Comparison

CompactO vs Echo Planet

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

Head to head
About

CompactO

An idle game where you create colorful squares to earn in-game currency. Unlock new planes, infuse shapes into cubes, and automate your progress to generate increasing amounts of money. Features cloud saving, modding, and a variety of content like Mega Lands and Skilling.

Highlights
  • Create colorful squares
  • Unlock new planes and 3D realms
  • Automate gameplay
  • Multiple prestige types
  • Cloud saving and multi-saves
  • Modding and customizable modifiers
  • Skilling and researchable discoveries
Features
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CompactO is an idle game based on creating colorful squares on your planes and earning money. Unlock the 3D Realm to unlock more planes to, you guessed it, create even more squares! Infuse your planes into cubes to make as much money as possible! The more shapes, the more money, oh we love money! CompactO is the most satisfying and colorful incremental game! FEATURES! Simplistic - Simple and colorful interface. Big Numbers - Up to the e100s is guaranteed! Lots of Content - Lots of places to unlock that make numbers grow! Made With Love - This game is being worked on by a solo developer who is very passionate! (NEW!) Cloud Saving - Transfer your saves to any device with just one login! (NEW!) Modding & Multi-Saves - Create multiple saves with customizable modifiers that make the game slower or even faster! CONTENT! Squares - Create colorful squares that make in-game money! Prestige - There are several types of prestiges to experience! 3D Realm - Unlock planes within worlds to create even more squares and different types of money! Automation - There are a ton of ways to automate the game and let it play for you! Upgrades - There are a ton of upgrades to buy and make progress even faster! Shrinkenator! - Earn cubes and shrink them to make even more! (NEW!) Mega Lands! - A whole layer of content with even more squares! (NEW!) Skilling! - Level up 7 skills and earn different kinds boosts! (NEW!) Fractals! - Enter the world of Fractals that make the game harder to earn additional boosts! (NEW!) The Lab! - Enter a new realm and research up to 25 discoveries! Play CompactO today and see how many squares you can create for only $2.99!

About

Echo Planet

Transform a planet into a star by forging moons that channel power to its core. Upgrade your celestial bodies, stack multipliers, and witness your energy output grow exponentially, even when you're not actively playing. This idle game offers a satisfying progression from small sparks to galaxy-scale power.

Highlights
  • Forge moons to power a planetary core
  • Upgrade moons and stack multipliers
  • Idle progression, play offline
  • Watch signal surge from sparks to galaxy-scale
  • Transform planet into a star
Features
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Forge moons that beam power into a sleeping planetary core, awakening it and ultimately igniting it into a star. Upgrade your moons, stack multipliers, and watch your signal surge from tiny sparks to galaxy-scale output, even while you’re offline.

Screenshots

CompactO4 screens
Echo Planet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Echo Planet at Free against CompactO's $2.99. Echo Planet also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). CompactO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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

Echo Planet is free to download; CompactO costs $2.99 up front. Echo Planet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CompactO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of CompactO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Echo Planet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CompactO ships an update every 3 weeks, Echo Planet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CompactO versus Echo Planet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompactOEcho Planet
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.9 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB96 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperConsidera Core LLCMustafa Mohammed

Customer experience

CompactO

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Echo Planet

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CompactO

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Echo Planet

One-time2
  • Gold Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Diamond Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is CompactO free?
CompactO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echo Planet free?
Echo Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CompactO or Echo Planet?
Echo Planet is rated higher. CompactO averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Echo Planet averages 4.9 from 23 ratings.
Do CompactO or Echo Planet have ads?
Echo Planet shows ads; CompactO does not.
Which is updated more often, CompactO or Echo Planet?
CompactO ships an update every 3 weeks, and Echo Planet every 3 days. Most recently, CompactO was updated on October 5, 2026 and Echo Planet on October 3, 2026.

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