Idle Idle GameDev vs WidgetEgg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Idle GameDev
Create your own idle games without the effort. This app lets you develop various idle games while you yourself go idle. Unlock jobs, stats, skills, and items to progress.
- Create idle games
- Unlockable jobs
- Stats and skills system
- Item and research unlocks
- Game reset for special skills
- Challenges and achievements
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Do you want to make your own Idle Game but you're just too lazy? In Idle Idle Gamedev, you have the opportunity to create various idle games while going idle. Different unlockable Jobs 4 Stats with 9 Skills each Many Items and Research to unlock Reset the game to skill special skills Try a challenge to unlock more skills Many Achievements
WidgetEgg
Monitor your Egg, Inc. progress with convenient widgets. See active missions, fueling status, contract stats, and your profile at a glance. Receive launch notifications to avoid missing opportunities.
- View active and fueling missions
- Home screen widgets
- Launch notifications
- Contract stats and goals
- Profile and stats overview
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View your Egg, Inc.¹ stats at a glance! - Check active and fueling missions on home and virtue farms - Get notified when you've forgotten to hit launch - View your contracts' stats and goals - Get an overview of your own profile and stats [1]WidgetEgg is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Auxbrain, Inc. All trademarks, service marks, and logos pertaining to Egg, Inc are the exclusive property of Auxbrain, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WidgetEgg at none against Idle Idle GameDev's 7. WidgetEgg also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Idle Idle GameDev's advantage is ratings volume (818 vs 39). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Idle Idle GameDev sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. WidgetEgg asks for nothing beyond the download.
WidgetEgg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Idle GameDev has 818 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Idle Idle GameDev's written reviews are positive against 100% of WidgetEgg's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Idle GameDev | WidgetEgg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (818 ratings) | 5.0 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 818 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutz Schoenfelder | Tyler Smith |
Customer experience
Idle Idle GameDev
WidgetEgg
Bugs and requests
Idle Idle GameDev
Reported bugs
4 issues- Skill points not updating correctly
- Game quality fluctuations
- Player count cap issue
- Data loss on app crashes
Requested features
4 requests- In-game tutorial
- More content updates
- Improved save/export system
- Better UI/UX
WidgetEgg
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Idle GameDev
- 250 Bonus Points$4.99
- No Ads$9.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
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- 512 Bonus Points$9.99
- Dev Pack$49.99
- 2560 Bonus Points$49.99
- 5200 Bonus Points$99.99
WidgetEgg
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Idle Idle GameDev free?
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