9* Great game it doesn’t get updated anymore though and because of that once you reach a certain point is is impossible to move forward ### 5/5 — This is fun I love to play this game, but. *2024-11-28, version 0.21.9* When are you going to make the cylinder update? It still says wait for research cylinder updates and it’s been a year and it still hasn’t updated. Can you please update? I would appreciate it if you did but overall good game. Edit. yeah it’s about a year later and still no cylinder update devs cylinder update will come out soon two years later still no trailer or sneak peaks of cylinder update. ### 5/5 — This game is very good! *2024-11-27, version 0.21.9* This game is the best as it requires minimal strategy during the early stages of the game and it overall cures my boredom during long trips or just in general. I just have one suggestion and it is ultra rebirths which get higher tier flask like the diamond flask as in order to get it you need money and to be completely honest spending money on some mobile games or worth it but gaining the flask in other way than completing achievements ( I think ) will be better. --- *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 2026-09-03.*