# Industry Idle - Factory Tycoon — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of Industry Idle by Ruoyu Sun, rated 4.10/5 from 107 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 70 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Industry Idle? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics - 🚫 No ads or minimal ad interruptions - 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics or aggressive monetization - 🧠 Deep, complex strategy requiring thoughtful planning - 🎨 Clean, minimalist brutalist UI design - 📊 Detailed statistics and supply chain management - 🔄 Regular updates and active developer support - ⏱️ True idle mechanics with offline earnings - 🌍 Multilingual support available - 🎯 Rewarding progression system with prestige mechanics **Cons** - 🐛 Black screen crashes on startup (especially post-update) - 📱 Small text and UI scaling issues on smaller devices - 😕 Steep learning curve and confusing tutorial - ⏳ Offline idle earnings not working properly - 🔊 Audio issues when switching between apps - 🌙 No dark theme option - 📍 UI elements cut off on certain screen sizes - 🎮 Game feels like work rather than entertainment - 😴 Can become boring or grindy for some players - 🔐 Difficulty accessing player trading system **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen error preventing game launch (February 2022 update) - Offline idle income showing as zero despite being offline - Input and output switched in building displays - Advanced power plants not starting despite having resources - Cash flow stopping completely after power plant issues - Audio going silent after using music from other apps - Player market and statistics agency text cut off on smaller devices - Offline earnings ad system failing to reward after watching ad - Game map resetting unexpectedly, losing progress - Fuel source switching causing production to halt with no recovery option - Save synchronization issues between Steam and mobile versions - Bonus offline earnings button disappearing for DLC owners **Most requested features** - Dark theme/dark background - Better tutorial system with highlighted building references - Sandbox mode for experimentation - Fuel type switching option in HQ menu - German language support - Turkish language support - Automatic app update notifications - Cloud save synchronization between Steam and mobile - Government trading and international expansion mechanics - Better UI scaling for iPhone 12 and smaller screens - Improved offline earnings visibility and confirmation ## Newest reviews (14 of 76) ### 4/5 — Unfortunately, *2025-08-18, version 2.61* I love this game but the only one thing that I do not like is that the sound goes silent after using other music from different games. It makes it harder to concentrate. ### 4/5 — Pas mal *2025-07-01, version 2.61* Un bon idle game sans pub moins facile a maitriser que la majorité…le seul hic , je m’y ennuie vite… ### 5/5 — Good *2023-09-20, version 2.50* Sell stuff on player market for huge profit ### 5/5 — Very cool game *2023-05-29, version 2.36* I like it ### 2/5 — Good design *2023-05-06* But my big issue is that idle aspect, it doesn't work. Players keep telling me to hit a market cap of 1b I have multiple times, but when I go offline I just don’t get anything, it just tells me the time I’ve been offline and how long I can be offline but no income made. ### 5/5 — 🥵 *2022-10-10* 🥵 ### 2/5 — Difficult to play/read on iPhone 12 *2022-08-27* Text real small. It literally can be a headache to try playing this game. ### 5/5 — Bug report. Great game though! *2022-07-30* I LOVE your game. It is easy to play, even if the statistics are a bit overwhelming at first. But, bug report. Input and output are switched around in buildings. But I really love this game. It is an incredible method of combining a factory game and really simple graphics. You see so many games now that are incredible graphics, bad game. But I feel like this is the perfect example of quality over visuals. Dev, if you see this, you should make some involuntary ads come in, because you deserve so much for making such a great game. ### 5/5 — Great and underrated *2022-06-02, version 2.9.30* All these games that you download that are supposedly business tycoons are actually just games just for tapping but industry idle actually makes you think and I personally want to see you add to the game like that you can make trade with governments and fund rebels manufacturer guns as well as international map to see what countries you would like to expand instead from starting from scratch but whatever you add I’ll play and pay because it’s really worth it. ### 5/5 — Brilliant game and great regular updates *2022-04-26, version 2.9.29* Haven't ever seen an interesting game such this one. Nice and very simple graphic. Building on the map is easy, research and policy Centres idea just a great one, I like that. Too much to take care of to make sure you always have power, resources that feed your factories are running smoothly, fuel is enough for transportation, etc. Like it and spend my spare time playing it. Great. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Siyah ekran hatası *2022-04-25, version 2.9.28* Oyunu uzun zamandır oynayamıyorum siyah ekran hatası alıyorum ### 5/5 — Must have *2022-03-24* If you enjoy economy games, this is simple yet complex ### 5/5 — Interesting many layered game *2022-02-12, version 2.9.23* This game is interesting as it seems so easy to play to start. Once you get going you realise there are so many things that affect your city and changing one thing can change so many others. Been playing for a while now and it’s one of the best games I’ve played like this. The fact this game does not force ad’s on you or micro transactions just makes it better, I’ve played it for hours and will be playing it for a long time to come. I will be buying the expansion packs as they come out to support the developers Well done developers. ### 3/5 — Fun idle game bugged *2022-02-12, version 2.9.22* 2/12/22 game just black screens when opened. