Comparison

Cell to Singularity vs Idle Obelisk Miner

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

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About

Cell to Singularity

Embark on an evolutionary journey from a single cell to a technological singularity. Tap to gain entropy, unlock new chapters of life, and witness milestones like dinosaur extinction and the Industrial Revolution. Explore the past, present, and future of humanity in this engaging idle clicker game.

Highlights
  • Evolutionary clicker gameplay
  • Gain Entropy currency
  • Unlock chapters of life
  • Climb Tech Tree
  • View 3D habitats
  • Discover scientific facts
  • Simulate life on Earth
Features
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Tap into the extraordinary tale of evolution in this cosmic clicker game! Once upon a time, over 4.5 billion years ago, there was no life in the Solar System. And then, almost in the blink of an eye on the geologic time scale, everything changed. Deep in the primordial soup on Earth lay the organic compounds that would give rise to life’s humble origins. All it takes for this epic evolution game to unfold is you. Turn to the next page of evolution with every click. Gain entropy to unlock the next chapter of the evolution of life. Uncover twists and turns that led to the great milestones of life evolution: the extinction of the dinosaurs, the discovery of fire, the Industrial Revolution, and more. See chapters that have yet to be written -- a future evolution beyond the modern day. ▶ The epic story of evolution, technology, and humanity is yours to tap. It’s a breathtaking evolution game! ▶ The most accurate human evolution game on Earth! ... Features: • Countless hours of addictive--but very informative--clicker gameplay • With every tap, earn Entropy the evolutionary currency for life in the universe • Simple, intuitive controls--click anywhere for Entropy for new animal Evolutions! • Later climb civilizations Tech Tree by spending ideas on countless scientific and technology upgrades • It’s a science game about the development of life on Earth. View the fruits of evolution in beautiful 3D habitats. Unlock animals like Fish, Lizards, Mammals, Monkeys. • Unlock the future of evolution and the mystery of the technological singularity. • Discover and learn scientific facts about evolution of life and natural history as you play • Enter a space odyssey into speculative science fiction as you click past modern civilization • Get into a life creation mood thanks to an epic soundtrack of classical music • Upgrade the evolution of a single cell organism into a civilization on the brink of a technological singularity • Simulate the science of life on earth. • Upgrade tech to Survive on Mars and Terraform Mars A science evolution game where you upgrade life, from a Single-Cell organism, to multi-celled organisms, fish, reptiles, mammals, monkeys, humans and beyond. Play the evolution of Life on Earth, all its past, present and future. Will humanity survive the next phase of evolution? ... Let’s be Facebook friends facebook.com/ComputerLunch/ Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ComputerLunch Add us on Instagram instagram.com/computerlunchgames/ Let’s chat on Discord discord.com/invite/celltosingularity ... Terms of service: https://games.computerlunch.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://games.computerlunch.com/privacy-policy/

About

Idle Obelisk Miner

Engage in an idle mining adventure where you excavate rocks, forge valuable bars, and advance through extensive upgrade paths. Discover new content by challenging the Obelisk and utilize a variety of bombs for enhanced gameplay. Enjoy both active tapping and passive idle progression with drones and offline rewards.

Highlights
  • Obelisk challenges and rewards
  • Extensive upgrade trees
  • Bomb crafting and leveling
  • Active and idle gameplay modes
  • Prestige system with artifacts
  • Hold-to-tap mining
  • Completion percentage tracking
Features
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This is an idle / incremental / clicker game about mining rocks, crafting bars and progressing through vast upgrade trees to progress further into the mines. Idle Obelisk Miner has A LOT of features to keep you engaged, including: ๏ The Obelisk - Build up your stats in order to defeat the obelisk, doing so grants rewards and unlocks new content ๏ LOTS of upgrades - The game features alot of different upgrade trees for a bunch of different stat types, lots of which are locked behind milestones ๏ Bombs - Unlock and level up bombs via the workshop and other means, each providing power and utility! ๏ Active and idle gameplay - You can both play actively by mining, upgrading and firing bombs or you can idle with drones, auto bombing functionality and rewarding offline progress! ๏ Prestige - Unlock powerful artifacts to enhance your stats ๏ Mine via hold-to-tap - No sore fingers here! You can simply hold down on the screen to mine or let your drones and bombs do the work for you! ๏ Completionists - Your completion percentage is tracked so you can work your way to 100%! What are you waiting for? Lets get mining! Privacy Policy: https://checkboxentertainment.com/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Cell to Singularity4 screens
Idle Obelisk Miner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Obelisk Miner at none against Cell to Singularity's shown. Idle Obelisk Miner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (92% vs 82%). Cell to Singularity's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 3.2K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cell to Singularity sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Obelisk Miner sells 23 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 — 4.8 for Cell to Singularity against 4.9 for Idle Obelisk Miner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cell to Singularity has 23K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Cell to Singularity's written reviews are positive against 92% of Idle Obelisk Miner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cell to Singularity ships an update every 2 weeks, Idle Obelisk Miner every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cell to Singularity versus Idle Obelisk Miner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCell to SingularityIdle Obelisk Miner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23K ratings)4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better3.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135#25 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size498 MB58 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperComputer LunchCheckbox Entertainment

