Comparison

Idle Piranhas vs Supernova

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

Head to head
About

Idle Piranhas

Grow a school of savage piranhas and watch them devour everything in their path. This idle game offers a mesmerizing river setting with fast-paced piranha action for continuous entertainment.

Highlights
  • Build and grow your piranha shoal
  • Devour everything in your path
  • Mesmerizing river environment
  • Fast-paced piranha action
  • Satisfying idle gameplay
Features
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Piranhas are savage little things that would tear through the skin of anything that crosses their path! Build your Shoal and watch as they devour everything you put in front of them! This is an incredibly satisfying Idle Game where the peacefulness of the depth of the river gets you mesmerized, while the pace of your Piranhas keeps you entertained.

About

Supernova

An idle space tycoon game where you fuse hydrogen to grow and detonate stars. Earn permanent power-ups with each supernova to accelerate future runs. Features offline progress and a visually evolving star.

Highlights
  • Fuse hydrogen to create and grow stars
  • Offline progress and production
  • Visually evolving star stages
  • Prestige system with supernova cinematics
  • Deep multiplier stacking and research upgrades
  • Daily missions and streaks
  • Fully offline gameplay
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Fuse hydrogen into a living star. Grow it. Then blow it up — on purpose. SUPERNOVA is a premium-feel idle game about running a cosmic forge. Tap to spark fusion, build 12 generators from Hydrogen Wisp to Singularity Seed, and watch your star physically evolve — protostar, blue giant, red supergiant — until it is ready to collapse. Detonating it is the point: every supernova grants Neutron Cores, permanent power that makes each new universe faster than the last. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Real progress while you're away — production continues offline (extend the cap up to 24 hours with research), and a welcome-back doubler greets your return • A star that actually changes — five visual stages, rendered live, no canned art • Prestige that feels like a finale — a hand-built supernova cinematic, then a stronger start • Numbers that get gloriously big — Million, Septillion, and far beyond • Milestones every few minutes early on, deep multiplier stacking later • Daily missions and streaks that respect your time • 20 research upgrades that shape every run FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads. None. • No energy bars, no forced waits, no progress walls • Fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no internet required • Nothing collected, nothing tracked • Optional purchases exist (time warps, photons, a one-time Supporter Pack), and the entire game is balanced to be completed without spending anything THE LOOP 1. Tap your star and let generators forge Stardust 2. Hit ownership milestones — each one doubles a generator's output 3. Buy research, stack a Photon Surge boost, fill your Piggy Bank 4. Reach collapse readiness... and go SUPERNOVA 5. Keep your Neutron Cores forever. Start again, faster. Built by a solo developer in SwiftUI and SpriteKit. Every pixel is procedural — no asset packs, no stock art. Dark theme, tuned haptics, Reduce Motion respected. Your first universe is waiting. It starts with one atom.

Screenshots

Idle Piranhas4 screens
Supernova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Supernova at 4.5 against Idle Piranhas's 3.8. Supernova also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (75 vs 4). Idle Piranhas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Supernova sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Piranhas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Supernova holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supernova has 75 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Idle Piranhas's written reviews are positive against 78% of Supernova's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idle Piranhas versus Supernova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle PiranhasSupernova
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.5 (75 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings475 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKevin Cyril ApatoutHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU

Customer experience

Idle Piranhas

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Supernova

All ratings63 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

None

Idle Piranhas

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Supernova

One-time10
  • 50 Photons$0.99
  • Time Warp: 4 Hours$1.99
  • Break the Piggy Bank$2.99
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  • Automation Core$3.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
  • Time Warp: 24 Hours$4.99
  • 300 Photons$4.99
  • 700 Photons$9.99
  • Time Warp: 7 Days$14.99
  • 1600 Photons$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Piranhas free?
Idle Piranhas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Supernova free?
Supernova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Piranhas or Supernova?
Supernova is rated higher. Idle Piranhas averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Supernova averages 4.5 from 75 ratings.
Do Idle Piranhas or Supernova have ads?
Neither Idle Piranhas nor Supernova shows ads.

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