Comparison

Idle Superpowers vs StartUp! Gym

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

Head to head
About

Idle Superpowers

Embark on a roguelike idle RPG adventure as a superhero with a vast array of unlockable, combinable superpowers. Experience unique runs with procedurally generated items and enemies, and overcome challenges that demand diverse playstyles.

Highlights
  • Unlock 99+ superpowers
  • Combine superpowers for synergies
  • Random power generation
  • Procedural items and enemies
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Idle Superpowers is a roguelike idle rpg where you are a superhero who can get multiple superpowers that are combinable and synergize with each other! - 99+ superpowers to unlock - random generation of powers ensures that each run plays different - combine superpowers to create overpowered synergies - procedural generated items and enemies - challenges to unlock new upgrades, which require different playstyles

About

StartUp! Gym

Manage and grow a shabby gym into a thriving fitness empire. Recruit unique members, acquire distinctive exercise equipment, and watch your business expand. Enjoy idle gameplay as members train and pay fees, even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Build and expand a gym
  • Recruit unique members
  • Acquire distinctive equipment
  • Idle gameplay with offline earnings
  • Experience endless growth
  • Intuitive and easy play
Features
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There's an owner who set up a gym with all his money! But business seems to be too difficult for the owner. "Help me run the gym!" Oh, it just so happens that the owner chose you as his partner! Rumor has it that the owner has a good eye for people, but he must have felt the energy of an excellent businessman from you. Help the owner and turn the shabby gym into a big, nice gym! > It's not a normal gym! Illustration full of individuality from members to buildings! Gather various members and exercise equipment with unique concepts! > Gym is a place to build up the body! Members work out hard to build their bodies. Let's build up all the members with good exercise equipment! > Easy for everyone! And relaxed play Even if you leave it alone or even turn off the game, the members work out hard paying the usage fee. Enjoy comfortably with easy and intuitive play! > Development, and Development! A building that is getting bigger and cooler, members and facilities that are filling it up, members who are in good shape, various sports equipment... Experience endless growth with a growing your own gym! "See you at the gym in a minute!" Oh, you're going to be late! Let's go to the gym!

Screenshots

Idle Superpowers4 screens
StartUp! Gym4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StartUp! Gym at 11.0 against Idle Superpowers's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Superpowers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and StartUp! Gym sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Idle Superpowers against 4.8 for StartUp! Gym. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 836 and 954 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Idle Superpowers's written reviews are positive against 78% of StartUp! Gym's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Superpowers ships an update fortnightly, StartUp! Gym every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Idle Superpowers versus StartUp! Gym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle SuperpowersStartUp! Gym
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (836 ratings)4.8 (954 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings836954 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB777 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLutz SchoenfelderYeom Giseop

Customer experience

Idle Superpowers

All ratings835 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative12.9%

StartUp! Gym

All ratings949 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative16.9%

User reviews

Idle Superpowers

From 836 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Pretty good
  • 👍 LOVE THIS!
  • 👍 Never thought I'd be this invested
  • 👍 Best Idle Game to Date
  • 👍 my favorite mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unskippable overlong ads
  • 🐛 Weirdly fun, but very limited
  • 🐛 Ads?
  • 🐛 Used to be fun
  • 🐛 Inventory management is bad

StartUp! Gym

From 954 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining game
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to play
  • 💡 Interesting character designs
  • 😊 Enjoyable gameplay experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
  • ⏱️ Slow progression without spending money
  • 🔋 Potential device overheating issues

Bugs and requests

Idle Superpowers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fix new bug please
  • Money UI getting pixelated
  • Latest update (notifications) is causing crashes
  • Ok, so idk what I did but my game now crashes after about a minute of me being the game
  • Pretty fun, but extreme flickering bar on bottom of 12 pro max prevents playing for extended amounts of time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Beta
  • Give it a real chance
  • Needs an update
  • Updates
  • An amazing game with no random adds. Literally No random Adds!
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  • It can be improved

StartUp! Gym

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Duplicate account issues when logging in
  • Sweat counter and mechanics not functioning properly
  • Game freezing or crashing for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and features to enhance gameplay
  • Improved progression system and pacing
  • Better optimization for older devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Superpowers

One-time10
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Starter Pack$8.99
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  • 1000 Gems + 100 Free$8.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • 2000 Gems + 250 Free$17.99
  • Hero Pack$35.99
  • Superhero Pack$44.99
  • 5000 Gems + 1500 Free$44.99
  • 10K Gems + 5K Free!$89.99
13 purchases

StartUp! Gym

One-time13
  • A bundle of gold$0.99
  • Beginner Package$1.99
  • Double! Package$2.99
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  • Intermediate Package$2.99
  • A bag of gold$3.99
  • Breaking bAd! Package$6.99
  • Corporate Aid$6.99
  • Muscle Package$9.99
  • State Funding$14.99
  • A box of gold$17.99
  • Master Package$17.99
  • A truck of gold$35.99
  • A ship of gold$69.99

Questions

Is Idle Superpowers free?
Idle Superpowers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StartUp! Gym free?
StartUp! Gym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Superpowers or StartUp! Gym?
StartUp! Gym is rated higher. Idle Superpowers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 836 ratings, while StartUp! Gym averages 4.8 from 954 ratings.
Do Idle Superpowers or StartUp! Gym have ads?
Both Idle Superpowers and StartUp! Gym show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Superpowers or StartUp! Gym?
Idle Superpowers ships an update fortnightly, and StartUp! Gym every 3 weeks. Most recently, Idle Superpowers was updated on October 24, 2026 and StartUp! Gym on October 24, 2026.

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