Comparison

Idle Startup Inc vs Flowist

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

Head to head
About

Idle Startup Inc

Build and manage your own startup from a garage to a large company. Hire staff, develop products, and make them profitable in this addictive idle/incremental game. Features cute pixel art and offline play.

Highlights
  • Build and manage your startup
  • Hire and manage staff
  • Develop profitable products
  • Progress from garage to large company
  • Cute cartoon pixel art
  • Offline play
Features
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Build and manage your own startup! Idle Startup Inc is a fun and addictive idle/incremental game where you can build your own startup from the ground up. From a sole, one-man founder to a large capable team, see how far you can take your startup! Are you up for the challenge? Key Features: - Cute and funny cartoon pixel art - Hire your staff, you decide which roles to fill - Start from a garage office and work your way up - Build your product and make it profitable - Grow your startup and form large teams - Challenge yourself—try our hard mode - Guaranteed fun for everyone! - Play offline! Website: http://www.kuyimobile.com/ Support and Feedback: http://www.kuyimobile.com/support.php Twitter: @kuyimobile Facebook: http://facebook.kuyimobile.com/

About

Flowist

Features
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Flowist plays out a whole life: from your first paycheck to 48 years later, every year is your call. NO WAITING Flowist is not an idle game. Nothing ticks in the background — a year only moves when you press "End Year". Close the app, come back a week later, and the game is exactly where you left it. You decide how long a session lasts; the game never puts you on a clock. HOW A YEAR GOES · Flow — the year's events arrive as cards: a job offer, a raise, a breakdown, health, family. Some cards are a roll of the dice, and the real odds are printed on the card. No blind gambles. · Investing — read the economy, build a portfolio, manage your buy list, hire or fire advisors. · Personal — education, habits, insurance and your records. Insurance is a fresh call every year. When the year ends you get a report: what came in, where it went, how you stand against last year. YOU LEARN TO READ THE STATEMENTS A live income statement and balance sheet are kept the whole way through — they fill in as you play. The first time a term shows up it goes into the glossary, and you can go back to it whenever you want. The point isn't memorising definitions; it's seeing why the numbers came out that way. FOUR COUNTRIES, FOUR DIFFICULTIES · Türkiye (TRY) — high inflation, a volatile economy. Just holding on to money is a skill. · United States (USD) — strong markets and salaries; taxes bite, health and education cost. · Europe (EUR) — stability and strong public healthcare; but heavy taxes and a narrow pay range. · Dubai (AED) — no income tax, savings pile up fast. The easiest run, and scored accordingly. Each country carries its own score multiplier, so the same game has four difficulty settings. ALSO · Badges you unlock along the way, and a dream to aim at. · Seven languages: Turkish, English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese. · One-handed, built for iPhone. WHAT'S FREE The first 9 years are free and no account is needed. A yearly subscription continues the run and also removes ads. While playing free you'll see a banner, and the game offers optional rewarded ads — decline them and play carries on regardless. Because the free version is ad-supported, it needs an internet connection to play; the subscription also unlocks offline play. If you let the subscription lapse, the years you already played are never deleted. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS · Flowist Full Version — yearly subscription, auto-renewing. · Payment is charged to your Apple account when the purchase is confirmed. · The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. · After purchase you can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. · Terms of use: https://zekcrc.github.io/flowist-legal/kosullar-ios.html · Privacy policy: https://zekcrc.github.io/flowist-legal/gizlilik-ios.html ONE NOTE Flowist is an educational simulation, not investment advice. Its economies, returns and prices are the game's own model; they carry no real market data and involve no real money.

Screenshots

Idle Startup Inc4 screens
Flowist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Startup Inc at none against Flowist's shown. Idle Startup Inc also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Flowist's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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 Startup Inc sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Flowist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Startup Inc ships an update every 6 weeks, Flowist every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Idle Startup Inc versus Flowist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Startup IncFlowist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKuyi MobileZeki Cerci

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Idle Startup Inc

One-time3
  • 200$0.99
  • 500$1.99
  • 1000$2.99
1 purchases

Flowist

Subscriptions1
  • Flowist Yearly$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Idle Startup Inc free?
Idle Startup Inc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowist free?
Flowist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Startup Inc or Flowist have ads?
Flowist shows ads; Idle Startup Inc does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Startup Inc or Flowist?
Idle Startup Inc ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flowist every 2 days. Most recently, Idle Startup Inc was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flowist on October 31, 2026.

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