Customer experience

Cell to Singularity

All ratings23,041 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2,347 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.2%

Idle Obelisk Miner

All ratings3,173 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews732 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

Cell to Singularity

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game!
  • 🚀 Amazing still
  • 🚀 Best game ever
  • 🚀 Very relaxing simple game packed with nicely designed content
  • 🚀 Genuinely Brilliant

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lengthy but worth the read
  • 🐛 Ads
  • 🐛 Stolen logits
  • 🐛 Ads too long
  • 🐛 Too many LONG ads

Idle Obelisk Miner

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Ad-free experience
  • 👍 Generous with free currency
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay loop
  • 👍 Active and helpful community
  • 🚀 Frequent content updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • ⏳ Slow progression at later stages
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📱 Limited offline progress

Bugs and requests

Cell to Singularity

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Stopped getting metabits after simulation 11
  • Mesozoic Valley simulation is bugged
  • Crashes when loading data from server
  • Rapid buy feature removed in update
  • Ads not working properly

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add pls
  • More in the Beyond
  • More galaxies, planets, and stars in the Beyond
  • Add insects, plants, and other animal groups
  • Add a facility to turn off planet/star titles
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  • Add a way to convert currencies like entropy to ideas
  • Add a true reset option to start over completely
  • Add cutscenes for major events

Idle Obelisk Miner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent drop rates on certain floors
  • Upgrade costs not clearly displayed
  • Drone fuel timer not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved cloud save/cross-device sync
  • More offline progression options
  • Expanded stats and analytics
  • Additional mini-games or side activities

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Cell to Singularity

One-time17
  • Darwinium Bundle$0.99
  • 50 Cubes$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
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  • Darwinium Bundle$2.99
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Special Offer$3.99
  • Darwinium Bundle2 variants$4.99
  • 150 Cubes$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Darwinium Bundle$6.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • 300 Cubes$7.99
  • Darwinium Bundle$9.99
  • Infinity Pass (30 Days)$12.99
  • Infinity Pass$12.99
  • 900 Cubes$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
23 purchases

Idle Obelisk Miner

One-time23
  • Drone Value Pack$0.99
  • Small Gem Pack$0.99
  • Unlocks Megabomb!$1.99
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  • Unlocks Transmuter Bomb!$2.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Limited Sale 1$6.99
  • Mythic Gift Pack$6.99
  • Skill Surge Bundle$6.99
  • 2x Bar Income + 3x Bomb Dmg$9.99
  • Investment Package$12.99
  • 2x Ore and PP Income$12.99
  • Gem Pack 3$19.99
  • Founders Bundle$24.99
  • Capitalist Bundle!$24.99
  • Pet Trainer Bundle!$29.99
  • Vein Extractor Bundle!$29.99
  • Gift Lovers Bundle!$34.99
  • Angler's Bundle!$34.99
  • Bomber Extraordinaire Bundle!$34.99
  • Archaeology Bundle!$34.99
  • Fisher's Bundle$34.99
  • Progression Booster Bundle$34.99
  • Mountain of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Cell to Singularity free?
Cell to Singularity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Obelisk Miner free?
Idle Obelisk Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cell to Singularity or Idle Obelisk Miner?
Idle Obelisk Miner is rated higher. Cell to Singularity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Idle Obelisk Miner averages 4.9 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Cell to Singularity or Idle Obelisk Miner have ads?
Cell to Singularity shows ads; Idle Obelisk Miner does not.
Which is updated more often, Cell to Singularity or Idle Obelisk Miner?
Cell to Singularity ships an update every 2 weeks, and Idle Obelisk Miner every 5 days. Most recently, Cell to Singularity was updated on October 21, 2026 and Idle Obelisk Miner on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Cell to Singularity or Idle Obelisk Miner?
Cell to Singularity currently peaks at #135 in the App Store charts, and Idle Obelisk Miner at #25. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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