Idle Brix vs Space Academy Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Brix
Crush blocks and earn money with a single ball in this incremental game. Upgrade your ball's speed and power, unlock new balls, and progress through over 100 unique levels. Earn rewards even while offline.
- Incremental gameplay
- Block crushing mechanics
- Ball upgrades
- Offline earnings
- Over 100 levels
- Prestige system
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Start with a single ball and watch as it crushes blocks and earns money. Use your money to upgrade your ball's speed, power or buy new balls. Unlock new and more powerful balls to maximise your income. Idle Brix is a fun and relaxing incremental ball game. The aim is to destroy blocks laid out and earn money. Features: - Over 100 unique levels, played in an infinite combination - Increasingly difficult levels - Random gems on each level - Tap blocks to destroy them - Multiple different kinds of balls with unique abilities - Upgrade the speed and power of each ball type - Earn perks after reaching milestones - Prestige to earn permanent bonuses and multipliers - Earn money and gems while you are offline
Space Academy Idle
Construct and expand a futuristic space academy, recruiting students and training them in various disciplines. Watch your academy grow and unlock new opportunities as graduates increase its value. Prestige to earn permanent progression and climb leaderboards.
- Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy
- Unlock new buildings and optimize campus
- Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines
- Recruit gifted students with unique bonuses
- Collect daily rewards and special gifts
- Prestige with Endowments for permanent progression
- Grow academy even while offline
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Welcome to Space Academy Idle! Build the greatest academy in the galaxy by recruiting students, expanding your campus, and turning promising cadets into legendary scientists. Start with a single dormitory and grow into a thriving university. Construct new facilities, upgrade classrooms, and help your students master Cognition, Discipline, and Creativity before they graduate. Every graduate increases your academy’s value, unlocking new opportunities to expand even faster. Features - Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy - Unlock new buildings and optimize your campus - Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines - Recruit talented and gifted students with unique bonuses - Collect daily rewards and discover special gifts - Prestige with Endowments to earn permanent progression - Watch your academy grow even while you’re away - Complete achievements and climb Game Center leaderboards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Academy Idle at 100% against Idle Brix's 0%. Space Academy Idle also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 69 months). Idle Brix's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Brix sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Space Academy Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Academy Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Idle Brix's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Academy Idle's.
Idle Brix ships an update every 69 months, Space Academy Idle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Brix | Space Academy Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 69 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gengolia Ltd. | Roberto Frias Nerio |
Customer experience
Idle Brix
Space Academy Idle
In-app purchases
Idle Brix
- 30 Gems$1.99
- 100 Gems$4.99
- Special Offer$9.99
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- 225 Gems$9.99
- 500 Gems$19.99
- 800 Gems$30.99
- 1,400 Gems$54.99
- 3,000 Gems$99.99
Space Academy Idle
- Small Box$1.99
- Medium Box$3.99
- Shipment$6.99
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- XL Shipment$12.99
Questions
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