Comparison

Industries vs Startup Panic

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

Head to head
About

Industries

Build an industrial empire by constructing plants, processing raw materials, and trading with real players on a global market. Strategically manage production, transport, and research to grow your company and fulfill market demands.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade industrial plants
  • Process raw materials into finished products
  • Trade with real players on a world market
  • Manage production, transport, and research
  • Team up with other companies for megaprojects
  • Complete quests and daily challenges
Features
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Your company. Your prices. Your industrial empire. Build industrial plants, process raw materials into finished products and trade with real players on a shared world market. What you produce, who you offer your goods to and what price you ask is up to you. Do you produce it yourself or buy it in? Which goods pay off right now? And where will your next site be? Combine production, transport and trade and grow your company step by step. FROM RAW MATERIAL TO FINISHED PRODUCT Construct industrial plants and extend them level by level. Raw materials become materials, materials become finished products. Every production stage you run yourself makes you less dependent on suppliers. Or you buy in selectively and focus on other business. A WORLD MARKET WITH REAL PLAYERS Other companies are your customers and suppliers. Trade raw materials, materials and products and find buyers for your goods. Supply and demand shape trade between players. Read the market and you will spot opportunities for your next deal. GOODS IN DEMAND, NEW OPPORTUNITIES Metropolises, shopping centers, jewelry stores and car dealers are looking for your products. Pick the right tenders and deliver what is in demand. Keep an eye on the economic news: events change the prices of tenders – and with them your options. YOUR LOCATION MATTERS Plan your production and move goods with your own fleet by land, water and air. Every region offers different conditions for production speed, costs and maintenance. Where you build is part of your strategy. RESEARCH AND GET AHEAD Research new materials and hire CEOs with different strengths. Decide which parts of your company you want to push forward next. BUILD BIG TOGETHER Team up with other companies in a group. Contribute material and money and realize megaprojects that no company can pull off alone. STEP BY STEP TO YOUR OWN COMPANY The progression map guides your start with clear tasks. Complete quests, unlock new buildings and open up new possibilities. After the first phases, daily quests bring new goals to your company's everyday business. A daily bonus rewards you for checking in. And once your company is running? Design your residence the way you want it. Industries is free to play. Diamonds can optionally be purchased and used for speed-ups and extra CEO slots for a limited time, among other things. No purchase is required. Play in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish. If you like, you get notifications when something has finished. You will find more on buildings, products and game mechanics at en.wiki.industries-game.ch. Ideas or suggestions for improvement? Your feedback reaches us directly via the feedback feature in the game.

About

Startup Panic

Embark on a journey to build your own startup, from a humble bedroom programmer to a global corporate force. Navigate the challenges of the tech bubble, outmaneuver rival CEOs, and expand your business empire. Be wary of hackers and kidnappers as you strive for success.

Highlights
  • Build and expand your startup
  • Survive tech bubble challenges
  • Compete with rival CEOs
  • Engage in corporate sabotage
  • Manage office expansion
Features
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Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...

Screenshots

Industries4 screens
Startup Panic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Industries at Free against Startup Panic's $5.99. Industries also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 49%). Startup Panic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Industries is free to download; Startup Panic costs $5.99 up front. Industries sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Startup Panic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for Industries against 3.1 for Startup Panic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Industries's written reviews are positive against 49% of Startup Panic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Industries versus Startup Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndustriesStartup Panic
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating3.2 (13 ratings) — better3.1 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews — better49.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1331 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB1.9 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel VogtTINYBUILD LLC

Customer experience

Industries

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%

Startup Panic

All ratings31 ratings
Positive45.2%
Neutral22.6%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral21.3%
Negative29.3%

Bugs and requests

Industries

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Startup Panic

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Game keeps crashing
  • Saved games become corrupt
  • Blank screen after long play sessions
  • Game kicks user off frequently
  • Hacking events cause bankruptcy
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  • Pop star mission is game-breaking
  • Feature scores change randomly
  • Game freezes at Leap Year winner announcement
  • Game locked itself after two simultaneous events
  • Update deleted game progress
  • Sound issues (fixed in update)
  • New game menu moved to the right, causing accidental new game starts
  • Translation errors and English text
  • Text boxes not scrollable
  • Employees constantly tired/exhausted
  • Loss of progress after updates

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add difficulty settings
  • Option to skip tutorial on second playthrough
  • Mass group training option
  • Motivation boosters other than vacations
  • Ability to hire top-tier employees
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  • More streamlined advertisement system
  • Remove 'scalable' skill points
  • Make kidnapping events more realistic
  • Overhaul vacation system
  • More interaction with employees and environment
  • Add cloud saves
  • Add manual save option
  • Improve French translation
  • More varied missions
  • More choices and less repetition
  • Improve UI and button sizes
  • More explanations for mechanics
  • Add more content and variety
  • Different game modes for different business types

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Industries

One-time10
  • 800 diamonds$1.99
  • 2,000,000 money$1.99
  • Efficiency (200%)$3.99
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  • Recycling expert (-50%)$3.99
  • 2'650 Diamonds$4.99
  • 6'500'000 Money$4.99
  • 16'000'000 Money$9.99
  • 4K Diamonds & 10M$9.99
  • 40'000'000 Money$19.99
  • 100'000'000 Money$40.99
None

Startup Panic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Industries free?
Industries is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Startup Panic free?
Startup Panic costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Industries or Startup Panic?
Industries is rated higher. Industries averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Startup Panic averages 3.1 from 31 ratings.
Do Industries or Startup Panic have ads?
Industries shows ads; Startup Panic does not.
Which is updated more often, Industries or Startup Panic?
Industries ships an update every 2 months, and Startup Panic every 2 months. Most recently, Industries was updated on November 6, 2026 and Startup Panic on November 7, 2026.

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