Factory 4.0 vs Popo's Mine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Factory 4.0
Build a toy factory startup and grow your business into a global corporation. Produce various items, upgrade production lines, and hire managers to increase income and accelerate growth. Reset progress for significant bonuses.
- Idle gameplay with offline earnings
- Build and manage a duck toy factory
- Produce 20 different types of products
- Hire managers to automate production
- Use boosts for faster income
- Reset progress for bonuses
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Wanna build a startup? Looking for idle games? Download and play Idle Factory 4.0 for free! In Idle Factory 4.0, you start as a duck toy factory and build your business to become the biggest corporate in the world! Grow your business and make different kind of products: Duck toys, Popcorn, Thug Life hats, Canned food, Biscuit bags and more! Upgrade your product lines, hire managers, use the boosters to get more income and grow faster. Reset your progress to gain huge bonuses FEATURES - Idle game - Offline earnings - 20 different kind of products - Hire managers - Boosts HOW TO PLAY - Employ more employees - Buy more product lines - Get manager to automate product chains - Upgrade products to get better incomes
Popo's Mine
Manage your own mine to become an industrial tycoon and earn idle profits. Automate workflows, hire managers with special abilities, and invest wisely to maximize your cash, even offline.
- Automate workflow for idle income
- Earn idle cash offline
- Smart investment for profit
- Hire managers to boost motivation
- Managers with special effects
- Offline play supported
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Become an industrial tycoon by managing your mine and idle profit! Expand your empire & give it a boost with managers. Take on the challenge and discover the best mining strategy and earn as much cash as possible! FEATURES: • Automate your workflow to increase your idle income • Get idle cash, even when you are offline • Profit from a smart investment • Hire managers to increase your workers’ motivation • Every manager has a special effect • No internet connection needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Popo's Mine at 93% against Factory 4.0's 33%. Popo's Mine also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Factory 4.0 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Popo's Mine sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Popo's Mine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popo's Mine has 323 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Factory 4.0's written reviews are positive against 93% of Popo's Mine's.
Factory 4.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, Popo's Mine weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Factory 4.0 | Popo's Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (323 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 323 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vmoga | STORMX |
Customer experience
Factory 4.0
Popo's Mine
In-app purchases
Factory 4.0
- Fistful Of Gems$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Special Offer 1$4.99
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- Special Offer 2$9.99
- Diamond Pack 3 Promo$9.99
- Special Offer Presale 4$11.99
- Special Offer 3$19.99
- Diamond Pack 4 Promo$19.99
- Special Offer Presale 5$24.99
- Special Offer Presale 3$39.99
- Special Offer Presale 6$49.99
Popo's Mine
- 300 Rubies$1.99
- Special offer 2$2.99
- 800 Rubies$4.99
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- Offline Earning x2$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Special offer 3$4.99
- Daily Delivery$4.99
- Special offer 4$8.99
- 1700 Rubies$9.99
- Earning x2$9.99
- Special Daily Delivery$9.99
- Royale Pass$12.99
- Legendary Chest Packgage$17.99
- Research Package$17.99
- 3600 Rubies$19.99
- Special offer 6$21.99
- Special offer 8$44.99
- Income Boost Package$44.99
- Special offer 9$99.99
Questions
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