Pincremental vs Planetary Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pincremental
Master the pinball machine, earn upgrades, and automate your way to the top. This incremental game lets you climb the corporate ladder by cashing out your pinball earnings for powerful boosts.
- Master pinball mechanics
- Cash out for upgrades
- Automate gameplay
- Climb corporate ladder
- Incremental progression
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Become the Pinball Wizard you were destined to be! Master the pinball machine, cash out for powerful upgrades and automation, and climb the corporate ladder in this Pinball Incremental. Base pinball machine functionality developed and copyrighted by Will Boyd (https://codepen.io/lonekorean/pen/KXLrVX)
Planetary Idle
Explore planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme. Hire scientists for passive income, tap for boosts, and research expeditions for discoveries. Prestige to reset with permanent upgrades and unlock perks with rare QBits.
- Hire Scientists for passive income
- Tap to boost active income
- Research expeditions for discoveries
- Prestige system with permanent upgrades
- Earn QBits for powerful perks
- Offline progress for 6 hours
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Discover planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme with Planetary Idle! • Hire Scientists - Generate steady passive income and scale your operation. • Tap to Boost - Tap for extra cash when you’re active. • Research Expeditions - Spend money and brave scientists on one-way missions for discoveries and income bonuses! • Prestige - Reset, keep permanent upgrades, blast past your previous best. • QBits & Upgrades - Earn rare QBits and unlock powerful perks. • Play Your Pace - Short bursts or long idles; progress for 6 hours when offline. • Game Center - Many achievements to unlock!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planetary Idle at 4.8 against Pincremental's 3.8. Planetary Idle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Pincremental's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Pincremental sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planetary Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Pincremental's written reviews are positive against 50% of Planetary Idle's.
Pincremental ships an update monthly, Planetary Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pincremental | Planetary Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (89 ratings) | 4.8 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makopaz LLC | Roberto Frias Nerio |
Customer experience
Pincremental
Planetary Idle
In-app purchases
Pincremental
- 20 Gold$1.99
- 55 Gold$4.99
- 120 Gold$9.99
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- 260 Gold$19.99
- 750 Gold$49.99
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
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