Comparison

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ vs Idle Explorer

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

Head to head
About

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Build and manage your dream theme park, from designing thrilling roller coasters to customizing every detail. Expand your park, attract more visitors, and compete in fun challenges.

Highlights
  • Design custom roller coasters
  • Collect and customize attractions
  • Manage park operations
  • Upgrade rides and buildings
  • Participate in time-based challenges
  • Visit and trade with friends
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The gold standard for 3D park-building sims returns, with more fun, challenges, and thrills than ever…. A deep simulation game where you manage it all -- coasters, rides, shops, restaurants, bathrooms, janitors, ride engineers -- everything is up to you. Use the roller coaster builder to draw intense coasters, full of loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more. -Collect and customize hundreds of attractions -Push the limits of coaster design .. add loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more -Upgrade your park to grow attendance and make more -Earn rewards playing time-based challenges -Visit your friend’s parks and trade items -Build a water park with wet rides and crazy slides -Fun events all year long A modern take on the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon for phone and tablet … the classic is back. Set prices, start marketing campaigns, install decorations, even color each building. All to maximize customer satisfaction and increase your daily attendance. You can even trade-in and upgrade to rare and epic-level rides and buildings. The more successful you are, the larger you can make your park, and the more you can build and manage! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Idle Explorer

Become a settler and discover new lands in this idle simulation game. Hire workers, gather resources, and earn money to upgrade your team and skills. Enjoy a super easy-to-play experience focused on exploration and profit.

Highlights
  • Explore new lands
  • Hire and upgrade workers
  • Gather resources
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Upgrade skills
  • Become a settler
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Always wanted to become a settler, discover new lands, AND take profit on it? Welcome to Idle Explorer! Idle Explorer is an Idle game, super easy to play, where you dock on a new land, and hire worker to find ressources to earn tons of money! Select your dream team, upgrade its skill, and become the best settler. We hope you will have fun playing our game! We put a lot of passion in it, do not hesitate to let us some feedback! Enjoy :)

Screenshots

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™4 screens
Idle Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ and Idle Explorer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s written reviews are positive against 24% of Idle Explorer's. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ also leads on ratings volume (86K vs 283) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Idle Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Idle Explorer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ has 86K ratings behind it against 283, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s written reviews are positive against 24% of Idle Explorer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ ships an update every 5 days, Idle Explorer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ versus Idle Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™Idle Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (86K ratings) — better4.3 (283 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better24.1% of reviews
Number of ratings86K — better283
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB174 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAtariMADBOX

Customer experience

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

All ratings86,152 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews3,586 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.4%

Idle Explorer

All ratings283 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative65.5%

Bugs and requests

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Park progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Inability to access main park after visiting a friend's park
  • Ads not loading or crashing the game
  • Incorrect rewards from card packs and casino spins

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to name your park
  • More land expansion options
  • Improved coaster building tools
  • Ability to customize park interiors
  • First-person ride mode
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  • Offline play mode

Idle Explorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Subscription (1 month)$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Some Coins$1.99
  • Some Tickets$1.99
  • Portfolio of Cards$1.99
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  • Level Up Pack$3.99
  • Handful of Coins$4.99
  • Welcome Pack$4.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Utility Cards$4.99
  • Pack of Coins$9.99
6 purchases

Idle Explorer

One-time6
  • Small profit boost$0.99
  • Small speed boost$0.99
  • Large speed boost$3.99
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  • Large profit boost$3.99
  • Enormous profit boost$9.99
  • Enormous speed boost$9.99

Questions

Is RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ free?
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Explorer free?
Idle Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Idle Explorer?
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ is rated higher. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 86K ratings, while Idle Explorer averages 4.3 from 283 ratings.
Do RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Idle Explorer have ads?
Both RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ and Idle Explorer show ads.
Which is updated more often, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Idle Explorer?
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ ships an update every 5 days, and Idle Explorer fortnightly. Most recently, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ was updated on September 25, 2026 and Idle Explorer on July 4, 2026.

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