Comparison

Idle Frontier vs Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

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

Head to head
About

Idle Frontier

Tap to build a western empire, mine gold, and hire characters to automate your businesses. Progress through towns, invest profits, and compete in events to become an idle tycoon. Enjoy limitless prosperity as your gold piles up.

Highlights
  • Tap to explore towns
  • Automate businesses for idle cash
  • Invest to multiply profits
  • Collect characters to strengthen towns
  • Prestige to continue progression
  • Compete in event leaderboards
Features
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Tap to explore new towns, build your empire & settle the idle frontier! Now with less dysentery! Start exploring your first wild west town with the help of local town folk to mine for gold and cash you’ll need to become the tycoon of Tap Town! Tap your way to idle tycoon status one town at a time, hiring interesting characters from various towns, and sit back and watch as your gold piles up! Can you reach Providence Valley? FEATURES: AUTOMATE your businesses and earn limitless cash while you're idle INVEST your idle cash into your town and watch your profits multiply COLLECT characters to help strengthen your town PRESTIGE to continue your journey one town at a time COMPETE in event leaderboards for profit multipliers Reach Providence Valley and find limitless prosperity! Please Note: Idle Frontier is a free-to-play game, but some extra game items can be purchased for real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Playing Idle Frontier requires a secure internet connection. Got problems or issues? email us at support@idlefrontier.zendesk.com Kongregate User Agreement: https://www.kongregate.com/user-agreement

About

Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

Simulate the creation and development of life on Earth across different historical eras. Build territories, introduce species, and manage resources to become a world-building tycoon. Experience a fascinating evolutionary process with beautiful graphics and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • World building simulator
  • Evolutionary process simulation
  • Territory expansion
  • Introduce diverse species
  • Offline income and bonuses
  • Daily rewards and lucky spin
Features
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Have you ever wanted to watch how life on Earth was created and developed? Evolution Idle Tycoon gives such an opportunity! In this game, you can not just observe, but also participate in the creation and development of territories and living creatures. Different eras will appear to you: the Stone Age, Roman Age, and the Future. You can feel like you build the whole world and become the world's greatest tycoon! Start by creating a piece of land in the ocean, add plants, trees, stones, expand your territory, and add living species. Not only ancient inhabitants but also such animals as fish, elephants, horses, deer, birds, and even tigers will be available to you in the Evolution Idle Tycoon. Go to new eras to discover new constructions and new living creatures! Game Features: - Beautiful graphics - Nice music and sound effects - Simple and clear clicker mechanics - Fascinating evolutionary process - Offline income and many bonuses - Daily rewards and lucky spin - 3 large worlds to build - Funny and interesting activities of creatures It's like a city builder game, but much better - the whole world builder simulator game! Download the Evolution Idle Tycoon right now and start discovering how life on the Earth was created and formed! Feel like a God and create your own Planet!

Screenshots

Idle Frontier4 screens
Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Idle Frontier and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Frontier sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker 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 Frontier against 4.6 for Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Idle Frontier's written reviews are positive against 32% of Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Frontier ships an update monthly, Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Idle Frontier versus Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle FrontierIdle Evolution Tycoon Clicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings)4.6 (11K ratings)
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews32.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better11K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size287 MB394 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKongregateLittleBit

Customer experience

Idle Frontier

All ratings16,679 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral18.3%
Negative52.1%

Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

All ratings11,126 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral16.6%
Negative51.0%

User reviews

Idle Frontier

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable events
  • 🎨 Cute graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive microtransactions
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
  • 🤖 Unfair advantage for bots in events
  • 🚫 Lack of customer support

Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 💡 Realistic graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of progress due to bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Idle Frontier

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing on loading screens
  • Inconsistent ad rewards and functionality
  • Loss of progress and saved data
  • Kongregate login issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More balanced event difficulty
  • Ability to sell/trade unused manager cards
  • Improved offline progression and automation
  • Better tutorial and explanations for new players

Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Offline earnings not registering correctly
  • Forced tutorial reappearing after progress
  • Inability to progress to next age due to bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more ages/eras beyond the current ones
  • Improve offline earnings calculation
  • Add a skip tutorial option
  • Improve UI/UX, especially on tablets

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Frontier

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Subscription (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • VIP Subscription (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Subscription + Calendar Boost$9.991 Month
One-time7
  • Extra Small Gold Pack$4.99
  • Small Gold Pack$9.99
  • Settler's Pack$9.99
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  • Trapper's Pack$14.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$19.99
  • Sailor's Pack$19.99
  • Conductor's Pack$29.99
10 purchases

Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker

One-time10
  • 50 Crystals$2.99
  • Skip rewarded ads 50$2.99
  • Skip rewarded ads 100$4.99
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  • Starter kit$4.99
  • Evolution kit$6.99
  • Skip rewarded ads 300$8.99
  • 200 Crystals$9.99
  • 500 Crystals$19.99
  • 1500 Crystals$44.99
  • 4000 Crystals$89.99

Questions

Is Idle Frontier free?
Idle Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker free?
Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Frontier or Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker?
Idle Frontier and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 17K and 11K ratings respectively.
Do Idle Frontier or Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker have ads?
Both Idle Frontier and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Frontier or Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker?
Idle Frontier ships an update monthly, and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Idle Frontier was updated on September 27, 2026 and Idle Evolution Tycoon Clicker on September 21, 2026.

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