Comparison

Random Space vs Idle Space Industry

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

Head to head
About

Random Space

Embark on a survival adventure in uncharted space after a spacecraft failure. As an engineer, upgrade your module, build robots, gather resources, and construct a new ship to return home. Manage your basic needs while exploring diverse, procedurally generated planets.

Highlights
  • Space survival gameplay
  • Base and spacecraft construction
  • Resource gathering and management
  • Robot assistance
  • Procedurally generated star systems
  • Planet exploration
Features
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Random Space is a game of survival in the wild space. You suffered a wreck in an unknown system due to spacecraft failure. Everything you have is an emergency accommodation module and a heap of scrap. But by good fortune, you are an engineer and you have a clever pair of hands. Upgrade your habitation, build assisting robots, collect enough resources and build a spacecraft. To come home, you will have to visit all planets to determine your current location. In addition, you need to breathe, sleep and eat – remember about it! Design your spacecraft, save every drop of fuel, every tomato sprout and every gulp of air. Nobody knows for how long you will have to stay here. Follow planet movement to make a flight at the right moment when they move closer. Build and again build, upgrade, get and remember about your own needs. It will be a unique experience for every player – the star system is generated in an unpredictable manner, starting with visual parameters up to physical peculiarities of planets. Methods to survive on every planet differ – required resources available, amount of luminous energy, atmosphere availability, force of gravity, and surface area. Tune in the beat of the atmosphere of unknown planets and loneliness. I hope you will like this story. However, it depends on you whether the wild space will be friendly with you...

About

Idle Space Industry

Build an intergalactic mining empire by establishing trade routes, gathering resources, and researching advancements. Conquer space, manage your fleet, and exploit new planets to become the ultimate space tycoon. Contribute to a shared Galactic Tithe for bonuses and upgrades.

Highlights
  • Establish trade routes
  • Gather and manage resources
  • Craft and research advancements
  • Build and upgrade mothership
  • Discover and exploit new planets
  • Contribute to Galactic Tithe
Features
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Make trade routes, gather resources, craft and research! Conquer space & get rich with your intergalactic mining empire! Use strategy to decide which planets to develop, which ships to build and where to deploy them, and which advancements to research. Spend resources to unlock upgrades, build up your mothership, and discover new planets to exploit. Contribute resources to the Galactic Tithe and help all players earn bonuses! Earn credits for your contributions and spend those on powerful upgrades, or exchange credits for even more resources! Build, expand and dominate as the best space miner in the universe. Be the space tycoon you always knew you could be.

Screenshots

Random Space4 screens
Idle Space Industry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Random Space at 83% against Idle Space Industry's 33%. Random Space also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Idle Space Industry's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Random Space sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Space Industry sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Random Space holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Random Space's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Space Industry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Space ships an update every 8 months, Idle Space Industry every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Random Space versus Idle Space Industry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom SpaceIdle Space Industry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander TavintsevWaffleStack Studio LLC

Customer experience

Random Space

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Idle Space Industry

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Random Space

One-time4
  • Thank the author (1)$0.99
  • Thank the author (2)$1.99
  • Thank the author (3)$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Thank the author (4)$6.99
14 purchases

Idle Space Industry

One-time14
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • 500 Gems$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
Show 11 more
  • Remove All Ads$9.99
  • Get 225 Gems$9.99
  • 800 Gems$14.99
  • Pro Pack$14.99
  • New Player Sale$14.99
  • 500 Gems$14.99
  • 1400 Gems$19.99
  • Pro Pack$19.99
  • 800 Gems$19.99
  • 1400 Gems$29.99
  • 3000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Random Space free?
Random Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Space Industry free?
Idle Space Industry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Random Space or Idle Space Industry?
Random Space is rated higher. Random Space averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Idle Space Industry averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Random Space or Idle Space Industry have ads?
Both Random Space and Idle Space Industry show ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Space or Idle Space Industry?
Random Space ships an update every 8 months, and Idle Space Industry every 3 days. Most recently, Random Space was updated on October 24, 2026 and Idle Space Industry on October 24, 2026.

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