Comparison

Exponential Idle vs Balloon Clicker

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

Head to head
About

Exponential Idle

Engage in a math-inspired incremental game where you strategically stack virtual money through exponential growth. Advance through time, make variable changes, and purchase upgrades to accelerate your earnings and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Exponential growth mechanics
  • Time progression
  • Change of variables
  • Buy upgrades
  • Earn virtual money
  • Unlock achievements
Features
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Play Exponential Idle, a math-inspired incremental game. Your goal is to stack up money by taking advantage of exponential growth. To do so, you have to step through time by tapping the equation or simply let the time follow its course. You can perform change of variables to accelerate the process, buy upgrades, get rewards, and unlock achievements while earning virtual money.

About

Balloon Clicker

Incrementally upgrade your balloons' duration and speed to increase your income and rise above the clouds. Experience gorgeous graphics as you stack balloons to space and go beyond the clouds.

Highlights
  • Stacking balloons to space
  • Upgrade balloon duration
  • Upgrade balloon speed
  • Increase income
  • Gorgeous graphics
Features
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Ever wondered what would happen if you tie a balloon to your hand? Worry no more, we made it possible in this game! This power comes with a great responsibility! Incrementally upgrade your balloons duration, speed and increase your income and rise above the clouds. Download & play to go to infinity and beyond the clouds! Your benefits : - Gorgeous graphics! - Stacking balloons to space! - Upgrading Balloons

Screenshots

Exponential Idle4 screens
Balloon Clicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloon Clicker at none against Exponential Idle's 4. Exponential Idle's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exponential Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Balloon Clicker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Exponential Idle against 5.0 for Balloon Clicker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exponential Idle has 4.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exponential Idle versus Balloon Clicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExponential IdleBalloon Clicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGilles-Philippe PailleDumbbell Games Yazilim Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Exponential Idle

All ratings4,139 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.9%

Balloon Clicker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Exponential Idle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzle mini-games not loading correctly
  • Offline progress issues after updates
  • Occasional app crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More mini-games and challenges
  • Better explanations for advanced mechanics
  • Adjustable color schemes and visual customization
  • Improved offline progress tracking
  • Smoother performance and optimization

Balloon Clicker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Exponential Idle

One-time4
  • Donate$0.99
  • Permanent Ad Reward$1.99
  • Donate$1.99
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  • Donate$3.99
None

Balloon Clicker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exponential Idle free?
Exponential Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balloon Clicker free?
Balloon Clicker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exponential Idle or Balloon Clicker?
Balloon Clicker is rated higher. Exponential Idle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Balloon Clicker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Exponential Idle or Balloon Clicker have ads?
Both Exponential Idle and Balloon Clicker show ads.

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