Comparison

Idle Brix vs Idle Forge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Incremental gameplay
  • Block crushing mechanics
  • Ball upgrades
  • Offline earnings
  • Over 100 levels
  • Prestige system
Features
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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

About

Idle Forge

Features
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A little forge that doesn't need you. Light the hearth, hire an apprentice, and watch the smithy fill with workers, furnaces and stranger things. Idle Forge is an idle clicker built to be calm: it earns while you're away, asks for nothing when you return, and never punishes you for having a life. MADE TO RESPECT YOUR TIME • Progress continues while the app is closed. Sleep is a strategy • No daily-streak guilt, no timers that expire while you're at work • Watching ads is always optional, always a bonus, never a toll • Tapping helps, but it's a pleasure, not a duty: your workers swing the hammers A FORGE WITH SOMEWHERE TO GO • Dozens of generators, from apprentice to things physics won't explain • Reforge to melt it all down for Embers and permanent power • A living workshop you can watch: every worker you hire is down there on the floor, hammering • Catch drifting fire wisps for a frenzy of production • Achievements, milestones, a daily gift, and yes, an actual ending at the top of the ladder QUIET BY DESIGN • The forge's own sounds (hammer, embers, quench), no music, no noise • Every effect can be switched off, from vibration to embers • Your save is yours: export it as a code, carry it anywhere, no account Free to play. Ads are opt-in rewards only: everything an ad grants can also be earned by playing.

Screenshots

Idle Brix4 screens
Idle Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Forge at none against Idle Brix's 8. Idle Forge also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 69 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Brix sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Brix ships an update every 69 months, Idle Forge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Idle Brix versus Idle Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle BrixIdle Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 69 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGengolia Ltd.Erik Tobias Rinde Tharaldsen

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle Brix

One-time8
  • 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
None

Idle Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Brix free?
Idle Brix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Forge free?
Idle Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idle Brix or Idle Forge have ads?
Both Idle Brix and Idle Forge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Brix or Idle Forge?
Idle Brix ships an update every 69 months, and Idle Forge every 5 days. Most recently, Idle Brix was updated on October 13, 2026 and Idle Forge on October 5, 2026.

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