Reactor Idle Tycoon vs ButtonHook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reactor Idle Tycoon
Build and manage your own energy empire, from wind turbines to advanced reactors. Generate electricity, manage heat, and sell power for profit in this engaging idle strategy game. Unlock new maps and technologies to maximize your earnings.
- Build various power generation facilities
- Manage heat and stability of reactors
- Idle mechanic for offline earnings
- Unlockable maps and upgrades
- Complex strategy with easy learning curve
- Research system for advancements
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Do you want to create your own reactor and generate energy for an entire country? Or maybe you want to harness the electric power and sell it for a profit? Reactor allows you to do that and so much more in one of the most intense and one of a kind strategy games that you have ever played. The premise in Reactor is very simple, you have to create power plants and generate as much electricity and heat as possible all while keeping everything under control and converting it into a lot of money. You will have to start off easy, with the help of small wind turbines that will generate a little electricity, enough to get your business going. Then you have to focus on getting stuff like offices and more turbines, solar panels, generators, coal burners, and in the end you will have the ability to create your own reactor, be it a nuclear, thermonuclear or fusion reactor, something that is very important to keep an eye on. Reactors are by far the best if you want a great return on investment but they are also the less stable and you have to manage heat as they can easily become unstable. With more than 10 maps to unlock and play, you will always have your hands full as you will try to figure out the best way to make insane profits and obtain a stellar result. You can play it safe and run a business that brings less but stable amounts of money, or you can check out alternative methods that are riskier but with a better return on investment. Reactor is an astounding idle game, one that manages to bring in front extraordinary gameplay moments and stunning opportunities. It’s very fun to play and you can easily use it as an idle game, because resource production will take place even as you go away, which is even more exciting. In Reactor you have all the power in your hands and it all comes down to you to make the right choice and take this one of a kind gameplay mechanic to new heights. With incredibly fun gameplay, nice mechanics and interesting choices, Reactor is the ultimate game that you want to play. A sheer combination of strategy, idle gaming and perfect unlock system, Reactor will help you spend your time wisely with amazing moments and a stellar outcome. Features: • Multiple buildings to choose from • A complex game that’s easy to learn and hard to master • Idling mechanic that allows you to earn resources even if you are offline • You have the first map for free, the others need to be unlocked • Multiple upgrades to choose from • Interesting gameplay mechanics that you have to keep an eye on at all costs • Stellar research system
ButtonHook
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A buttonhook is the move a trucker makes to dock a 53ft trailer in a lot that is too tight for it: swing wide, then cut back. Every day there is one yard, the same one for everybody. You start loaded, in Drive, looking at a bay you cannot reach in a straight line. Make one good forward setup, shift into Reverse, and put the trailer on the dock without touching anything. Your score is how many times you had to change gear after moving. Shifting while stopped is free. Zero shifts is a perfect run. A run takes about a minute. Come back tomorrow for the next yard. WHAT MAKES IT HARD The puzzle is the setup, not the parking. Where you stop going forward decides whether the reverse line exists at all. A trailer does not go where you point it, it goes where you already put it. A guide line shows where the trailer is headed, so you learn fast. CONTROLS MADE FOR A THUMB Put your thumb down anywhere and a steering wheel appears under it. Slide sideways to steer, pull down to roll, let go to stop. Prefer buttons? Switch to arrows in the menu. WHAT IS NOT IN IT No ads. No accounts. No login, nothing to sign up for. There is a tip jar in the menu and it unlocks nothing: the game is exactly the same before and after. A year of daily yards is already inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ButtonHook at none against Reactor Idle Tycoon's shown. Reactor Idle Tycoon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Reactor Idle Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ButtonHook sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Reactor Idle Tycoon | ButtonHook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Grzybek | Bassam Kamal |
Bugs and requests
Reactor Idle Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Money resets to zero
- Research points not properly calculated
- Inconsistent ad rewards
Requested features
4 requests- More content and upgrades
- Ability to upgrade existing buildings
- Faster removal of trees and mountains
- Offline progress improvements
ButtonHook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reactor Idle Tycoon
- Unlock Area$1.99
- Unlock Area 1$2.99
- Unlock Area 2$2.99
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- 20x Tools$2.99
- Unlock Area 3$3.99
- Buy Research Points$3.99
- Unlock Area 7$5.99
- 50x Tools$5.99
- Unlock Special Map!$9.99
- Remove banner and get 100% bonus!$9.99
ButtonHook
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$6.99
Questions
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