Comparison

Idle Press vs Idle Space Manager

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

Head to head

Idle Press

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.63K ratingsView app →

Idle Space Manager

Incremental Zen Game

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.81.7K ratingsView app →

About

Idle Press

Experience the satisfaction of owning and operating a powerful industrial press. Crush a variety of objects with satisfying physics and see how much you can destroy.

Highlights

Operate a powerful industrial press
Crush a variety of objects
Satisfying physics simulation
Personal press ownership simulation
Unlimited crushing

Features

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Always wanted to own your personal press and crush all the stuff? Now you can make it real! Powerful industrial press is right inside of your iPhone. Crush as hard as you want. Crush it all. Will it crush? Sure it will!

About

Idle Space Manager

Build and manage an idle space company by automating spaceship fleets and collecting passive income. Research new ships, upgrade hangars, and expand your space tower to become the wealthiest tycoon in the galaxy. Enjoy offline gameplay and continuous earnings.

Highlights

Manage spaceship fleets and hangars
Automate idle processes
Earn idle cash offline
Upgrade incremental tower
Research new spaceships
Offline gameplay

Features

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Become a rich tycoon in Idle Space Manager - Incremental Cash Game. Build up your own idle company by managing your spaceships and collecting idle cash. Be the manager of your space market tower & automate your idle processes by researching bigger ships with bigger loadout to boost your income. The spaceships also transport your goods when you're offline from the game rewarding even more idle cash! Features: ◆ Manage a fleet of spaceships and their hangars to earn idle cash. ◆ Upgrade the hangars of your incremental tower and boost their income. ◆ The crew will launch your ships even when you are offline from the game. ◆ Invest your idle cash to become the richest tycoon and boost your income. ◆ Research cool new spaceships and manage them, and their crews. ◆ No internet connection needed. Play offline anywhere, anytime. ◆ Expand your tower and build your way into space. Become the biggest Space Manager the incremental galaxy has ever seen! What are you waiting for? Play now! Do you have any Ideas, praises or problems? Just drop us a message via: support@coldfiregames.com Or via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdleSpaceCargoEmpire Website: https://coldfiregames.com Your Idle Space Manager – Incremental Cash Game team

Screenshots

Idle Press4 screens

Idle Space Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

Idle Press and Idle Space Manager both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Idle Space Manager's written reviews are positive against 32% of Idle Press's. Idle Press's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Idle Press sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Space Manager sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Press against 4.8 for Idle Space Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Idle Press's written reviews are positive against 72% of Idle Space Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Press ships an update monthly, Idle Space Manager every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Idle Press versus Idle Space Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Idle Press	Idle Space Manager
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.6 (3K ratings)	4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews	32.3% of reviews	72.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	3K — better	1.7K
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	80 MB	166 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd.	ColdFire Games

Customer experience

Idle Press

All ratings3,038 ratings

Positive90.0%

Neutral4.7%

Negative5.3%

Written reviews155 reviews

Positive32.3%

Neutral14.2%

Negative53.5%

Idle Space Manager

All ratings1,667 ratings

Positive95.6%

Neutral1.8%

Negative2.6%

Written reviews154 reviews

Positive72.1%

Neutral8.4%

Negative19.5%

User reviews

Idle Press

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Fast progress
🎮 Satisfying gameplay
🕰️ Relaxing experience
💰 Generous rewards

Room to improve

🔍 Lack of content/features
💢 Excessive ads
🚫 Paid ad removal not working
🐛 Bugs and glitches

Idle Space Manager

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Fast progression
👍 Minimal ads
💎 Unique ship designs
🎨 Beautiful pixel art
🕹️ Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

🐢 Repetitive gameplay
🤖 Lack of ship/pilot variety
🔍 Unclear pilot abilities
🔋 Battery draining
🤔 Lack of content/features

Bugs and requests

Idle Press

Reported bugs

3 issues

Gems/money getting stuck after upgrades
Ads shown despite paid ad removal
Offline progress not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests

More content and progression
Improved ad implementation
Better offline/idle functionality
Visual improvements

Idle Space Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues

Crashes on older devices
Inability to close ads
Freezing issues

Requested features

5 requests

Add more planets/worlds to explore
Implement a prestige/reset system
Add more ship/pilot customization options
Introduce player-vs-player battles
Improve offline earnings

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Idle Press

One-time7

15 Gems Pack$0.99
No ADS$1.99
90 Gems Pack$4.99

Show 4 more

210 Gems Pack$9.99
480 Gems Pack$19.99
1275 Gems Pack$49.99
2850 Gems Pack$99.99

10 purchases

Idle Space Manager

One-time10

80 Space Cash$0.99
REMOVE ADS PERMANENTLY$2.99
Enhanced Thruster$4.99

Show 7 more

2x Idle Credits$4.99
500 Space Cash$4.99
Double Boost Bundle$9.99
1200 Space Cash$9.99
REMOVE ADS PERMANENTLY$10.99
2500 Space Cash$19.99
14000 Space Cash$99.99

Questions

Is Idle Press free?

Idle Press is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Idle Space Manager free?

Idle Space Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Idle Press or Idle Space Manager?

Idle Space Manager is rated higher. Idle Press averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Idle Space Manager averages 4.8 from 1.7K ratings.

Do Idle Press or Idle Space Manager have ads?

Idle Space Manager shows ads; Idle Press does not.

Which is updated more often, Idle Press or Idle Space Manager?

Idle Press ships an update monthly, and Idle Space Manager every 2 months. Most recently, Idle Press was updated on November 2, 2026 and Idle Space Manager on November 2, 2026.