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Offline idle does not work *2024-12-07, version 2.61* Spent 6h offline, income was somehow 0. That’s actually my biggest pet peeve with these games. ### 1/5 — To complicated *2023-07-01, version 2.36* Make it easyer ### 1/5 — Siyah ekran hatası *2022-12-12, version 2.25* Oyun açılmıyor. Siyah ekran hatası var. Lütfen düzeltin. Black screen error. This game can’t play. Please fix it. ### 1/5 — Good but…… *2022-08-26* Good game but if you buy it don’t expect much from the dev. I posted a problem I encountered asking if there was a way to correct it. I waited for 2 days on discord and got no help from the devs. If you buy expect to buy the game with your own support. ### 1/5 — Won‘t function since latest update *2022-02-12, version 2.9.22* When I try to open the app a black screen appears and nothing else happens. This occurs since the latest update, pls fix. ### 1/5 — Geht nicht mehr auch nach Neuem Update *2022-02-12, version 2.9.22* Seit dem letzten Update startet das Spiel auf einem iPhone 12 Pro max nicht mehr. Bitte den Fehler beheben. Würde gerne weiterspielen und mein investiertes Geld nutzen. ### 1/5 — Game still doesn’t work *2022-02-12* Got the new update and the app wouldn’t open, then the one after that and it didn’t fix it. ### 1/5 — Black screen *2022-02-12, version 2.9.22* Beim starten des Spiels habe ich einen permanenten Black Screen das Spiel startet leider nicht mehr ### 1/5 — Didn’t get my offline cash *2022-01-20* I clicked the double for watching an ad, watched the ad, but then after that a loading circle just went on forever. I closed the app after trying to switch the wifi on/off and going to cellular instead. So instead of getting at least my non-doubled offline earnings…I got none! ### 1/5 — hihi *2021-10-28, version 2.9.16* jsp ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — dark theme *2025-09-23* plz, do the dark background 🙏🏻 ### 5/5 — とても良い工場ゲーム *2025-08-12, version 2.61* ライン構築作業がないタイプの工場ゲーム。でも資源の収支を見て足りない製品を増産してお金稼いで、新しい製品を解放してまた増産するのが楽しい。ずっと続けられるゲームです。 ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-07-31, version 2.61* The concept, playing and game is fun. ### 5/5 — Was schönes *2025-06-05, version 2.61* Finde das Spiel recht entspannend dauert erst ein bisschen den kommt die sucht ### 5/5 — Different idle game concept. *2025-05-19, version 2.61* Look at their guide in how to play. Build a few power source ‘windmill’ 7 tiles first on the rim of the map. Put them all next to each other on green percentage tiles. Then 7 basic resource tiles close to the centre. Do not upgrade. Then sell the resources after an hour . That is the start before you start production lines. Games last as long as you want them too. It takes time even for the Swiss money to build at first. ### 5/5 — Amazing game that I will be investing too much time into *2024-10-11, version 2.61* I love this style of game, and the ui presents a brutalist nature to an incremental game which I think pairs extremely well together. I’m still progressing the learning curve this game presents and once I’m comfortable enough with it I will be buying the expansions to get access to the extra content. This game is honestly kind of a breath of fresh air when compared to what the mobile game landscape is currently. My only problem is I’m having trouble accessing the player trading system that requires internet connection. I’ve attempted all the obvious steps to pair, I’ve linked my steam and explored the settings trying to establish a connection yet I cannot access the chat or the player trading system. I’m sure that this is likely user error and I’m missing a toggle in the settings but I have looked. Not sure if this may just be a bug with the recent iOS update or not. Regardless, I will be spending my limited free time and then some enveloped in this game. ### 5/5 — Great game… but *2024-05-04* This game is amazing and I love it. Except I had to restart. I accidentally switched my fuel source without knowing to batteries. I didn’t find this out until I realized that none of my factories were doing anything and the fuel indicator was at 0/s. I tried to see if I can re-change the fuel type, but there was nothing in statistics, or HQ, or anything. I looked it up, nothing. I suggest that you make a way to change the fuel type in HQ or smth. Like I said, great game, I loved it. I wasn’t very far anyway, so I don’t mind too much. Update: found out how to re-change the fuel type, but after I reset. Oops. Anyway, great game and not much to fix. 👍 ### 5/5 — Great game… but *2024-05-03* This game is amazing and I love it. Except I had to restart. I accidentally switched my fuel source without knowing to batteries. I didn’t find this out until I realized that none of my factories were doing anything and the fuel indicator was at 0/s. I tried to see if I can re-change the fuel type, but there was nothing in statistics, or HQ, or anything. I looked it up, nothing. I suggest that you make a way to change the fuel type in HQ or smth. Like I said, great game, I loved it. I wasn’t very far anyway, so I don’t mind too much. ### 5/5 — Many options *2023-11-05, version 2.57* The game is very complex and sometimes looks more like work than play, but if that is what you like this game is great ### 5/5 — Oynanabilir *2023-10-10, version 2.50* Oyunda Genişleme paketleri var bu paketler şehir ve fabrika, özellik açıyor bu şehirler ise doğrudan üretiminize etki ediyor ama F2P oyuncular için sorun teşkil etmiyor Trilyonun üstünde gelirlere sahip olanlar var mesela enerji üretmek için ana yakıt olarak petrolü kullanırsanız üretim tüketim dengesini iyi kurmanız gerekiyor ama doğal gaz kullanırsanız bu çok daha basit oluyor. Fabrikalarda sanayinizi iyi oturtmanız gerekiyor bunun sonucunda giyim kağıt ayakkabı nükleer reaktörler vb gibi hepsi birbirine bağlı mesela nükleer reaktör için uranyum çıkartacaksınız. oyunda çok kolay gelişmek istiyorsanız çıkardığınız materyalleri muazzam fiyattan alan zengin insanlar var onlara satın oyun sistemine satarsanız arz talep dengesi olduğu için fiyatlar artabilir yada düşebilir. oyun şehir sıfırlama mantığı ile gidiyor Bunun sonucunda da size Swift adı altında bir para birimi birimi veriyor bununla da sıfırdan başladığınızda çok daha hızlı ilerleye bilmeniz için özel satın alıyorsunuz. --- *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.*