Idle Drops vs Button Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Drops
Collect colorful drops in this visually stunning incremental game with a deep sci-fi narrative. Explore a realm beyond the mirage and uncover the truth of your existence through a relaxing yet addictive experience.
- Visually focused incremental gameplay
- Drop collection and cascade creation
- Deep sci-fi story and lore
- Prestige system for advancement
- Beautiful soundtrack and UI
- No forced ads
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Idle Drops is a visually focused incremental game where you collect colorful drops and create a cascade of chaos. But beneath the surface, there is something more. Discover the truth of your existence as you delve deep into realm beyond the mirage. Features: - Beautiful and mesmerizing soundtrack - Multiple ways to advance, including prestige system - Highly polished UI and animations - Deep sci-fi story - No forced ads Idle Drops is a game built in the Judicator Jane LitRPG universe.
Button Factory
Tap and upgrade to build a massive button production empire. Earn resources even while offline and utilize rebirth systems to achieve infinite growth. Discover new layers and multipliers to push your factory beyond its limits.
- Tap gameplay
- Factory expansion
- Exponential upgrades
- Rebirth and prestige systems
- Idle progression
- Infinite growth
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Tap. Upgrade. Multiply. Build your button empire. Start with a single button and turn it into a massive production machine. Every tap makes you stronger. Every upgrade multiplies your power. Every reset pushes you further. FEATURES • Simple and satisfying tap gameplay • Build and expand your button factory • Exponential upgrades and scaling • Rebirth and prestige systems • Idle progression — earn while offline • Huge numbers and infinite growth UNLOCK MORE Discover new layers, stack multipliers, and push your factory beyond limits. What starts simple quickly becomes something much bigger. How far can your factory go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Drops at 4.3 against Button Factory's 3.3. Idle Drops also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 20%) and ratings volume (813 vs 8). Button Factory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Idle Drops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Button Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 813 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Idle Drops's written reviews are positive against 20% of Button Factory's.
Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, Button Factory monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Drops | Button Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (813 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Rouleau Inc | Hurol Ozturk |
Customer experience
Idle Drops
Button Factory
Bugs and requests
Idle Drops
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads causing game freezes
- Losing progress after prestiging
- Inconsistent ad reward functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add more level variety
- Improve ad implementation
- Implement cloud save/sync
- Expand on the story/lore
Button Factory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Drops
- 10 Diamonds$0.99
- Dragon Drop$0.99
- Ad-Free Collect x2$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Ad-Free Drops x2 and Multi x2$2.99
- 55 Diamonds$4.99
- Mega Pack Remove Ads$6.99
- Mega Pack$6.99
- 120 Diamonds$9.99
- 250 Diamonds$19.99
Button Factory
No in-app purchases
Questions
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