Idle Drops vs PickleClicker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Drops
Tap the screen to drop balls into slots and grow your in-game fortune. Upgrade drops to earn more money and boost balls to unlock new levels and story elements. Enjoy an idle clicker experience with strategic upgrades.
- Tap to drop balls
- Upgrade drops for more earnings
- Boost balls for new levels
- Unlock story elements
- Collect all drops
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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.
PickleClicker
Tap to pack pickles and build a vast empire in this idle simulation game. Upgrade your factory, automate production, and catch UFOs for bonus rewards. Earn income even while offline and reset progress for permanent multipliers.
- Endless tapping for income
- Factory automation and upgrades
- UFO bonus rewards and boss contracts
- Offline income generation
- Prestige system for multipliers
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Welcome to Pickle Clicker - the ultimate idle game where you build your own pickle empire! Tap to pack pickles into jars, upgrade your equipment, and watch your profits grow into the trillions. But keep an eye on the sky - mysterious UFOs fly by carrying massive jackpots and special boss contracts! Main Features: Endless Tapping: Pack jars and earn cash with every click. Automation: Buy upgrades and hyper conveyors to make the factory work for you. Catch UFOs: Tap flying saucers for huge bonuses and complete 30-second boss contracts. Offline Income: Your factory keeps earning money even when you are away. Prestige System: Reset your progress to earn powerful permanent multipliers. Start your pickle-packing journey today and become the ultimate tycoon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Idle Drops at 813 against PickleClicker's 4. Idle Drops also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). PickleClicker's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Drops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PickleClicker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 813 ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of PickleClicker's.
Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, PickleClicker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Drops | PickleClicker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (813 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Rouleau Inc | Yehor Ivanov |
Customer experience
Idle Drops
PickleClicker
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
PickleClicker
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
PickleClicker
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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