Faily Rocketman vs Idle Rocket Launch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faily Rocketman
Pilot a homemade rocket on an ambitious journey to the moon. Navigate through atmospheric hazards and space debris, upgrading your vehicle to survive increasingly challenging obstacles. Experience physics-based gameplay with hilarious ragdoll crashes.
- Physics-based endless runner gameplay
- Navigate atmospheric and space debris
- 12+ upgradeable rockets
- Rocket armor, fuel, steering, and engine upgrades
- In-game pickups like fuel, lasers, and shields
- Epic crashes and ragdoll physics
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Can you make it all the way to the Moon?? "Faily Rocketman is the latest game in the hit Faily series from the developers of No 1 smash hit Faily Brakes! It’s the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and Phil Faily has decided to leave his mark on human space travel! Undeterred by his complete lack of skills or qualifications, Phil is building Space Rockets in his back yard and testing them himself! Houston, we have a problem! In this physics-based endless runner you need to maneuver the rocket as it climbs higher and higher in altitude, breaking through a debris field of crazy birds, storm clouds, planes, helicopters, hang gliders and hot air balloons. Eventually blasting into space, the rocket will need to avoid space debris, satellites, asteroids and meteors and even UFO’s! Ground control to Major Phil! Come in Phil! Features include: Animated sky and space scenery with hilarious flying items and space junk 12+ Upgradeable rockets Upgrade your rocket armor, fuel, steering assistance and engine thrust. Pickups to improve your play including Fuel, Lazers and shields Epic crashes and the usual crazy rag doll action Faily style".
Idle Rocket Launch
Build and manage your own space industry. Launch rockets to earn money, upgrade your facilities, and unlock historical rocket designs. Experience the thrill of space exploration from your device.
- Launch rockets
- Earn money
- Upgrade base
- Unlock rockets
- Manage space industry
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Run your own space industry! - Launch Crazy Rockets to make money. - Upgrade your base and facilities. - Unlock the most exciting rockets in history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Rocket Launch at 78% against Faily Rocketman's 26%. Idle Rocket Launch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Faily Rocketman sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Rocket Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Rocket Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 441 and 702 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Faily Rocketman's written reviews are positive against 78% of Idle Rocket Launch's.
Faily Rocketman ships an update monthly, Idle Rocket Launch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faily Rocketman | Idle Rocket Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (441 ratings) | 4.7 (702 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 441 | 702 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spunge Games Pty Ltd | StarBlaze CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
Faily Rocketman
Idle Rocket Launch
User reviews
Faily Rocketman
From 441 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💡 Interesting take on the 'Faily' game series
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
- 💰 Expensive to remove ads and unlock features
Idle Rocket Launch
From 702 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Nice graphics and detailed rocket designs
- 📵 No intrusive ads or optional ad viewing
- 🎮 Fun and engaging idle game mechanics
- ⏱️ Good for killing time
- 🚀 Variety of launch locations
Room to improve
- ⏳ Game is too short and lacks content
- 😴 Becomes boring after level 5
- 🎯 Lacks challenge and difficulty
- 💰 Money/progression isolated per location
- 🐛 Level display mismatch (shows level 11 instead of 10)
Bugs and requests
Faily Rocketman
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound issues with echoes and distortion
- Controls not responsive at times
- Compatibility problems with newer device versions
Requested features
3 requests- More varied and challenging levels
- Ability to play in first-person view
- Clearer progression and end-game content
Idle Rocket Launch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level upgrade counter mismatch
- Download fails at halfway point
- Unskippable ads in earlier versions
- Ads interrupting other app audio
Requested features
7 requests- More launch locations and environments
- Minigames or additional activities
- Missions or tasks system
- Increased difficulty and challenge
- Shared currency across all locations
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- More rockets and launch pads
- Longer gameplay progression
In-app purchases
Faily Rocketman
- Small Coin Pack$1.99
- The Frizzle$1.99
- Baaaby$1.99
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- The Ringo$1.99
- The Phil$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
- Regular Coin Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Big Coin Pack$3.99
- The Murica$3.99
- Bigger Coin Pack$5.99
Idle Rocket Launch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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