Comparison

Idle Air Force Base vs Idle Forces

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

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About

Idle Air Force Base

Build and train the ultimate Air Force in this strategic idle game. Manage rigorous training programs, deploy advanced aircraft, and engage in epic battles to conquer cities and countries worldwide.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade Air Force base
  • Train pilots and squadrons
  • Deploy fighter jets and drones
  • Engage in strategic battles
  • Conquer cities and countries
  • Unlock various aircraft
Features
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Idle Air Force Base is the most fun idle game you’ll play this year! Feel the need for speed with this really fun, strategic military game where you’ve got to build up the finest Air Force in the world, so you can do battle, take cities and conquer countries! TOP REVIEW! As one ex-USA Air Force pilot said, “I find this idle game especially amusing and fun!” TRAIN TO WIN! You are the Air Marshall and the enemy is spreading across the world. You need to train your cadets to be fully qualified pilots over a serious of rigorous and tough training areas. From practising ejector seats, to G-Force gyroscopes to bomb assembly to parachute training. Are you ready?! TIME FOR BATTLE! Once your training is complete, your squadron will be ready to unleash an attack of drones, fighter jets, airships and warplanes. You don’t need to become a tycoon or be some kind of capitalist or billionaire, just the best at training troops and a strategist for war. TOP GUNS… You have a full air force at your disposal with some awesome planes to unlock, fly and do battle with. Become a top gun with these mighty fine beasts of the sky: RQ-4 Global Hawk F-16 Fighting Falcon A-10 Thunderbolt C-130 Hercules SR-71 Blackbird F-35 Lightning II B-2 Spirit C-5 Galaxy TAKE CITIES! Compete in a series of battles and wars where you need to take out ground troops, enemy airfields, communication satellites, destroy cities and take out the capital. READY FOR ADVENTURE? Don’t bother being idle and going to the supermarket, hotel, water park, rollercoaster, just sign up to be a pilot and build your air force base to be the best in the world. Are you ready for adventure? TRAINING PROGRAMME! The Training Program ahead of you is extensive, tough, but fun! EJECTOR SEAT - Emergency! Eject, eject, eject! The last chance to save your life so make sure you’re fully trained. GYROSCOPE - Can you cope with the G-Force? Prepare your body to stay in control when you’re pulling some serious G. GYM - You gotta be fit to be in our Air Force. So work it hard in the gym to be super fit. BOMB ASSEMBLY TRAINING - There really is a right way to assemble a bomb. Learn well, or lose a few fingers. WATER SURVIVAL - It’s not just the air you need to master. Make sure your squadron knows what to do in a crash landing. PISTOL RANGE - Always be ready for hand-to-hand combat, this is war after all. DRONE FLIGHT - Learn how to have an eye in every sky with the coolest drones in the air. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE - Those planes don’t just stay in good working order by themselves. Keep your spanner handy. FREE FALLING - Who doesn’t want to fly? Get some wind in your hair and learn to control your fall. MARSHALLING - Control which planes enter and exit the barracks RAPPEL - Spring into action and with only the aid of a rope learn how to properly throw yourself out of a plane. SIMULATOR - When all the training is done, the simulator will make sure your squad is ready for the wars to come. So if you think you have what it takes to create the best air force base in the world, to unleash your awesome jets on the enemy, then download Idle Air Force Base now!

About

Idle Forces

Command a military base, train recruits into specialists, and manage resources in this incremental army simulator. Build, upgrade, and customize your base while dispatching operatives on dangerous missions to bring law and order to remote corners of the planet.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade military bases
  • Train recruits into specialists
  • Manage military units
  • Dispatch operatives on missions
  • Customize bases
  • Earn and invest money
Features
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The Idle Forces: Army Tycoon is incremental game. But it isn’t one of the traditional idle city builder games! You won't find here supermarket, restaurant, roller coaster and amusement park because it is an army simulator, rookie! Do you want to become an idle army commander and command the tycoon military units of a powerful state and execute peacekeeping campaigns? Do you want to raise a recruit to a military specialist? Bring Freedom, Law and Order even to the most remote corners of the planet! On the orders of a top army commander, you will set up a military camp and take control of a military base in a hot spot. Your main priority is to train operatives from green recruits. Every recruit and sergeant need to defend army homebase with a gun. Periodically, professional soldiers attack the military base! It would be better if it were mafia or zombies … Zombies are easier to deal with! An idle military base is a complex structure which need to build, upgrade and customize. Each building has its own purpose. Chefs cook in the kitchen. This is certainly not a restaurant, but they will give you a cookie and lemonade for dessert! In the infirmary, the medics will put you in a hospital bed if you're sick, and you'll feel at home instead of in prison! It's not a hotel empire for overnight stays, but a barracks with everything you need, including lemonade and cookies in the vending machine. To be resilient, you need sports activities. Sergeants choose a training program for your idle recruits. Instead of a gym, the military camp has its own firing range and shooting range. This is not an idle golf game or a roller coaster, this is a an army simulator, rookie! Become the best special forces soldier and go on missions of transport forces by car! Make your own military business empire! Earn money, replenish the bank and tap tap to invest in military tycoon base development! - Distribute money between your bases - Train and upgrade every soldier - Monitor the progress of your recruits - Create conditions for recruits in the clicker game - Transfer troops between hot spots - Create a training program for your men - Dispatch operatives on dangerous missions - Receive awards from the headquarters - Unlock and customize new bases and make army business empire - Adventure capitalist clicker game ~~~~~~ Rate us in the app store and join our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Military-Operations-Tycoon Join our Discord community! We'll be happy to receive your feedback: https://discord.gg/9GTYjYhcfh

