Comparison

Swarm Simulator vs Pop Fidget DIY

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

Head to head
About

Swarm Simulator

Evolve your insect colony from simple larvae to powerful hive minds in this 3D incremental idle clicker game. Conquer territory, sacrifice units for growth, and ascend to unlock new mutations and expand your swarm across the universe.

Highlights
  • Incremental idle clicker gameplay
  • Endless progression and unit evolution
  • Idle mode for offline growth
  • Ascend system with new mutations
  • All-new 3D graphics and units
  • Elixir buffs and Golden Bug bonuses
Features
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Over 2 MILLION PLAYERS! Swarm Simulator: Evolution brings the strategic, incremental, idle, clicker gameplay of the wildly successful web game into a new 3D world with dozens of new systems and extra features! Evolve your way from lowly larvae and drones to all-powerful hive Overminds and beyond in this idle masterpiece! Conquer territory with fearsome Stingers and Locusts to become a tycoon of unit production. Sacrifice smaller units for the greater good of the colony and Ascend over and over as you build your Swarm toward its ultimate goal of universe spanning conquest! == Swarm Simulator Features == Idle Clicker Gameplay • Endless progression - start with a few lowly units, evolve and hatch your way to unimaginable numbers. • Idle mode - the game will keep progressing whether it's open or not, take a break for a few hours and your Swarm will grow and grow! • Ascend your Swarm to start over on a new world but with powerful new Mutations. Evolution Upgrades • All new 3D graphics and new units, dozens of 3D bugs in a fully 3D world. • Elixirs give short term buffs to your Swarm, use a Rage elixir to capture more territory ... or a Warper elixir to speed up time itself! • Golden Bugs can be captured to give long-term bonuses to your Swarm. • Swarm Lord Invasions, the HFL, Carapace Shards, unlockable skins for your bugs and more! The classic text-based incremental game has been reborn in vibrant 3D. Download Swarm Simulator now and conquer EVERYTHING!

About

Pop Fidget DIY

Design and create your own pop fidget toys with a wide variety of shapes, colors, and stickers. Engage in fun DIY tasks to earn rewards and relieve stress with enchanting music and supportive characters.

Highlights
  • Create custom pop fidget designs
  • Variety of shapes, colors, and stickers
  • DIY tasks with heart rewards
  • Enchanting background music and sound effects
  • Virtual characters for encouragement
  • Stress relief and spatial awareness training
Features
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Everyone loves playing pop fidgets, right? You now have a special game in which you can create and design your own pop fidgets. You can choose from a variety of shape, colors & stickers to customize your favorite fidget design. With our new elegant game, playing pop fidgets becomes much more fun. Release your creativity and get your stress out by popping fidgets! KEY FEATURES: - Various kinds of cute fidget models to play with, covering a great range of colour collections and chic stickers including baby animals, unicorns, sports, holidays, mystery cartoon characters, summer elements and so much more awaiting you to discover. - Different levels of pop it DIY tasks for you to win heart rewards. Simple but funny tasks will provide you with fresh design ideas and double stress relief, making you want to keep on popping again and again. - Enchanting background music and sound effects to embrace you all the time, like friends and families with you. When you design your own unique pop it artwork, you will always win cheers and encouragement from the game. - Virtual cute boy and girl characters are your intimate friends to help, encourage and be with you in the app where guarantees you a vibrant and soothing environment to train spatial awareness and relieve stress. - Suitable for both teens and adults with our light and warm colours and perfect sensory game experience. Get a lot of exciting designs at your fingers to have anti-stress relaxing!

Screenshots

Swarm Simulator4 screens
Pop Fidget DIY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pop Fidget DIY at none against Swarm Simulator's 11. Pop Fidget DIY also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Swarm Simulator's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 46). 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. Swarm Simulator sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Pop Fidget DIY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Swarm Simulator against 4.7 for Pop Fidget DIY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swarm Simulator has 2.7K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Swarm Simulator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pop Fidget DIY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swarm Simulator ships an update every 9 days, Pop Fidget DIY every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Swarm Simulator versus Pop Fidget DIY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarm SimulatorPop Fidget DIY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings)4.7 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better46
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB239 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIron Horse Games LLCONE YE TRADE LIMITED

Customer experience

Swarm Simulator

All ratings2,719 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative16.6%

Pop Fidget DIY

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Swarm Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • Incorrect display of resources and upgrades
  • Issues with cloud save functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Offline mode
  • Customization options
  • Improved progression and endgame

Pop Fidget DIY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Swarm Simulator

One-time11
  • Pouch of Crystals$4.99
  • Elixir Mega Pack$4.99
  • Swarm Supporter Pack$9.99
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  • Bag of Crystals$9.99
  • Crystalline King Pack$9.99
  • Arcane Amplifier Pack$9.99
  • Super Shards Pack$9.99
  • Challenge Crusher Pack$9.99
  • Barrel of Crystals$19.99
  • Elixir Ultra Pack$24.99
  • Storehouse of Crystals$49.99
None

Pop Fidget DIY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swarm Simulator free?
Swarm Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Fidget DIY free?
Pop Fidget DIY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swarm Simulator or Pop Fidget DIY?
Pop Fidget DIY is rated higher. Swarm Simulator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Pop Fidget DIY averages 4.7 from 46 ratings.
Do Swarm Simulator or Pop Fidget DIY have ads?
Both Swarm Simulator and Pop Fidget DIY show ads.
Which is updated more often, Swarm Simulator or Pop Fidget DIY?
Swarm Simulator ships an update every 9 days, and Pop Fidget DIY every 10 days. Most recently, Swarm Simulator was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pop Fidget DIY on October 1, 2026.

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