Comparison

Clicka! vs Cookie Empire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clicka!

This is a minimalist game where a number on the screen increments by one with each tap. It's designed as a simple time-waster with no complex mechanics or objectives.

Highlights
  • Number incrementing on click
  • Minimalist design
  • Time-wasting gameplay
  • Simple interface
Features
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"The most boring game ever". The number on the screen goes up by one each time you click it. "The best way to waste time".

About

Cookie Empire

Click to bake cookies, automate production, and grow your empire in this idle incremental game. Explore minigames, uncover cryptic lore, and ascend to unlock powerful boosts. Features include offline progress, complex synergies, and a unique grandma sacrifice mechanic.

Highlights
  • Incremental cookie baking
  • Automation and complex synergies
  • Offline progress
  • Multiple minigames (Farming, Stock Market, Lucky Wheel, Tile Matching)
  • Ascension/Prestige mechanics
  • Grandma sacrifice to demons
  • Public leaderboards
Features
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Cookie Empire is an idle incremental clicker with a dark sense of humor: tap to bake, automate production, earn offline, and prestige for exponential growth — until one big cookie becomes a baking empire that probably shouldn't exist. What starts as a simple tapping game grows into a long-term incremental game with upgrades, automation, ascension, minigames, and a few increasingly questionable grandmas. THE ECONOMY MUST GROW. COOKIES ARE ALL WE KNOW. Hire lovely grandmas. Build farms, factories, alchemy labs, mines, and machines that should probably never have been switched on. Dig into eldritch mines. Sacrifice grandmas to Japanese demons. Follow the numbers upward until the bakery stops feeling cozy and starts feeling like something ancient is watching the production graph. FEATURES • Tap-to-bake progression with exponential upgrades • Grandmas, farms, factories, mines, and stranger production systems • Automation, prestige, ascension, and long-term incremental growth • Garden, mine expeditions, stock market, lucky wheel, tile matching, and leaderboards • Idle production and return rewards • Dark secrets, cosmetic skins, frequent solo-dev updates, and a cookie economy that absolutely refuses to stop growing Build your cookie empire one tap at a time.

Screenshots

Clicka!3 screens
Cookie Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Clicka! and Cookie Empire both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Clicka!'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Cookie Empire's. Clicka! also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 654). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clicka! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cookie Empire sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Clicka! against 4.5 for Cookie Empire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 654 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Clicka!'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Cookie Empire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clicka! ships an update every 8 days, Cookie Empire weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clicka! versus Cookie Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClicka!Cookie Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better4.5 (654 ratings)
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews — better68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better654
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB57 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCalvin LiangAlejandro Jimenez Rico

Customer experience

Clicka!

All ratings2,925 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.6%

Cookie Empire

All ratings653 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.3%

User reviews

Clicka!

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable click sounds and vibrations
  • 👍 Addictive and satisfying to use
  • 👍 Helps with ADHD and anxiety
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • 🐛 Leaderboard issues or not working
  • 🔋 Can be a major time sink

Cookie Empire

From 654 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun Little Idle Game
  • 👍 THIS is how iOS games should be
  • 👍 Great game, no ads
  • 👍 Anxiety Relief
  • 👍 Quality game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Offline progress locked
  • 🐛 Putting the main idle mechanic behind an ad
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 🐛 Wasted Potential
  • 🐛 Losing progress

Bugs and requests

Clicka!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Leaderboard not updating properly
  • Crashes when opening the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a reset button
  • Expand color and sound customization options
  • Implement an endless mode or challenges

Cookie Empire

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Offline progress not working
  • Ascension issues
  • Alchemy lab not working
  • Upgrades not appearing
  • Crashes after updates
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  • Resets progress
  • Rotating screen issues

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add backbone please
  • More audio suggestions
  • Ability to see vegetables in the garden
  • Volleyball skin
  • Achievements
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  • More menu buttons
  • Prestige system
  • More buildings and upgrades
  • Ability to see how many of a building can be bought
  • Cookie SFX

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clicka!

One-time2
  • 2× Boost$19.99
  • 4× Boost$139.99
15 purchases

Cookie Empire

One-time15
  • Mini Gem Pack$0.99
  • 53 Wings$0.99
  • Magic Cookie$0.99
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  • Gems 1.2$1.99
  • Medium Gems Pack$1.99
  • Permanent Boost$1.99
  • Time Warp$2.99
  • Gems Small Pack 2$3.99
  • No-Ads$4.99
  • Large Gems Pack$4.99
  • Gems Mid Pack$5.99
  • Seasonal Pack$9.99
  • Big Gems Pack$9.99
  • Larger Gems Pack$24.99
  • Largest Gems Pack$39.99

Questions

Is Clicka! free?
Clicka! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cookie Empire free?
Cookie Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clicka! or Cookie Empire?
Clicka! is rated higher. Clicka! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Cookie Empire averages 4.5 from 654 ratings.
Do Clicka! or Cookie Empire have ads?
Neither Clicka! nor Cookie Empire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clicka! or Cookie Empire?
Clicka! ships an update every 8 days, and Cookie Empire weekly. Most recently, Clicka! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cookie Empire on October 30, 2026.

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