Screenshots

Idle Air Force Base4 screens
Idle Forces4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Idle Air Force Base at 20K against Idle Forces's 5.5K. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Air Force Base sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Forces 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 — 4.7 for Idle Air Force Base against 4.6 for Idle Forces. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20K and 5.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Idle Air Force Base's written reviews are positive against 44% of Idle Forces's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Air Force Base ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle Forces every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Idle Air Force Base versus Idle Forces: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Air Force BaseIdle Forces
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20K ratings) — better4.6 (5.5K ratings)
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews43.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20K — better5.5K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB295 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperIsCool EntertainmentHot Siberians

Customer experience

Idle Air Force Base

All ratings19,562 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative51.0%

Idle Forces

All ratings5,453 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral20.8%
Negative35.3%

User reviews

Idle Air Force Base

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast progression
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Realistic aircraft
  • 👍 Enjoyable war mode

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy tutorial
  • 🐛 Inconsistent battle outcomes
  • 🐛 Offline earnings issues
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization

Idle Forces

From 5.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🚀 Great time waster
  • 👍 No ads forced
  • 👍 Challenging with strategy

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Security and data concerns
  • 🔋 Slow progression and money earning
  • 🔒 Forced to watch ads
  • 🐛 Freezing and loading issues

Bugs and requests

Idle Air Force Base

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashing after short playtime
  • Incorrect plane counts in hangar
  • Inability to close war screen
  • Disappearing troops after app switch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow manual control of aircraft in battles
  • Improve offline earnings and progression
  • Add more strategic depth to war mode
  • Optimize performance on weaker devices

Idle Forces

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Stuck on first mission after completing it
  • Vault upgrade cost exceeds max money storage
  • Cooks not properly feeding soldiers
  • Inconsistent speed upgrade descriptions
  • Directive tutorial loop and freezing
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  • Losing top soldiers for no reason

Requested features

6 requests
  • More content and new bases
  • Customization options for soldiers
  • Better guidance and tutorials
  • Offline progress tracking
  • Sound effects and ambience
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  • Prestige or reset system

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Air Force Base

One-time10
  • Customisation Pack$2.99
  • Air Force Commander$4.99
  • Bundle of Coins$4.99
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  • No More Ads Special$5.99
  • Flying Ace Special$7.99
  • No More Ads!$9.99
  • Stack of coins$9.99
  • Flying Ace$9.99
  • No Ads!$9.99
  • Mountain of Coins Special$35.99
10 purchases

Idle Forces

One-time10
  • Special offer$0.99
  • Chained Offer Easy Mark$0.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
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  • Operation “Chest”$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • High-Ranked General$9.99
  • Support Team$10.99
  • Personal Assistant$12.99
  • Special Offer$15.99
  • General’s Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Idle Air Force Base free?
Idle Air Force Base is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Forces free?
Idle Forces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Air Force Base or Idle Forces?
Idle Air Force Base is rated higher. Idle Air Force Base averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Idle Forces averages 4.6 from 5.5K ratings.
Do Idle Air Force Base or Idle Forces have ads?
Both Idle Air Force Base and Idle Forces show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Air Force Base or Idle Forces?
Idle Air Force Base ships an update every 5 weeks, and Idle Forces every 6 weeks. Most recently, Idle Air Force Base was updated on November 10, 2026 and Idle Forces on November 7, 2026.

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