Comparison

Idle Fireworks vs Explode It 3D

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

Head to head
About

Idle Fireworks

Launch beautiful fireworks and experience a sense of calm. This simulation game offers a relaxing escape, playable offline during downtime like meetings or classes.

Highlights
  • Launch beautiful fireworks
  • Relaxing simulation
  • Free to play
  • No internet required
  • Play offline
Features
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Let 's launch beautiful fireworks and be healed! - Free to play - No internet connection required - Play in a boring meeting or class

About

Explode It 3D

Engage in a satisfying demolition experience by strategically placing limited bombs to destroy buildings. Enjoy a visually pleasing destruction simulation.

Highlights
  • Building demolition gameplay
  • Limited bomb strategy
  • Satisfying destruction physics
  • 3D environments
Features
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*Destroy Building with limited bomb* Most satisfying Demolish Game

Screenshots

Idle Fireworks3 screens
Explode It 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Idle Fireworks at every 2 months against Explode It 3D's every 18 months. Idle Fireworks also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 3). Explode It 3D's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Explode It 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Fireworks has 73 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Fireworks ships an update every 2 months, Explode It 3D every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Fireworks versus Explode It 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle FireworksExplode It 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (73 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB172 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHENN Inc.Bhanuben Patel

Customer experience

Idle Fireworks

All ratings72 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral17.0%
Negative53.2%

Explode It 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Idle Fireworks

No in-app purchases

None

Explode It 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Fireworks free?
Idle Fireworks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explode It 3D free?
Explode It 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Fireworks or Explode It 3D?
Explode It 3D is rated higher. Idle Fireworks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Explode It 3D averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Idle Fireworks or Explode It 3D have ads?
Both Idle Fireworks and Explode It 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Fireworks or Explode It 3D?
Idle Fireworks ships an update every 2 months, and Explode It 3D every 18 months. Most recently, Idle Fireworks was updated on October 20, 2026 and Explode It 3D on October 21, 2026.

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