Comparison

Factory Inc. vs Assembly Line 2

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

Head to head
About

Factory Inc.

Become a factory boss, upgrade machines, and hire managers to automate production. Create over 90 products and earn money even while offline. Expand your business empire and maximize profits through strategic upgrades and a unique company selling system.

Highlights
  • Manage your own factory
  • Upgrade over 20 machine types
  • Hire diverse managers
  • Produce over 90 products
  • Earn money offline
  • Sell company to maximize profit
  • Challenge mode included
Features
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You became the boss of a factory that can make anything. Upgrade your machines, and make various products. Hire the manager, and automate the factory. Earn money easily. Expand your business, and make more money. Features of the Factory Inc.: • Be a boss and manage your factory. • More than 20 kinds of machines that have abilities from ordinary to legend. • Various managers with their own abilities. • More than 90 products, including furniture, smartphones and cars. • Earn Money even when offline. • Sell a Company system to maximize profit. • Offline gameplay is available ! • A masterpiece of simulation game that can automatically earn money. • More rapid production by Tap. • Challenge Mode "Tap The Gold, Get The Money!"

About

Assembly Line 2

Build and manage a factory to craft and sell resources. Optimize your assembly line with various machines and upgrades to maximize profits, even while offline. Discover new resources and make strategic decisions to grow your industrial empire.

Highlights
  • Build and optimize 21 different machines
  • Unlock tons of upgrades
  • Craft around 50 unique resources
  • Offline progress generation
  • Informative machine and resource data
  • Progress backup
Features
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Welcome to Assembly Line 2, the sequel to the factory-building and managing game. Assembly Line 2 combines elements from idle and tycoon games. Make the most money by using different types of machines to build an assembly line to craft resources and sell them. Unlock upgrades to make it more efficient and expand your factory. The goal is simple, build resources and sell them. Starting with a few machines and very basic resources, and using them with more advanced machines to craft and create more complex resources. Your factory will continue generating money even when you are offline. When you return to the game you will have piles of money waiting for you, but don't spend it all in one place! While Assembly Line 2 is an idle game, because you make the layout of your factory, it is up to you to optimize it to make the most money possible. Don't worry if you get lost with all those machines to build, the game offers an information menu so you can see what each machine does at any time. It also offers information on each resource price, so you can make decisions on what to craft. You can also see stats on the amount you are producing. Features: - 21 different machines to build and optimize the best factory. - Tons of upgrades to increase productivity. - Around 50 different unique resources to craft. - Multi-language support. - Backup your progress. - No internet required.

Screenshots

Factory Inc.4 screens
Assembly Line 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assembly Line 2 at none against Factory Inc.'s 10. Assembly Line 2 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (80% vs 68%). Factory Inc.'s advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 1.5K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Factory Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Assembly Line 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Factory Inc. against 4.8 for Assembly Line 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Factory Inc. has 25K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Factory Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Assembly Line 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Factory Inc. ships an update every 4 weeks, Assembly Line 2 weekly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Factory Inc. versus Assembly Line 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFactory Inc.Assembly Line 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25K ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews79.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLAYHARDJoao Reis

Customer experience

Factory Inc.

All ratings25,459 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews480 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative24.0%

Assembly Line 2

All ratings1,479 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative8.4%

User reviews

Factory Inc.

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 🔥 Satisfying gameplay
  • 💰 Able to earn a lot of money
  • 🕰️ Good for short play sessions
  • 🎨 Nice visual design

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of information/guidance
  • 🔒 Achievements locked behind ads
  • 💸 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔧 Bugs and glitches

Assembly Line 2

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Optional ads
  • 🎨 Good visuals
  • 🕹️ Engaging factory management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clunky controls
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🧭 Unclear progression
  • 🧠 Tedious menu navigation

Bugs and requests

Factory Inc.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Achievements and challenges not loading
  • Machines and production getting stuck
  • Progress reset after reinstalling the game
  • Ads not working or loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more machines and upgrades
  • Improve progression and prestige system
  • Introduce multiplayer or social features
  • Provide more ways to earn diamonds
  • Add an option to disable ads for a fee

Assembly Line 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent offline earnings
  • Crafters and splitters stop working
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Copy/paste assembly lines
  • Rotate/flip multiple machines
  • Pause production
  • Better performance optimization

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Factory Inc.

One-time10
  • Diamonds(100)$0.99
  • Starter Package$0.99
  • Starter package 2$2.99
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  • Diamonds(500)$4.99
  • Starter package 3$4.99
  • Factory Pack$8.99
  • Diamonds(1,100)$9.99
  • All Skip Ads$12.99
  • Offline Package$14.99
  • Diamonds(3,600)$29.99
None

Assembly Line 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Factory Inc. free?
Factory Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assembly Line 2 free?
Assembly Line 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Factory Inc. or Assembly Line 2?
Assembly Line 2 is rated higher. Factory Inc. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Assembly Line 2 averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Factory Inc. or Assembly Line 2 have ads?
Both Factory Inc. and Assembly Line 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Factory Inc. or Assembly Line 2?
Factory Inc. ships an update every 4 weeks, and Assembly Line 2 weekly. Most recently, Factory Inc. was updated on October 22, 2026 and Assembly Line 2 on October 22, 2026.

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