Comparison

Idle Alien vs Gold Factory!

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

Head to head
About

Idle Alien

Engage in a hyper-casual space war by tapping to destroy hostile spaceships. Upgrade your alien heroes to increase damage and unlock new abilities. Enjoy a stress-relieving, offline gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Tap to attack spaceships
  • Upgrade alien heroes
  • Boost damage and gold
  • Offline gameplay
  • Stress-relieving mechanics
  • Unlock new aliens
Features
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In a galaxy far far away A bunch of hostile spaceships are traveling across universe seeking for destruction Angered by their actions, Alien race rises to fight the oppression They train and start to awakened their inner energy, becoming the Heroes Those Heroes now fly across the universe to protect their homeland So the war continues Idle Alien is a hyper casual game with alien and space theme. Easy to play, stress releasing, and no network required. Control Alien as a Hero to destroy all spaceships. Open more Alien enjoy more fun. HOW TO PLAY: 1 - Tap spaceship to attack 2 - Hide Alien to help you 3 - Update Alien to get more damage 4 - Destroy all spaceships to win level BOOST SYSTEM: 1 - Tap Boost: x10 your tap damage 2 - Double Damage: x2 all Alien damage 3 - Double Gold: x2 money 4 - Double Speed: x2 Speed for all Aliens. If you love the game. Give us your lovely comment. Our page: https://www.facebook.com/idlealien/ Enjoy The Game.

About

Gold Factory!

Features
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Click and get more liquid gold! Convert liquid gold to solid gold and sellI... Improve your mines and earn more!

Screenshots

Idle Alien4 screens
Gold Factory!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gold Factory! at none against Idle Alien's shown. Gold Factory! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Alien ships an update every 11 days, Gold Factory! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Idle Alien versus Gold Factory!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle AlienGold Factory!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB70 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervmogaAhmet Ikbal Adlig

In-app purchases

None

Idle Alien

No in-app purchases

None

Gold Factory!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Alien free?
Idle Alien is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gold Factory! free?
Gold Factory! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idle Alien or Gold Factory! have ads?
Idle Alien shows ads; Gold Factory! does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Alien or Gold Factory!?
Idle Alien ships an update every 11 days, and Gold Factory! daily. Most recently, Idle Alien was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gold Factory! on November 3, 2026.

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