Idle Alien vs Chia Pet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tap to attack spaceships
- Upgrade alien heroes
- Boost damage and gold
- Offline gameplay
- Stress-relieving mechanics
- Unlock new aliens
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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.
Chia Pet
Grow a chia seed plant by clicking and upgrading. Earn money by selling your plant to fund further upgrades and continue playing indefinitely. Experience satisfying growth and endless gameplay.
- Click to grow
- Upgrade plant
- Sell plant for money
- Endless gameplay
- Satisfying growth
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Click Click and Upgrade ! to see your chia seed plant grow satisfyingly big and sell it to get money then upgrade more and keep playing forever!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Alien at 4.5 against Chia Pet's 3.5. Idle Alien also leads on ratings volume (123 vs 2). Chia Pet's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Idle Alien holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Alien has 123 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Idle Alien | Chia Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (123 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vmoga | BooBoo Games |
Customer experience
Idle Alien
Chia Pet
In-app purchases
Idle Alien
No in-app purchases
Chia Pet
No in-app purchases









