Comparison

Idle Planet Miner vs Pocket Forge

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

Head to head
About

Idle Planet Miner

Build a space mining empire from scratch in this idle game. Upgrade planets, smelt ore, and hire managers to increase your profits. Compete in weekly tournaments and discover new ways to evolve your digging strategy.

Highlights
  • Idle gameplay with offline earnings
  • Upgrade mining planets and ships
  • Smelt ore and craft valuable items
  • Hire managers for increased output
  • Compete in weekly multiplayer tournaments
  • Market simulation for profit maximization
  • Research special projects for upgrades
Features
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Ever wanted to run your own space mining company? Build your empire from the ground up in this consistently updated idle mining game! Even compete against other miners IDLE PLANET MINER FEATURES Idle Gameplay ● Check how much your galaxy evolved while idle ● Upgrade mining planets to increase your ore capacities ● Turn that ore into more valuable items by smelting or crafting it ● Tap to smash asteroids and earn rare ore! ● Mine: Earn coins and hire managers to help your mining company Incremental Upgrades ● Create an Empire Across the stars! ● Hire managers to improve your output! ● Evolve your digging strategy! Research special projects to improve your output! Upgrade Your Mining Ship ● Play the Market: respond to supply & demand across the galaxy to maximize profits! ● Terraform outlying planets to improve their output ● Rewards to permanently upgrade your mining ship are everywhere! Idle Mining ● Earn ore and coins when you're not playing ● Quests- complete quests to earn premium rewards ● Compete - in live multiplayer tournaments against other real players every week Idle Planet Miner is the perfect incremental clicker / idle game for fans of endless fun. Idle the day away digging for ore, rare metals, coins, and more! Dig deep and have fun. Idle Planet Miner - Dig your way through the stars! IGRS Rating: 3+

About

Pocket Forge

Features
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Run your own fantasy forge. Hammer out weapons, sell them to adventurers who line up outside your shop, and reinvest the gold into a bigger, faster smithy. Then send your best blades on Guild expeditions into the dungeons below. THE FORGE LOOP - Forge a weapon, watch the progress bar fill, sell it the moment it is done. - Buy upgrades for your anvil, hammer, furnace, bellows and shop to forge faster and sell for more. - Unlock 30 weapons, from a humble Wooden Sword up to the Forgeheart Blade, each with its own price and forge time. - Hit 7 forge milestones as your weapon collection grows, each one a permanent boost to your income. THE GUILD - Send parties of up to 3 weapons on timed expeditions into 6 dungeons, from the Goblin Warren to the Starfall Abyss. - Every weapon has a trait: Edge, Pierce, Crush or Arcane. Match it to a dungeon's weakness. The chance of success is shown before you send a party. - Clear 10 floors in each dungeon, bring back Scrap and gold, and find a relic in each one. - Spend Scrap in the Guild Hall on more expeditions, faster trips and more power. - Weapons gain mastery while you forge them, so an old favorite stays useful. REKINDLE - Once you unlock the 20th weapon, Rekindle the forge: start the run over and earn Embers. - Every Ember raises your gold for good, and Embers buy lasting perks, from a longer offline cap to the patterns for the last 10 weapons. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY - A daily reward of gold, Scrap, a boost or Embers. Miss a day and you keep your place on the track. - 41 achievements to complete, each paying Scrap. - Optional notifications, only when an expedition is back or the daily reward is ready. They stay off unless you say yes. KEEP EARNING WHILE YOU'RE AWAY - Your forge keeps working even when the app is closed. Come back to a "While you were away" summary and collect the gold you earned, up to 8 hours (12 with perks). - Want more? Watch a short rewarded video to double that offline haul — entirely optional, never required. ADS THAT ASK, NEVER INTERRUPT - No banner ads. No forced interstitials between screens. - Every ad in Pocket Forge is a rewarded video you choose to watch, for a bonus like a 2x offline haul, a temporary production boost, a mystery merchant chest, or a doubled daily reward or expedition haul. Skip them and you still progress — you just move a little slower. PREMIUM FORGE (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - Prefer to play without watching any videos? Premium Forge gives you every rewarded ad's reward automatically and permanently: 2x offline earnings, production boosts, mystery chests, doubled daily rewards and doubled expedition hauls, plus a royal forge scene. No purchase required afterward and no ads to sit through. NO ACCOUNT, NO NOISE - No login, no server, no multiplayer, no chat. Your save lives on your device. - Simple haptics, sound effects and forge animations — nothing that gets in the way of the tap-forge-sell loop. Pocket Forge: Dungeon Smith is built by a solo developer (iCyan Studio). Questions or feedback: icyanstudio2025@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Idle Planet Miner4 screens
Pocket Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Idle Planet Miner at every 6 days against Pocket Forge's every 3 weeks. Idle Planet Miner also leads on chart position (#173 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Idle Planet Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Planet Miner ships an update every 6 days, Pocket Forge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Idle Planet Miner versus Pocket Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Planet MinerPocket Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size311 MB37 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTech Tree Games LLCFong Wun Chen

Bugs and requests

Idle Planet Miner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Smelting and crafting not working as expected when offline
  • Ads not always providing the correct rewards
  • Leaderboards and tournaments appearing to be manipulated
  • Restore purchases feature not working reliably

Requested features

5 requests
  • More offline time or upgrades to increase it
  • Ability to rename planets
  • Additional end-game content and challenges
  • Visual customization options for ships and planets
  • Cloud save and cross-device sync

Pocket Forge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Planet Miner

One-time10
  • Starter Pack D1$4.99
  • Small Dark Matter Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
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  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Medium Dark Matter Pack$9.99
  • Miner Pass$14.99
  • Manager Pack$19.99
  • Merchant Pack$29.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99
  • Exodus Bundle$29.99
1 purchases

Pocket Forge

One-time1
  • Premium Forge$3.99

Questions

Is Idle Planet Miner free?
Idle Planet Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Forge free?
Pocket Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Planet Miner or Pocket Forge have ads?
Both Idle Planet Miner and Pocket Forge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Planet Miner or Pocket Forge?
Idle Planet Miner ships an update every 6 days, and Pocket Forge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Idle Planet Miner was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pocket Forge on November 10, 2026.

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