Comparison

Exponential Idle vs Recall

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

Recall

Features
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Circles light up one by one. Tap them in reverse — last one first. ▸ Mechanic - Each stage adds one new circle. The sequence grows. - 3 lives. A miss costs 1 life and replays the sequence once. - Watch an ad to revive (once per game). ▸ Scoring - Smaller circles are rarer and worth up to ×3. - Combo streak multiplies up to ×2.0. - Every tap has ±10% variance — same circle, different score. - 7% chance lucky bonus ×2. - All stacked, a jackpot moment pays up to 13× a single tap. ▸ Signature voices - 12 human-voiced callouts (LUCKY!, JACKPOT!, PERFECT!, CLEAR!, COMBO!, NEW BEST! ...). - Sound effects and voice as independent toggles. ▸ Tech - Minimal assets — small footprint. - Korean and English interface. - No sign-up. Game data stays on your device only. - Portrait only. ▸ Ads - Banner, interstitial, app-open, and native ads. - Rewarded ad shown only when you choose to revive. - iOS 14+ asks for tracking consent. Declining keeps all gameplay intact. Contact: hasegi.cs@gmail.com Developer: Hasegi Inc.

Screenshots

Exponential Idle4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recall at none against Exponential Idle's 4. Exponential Idle's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exponential Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Recall monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Exponential Idle versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExponential IdleRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGilles-Philippe PailleHasegi Inc.

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

Recall

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

Recall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exponential Idle free?
Exponential Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Exponential Idle or Recall have ads?
Both Exponential Idle and Recall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Exponential Idle or Recall?
Exponential Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recall monthly. Most recently, Exponential Idle was updated on November 7, 2026 and Recall on October 31, 2026.

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