Idle Power Tycoon vs Rope and Pull
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Power Tycoon
Manage an energy empire by generating electricity from various sources. Upgrade your power plants, expand your grid to supply cities, and enjoy idle progression even when offline. Make strategic decisions to balance supply and demand and become the ultimate power tycoon.
- Manage energy empire
- Generate electricity from multiple sources
- Upgrade power plants and infrastructure
- Expand electricity grid
- Idle progression and offline earnings
- Balance supply and demand
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Idle Power Tycoon: Grow Your Energy Empire! Take charge as a power tycoon and manage your energy empire in Idle Power Tycoon! This idle and upgrade game challenges you to generate electricity using both renewable and non-renewable sources to power cities and drive their development. Upgrade your systems, expand your reach, and unlock new energy options to meet the ever-increasing demand for electricity. Start with a modest windmill on a small wind farm and grow your enterprise step by step. Upgrade turbines, enhance electricity transmission speeds, and boost transformer capacity to power bustling urban areas. As you progress, unlock a range of power plants like solar farms, coal stations, hydroelectric dams, and nuclear reactors! Key Features: Explore Multiple Power Sources: Discover a variety of energy options, from eco-friendly wind and solar to high-output nuclear and traditional coal. Expand Your Grid: Supply electricity to new neighborhoods, industrial zones, and growing cities. Upgrade for Growth: Increase efficiency and profits by upgrading power plants, boosting production rates, and enhancing your infrastructure. Idle Progression: Keep your empire thriving even when you're offline. Return to claim your earnings and reinvest in upgrades. Strategic Decisions: Balance supply and demand while planning the expansion of your energy network. The future of energy is in your hands! Can you manage resources wisely, scale your operations, and illuminate entire cities? Become the ultimate power tycoon and enjoy the thrill of building an energy empire. Download Idle Power Tycoon today and start your journey to electrify the world!
Rope and Pull
Connect ropes between objects and your vehicle to pull them with powerful horsepower. Drag and drop ropes, then tap to initiate the pull. Enjoy handcrafted levels and unlock new environments in this stress-relieving game suitable for all ages.
- Connect ropes between objects and vehicles
- Pull objects with horsepower
- Drag and drop rope connections
- Handcrafted levels
- Unlockable new environments
- Stress reliever
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Connect ropes between objects and your vehicle. Pull the objects with some sick horsepower! Drag and drop ropes between joints to connect them. Tap and hold to start pulling all kinds of objects. Key Features: - Free To Play - On-The-Go stress reliever - Handcrafted levels - New environments to unlock - Suitable for all age groups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rope and Pull at 5.0 against Idle Power Tycoon's 3.5. Rope and Pull also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Idle Power Tycoon's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Idle Power Tycoon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Rope and Pull asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rope and Pull holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Power Tycoon has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Idle Power Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 33% of Rope and Pull's.
Idle Power Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, Rope and Pull every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Power Tycoon | Rope and Pull |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NikSan Tech | Devi Ganesh |
Customer experience
Idle Power Tycoon
Rope and Pull
Bugs and requests
Idle Power Tycoon
Reported bugs
35 issues- Progress reset after updates
- Game not functioning after updates
- Stuck at certain levels/planets
- Cannot add buildings to progress
- Last level bugged
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- Dice rework makes resource acquisition difficult
- City level bugged (cannot sell energy)
- No starting money to progress tutorial
- Progression reset
- Game progress reset
- Lost everything after update
- Game progress was reset
- Complete reset after update
- Game state reset after update
- Dice mechanic causes getting stuck
- Game not working after update
- Bug at 280k (value not recognized)
- Bug from the start (0 money to begin)
- Game state reset with update 2.0.3
- Save state gone after update
- Lost all progression
- Progress completely reset
- Progress gone after latest update
- Progress reset
- Resets to first level with every app update
- Blank screen after completing a level
- Numbers broken at end of games
- Endgame becomes buggy
- Progress reset after update
- Cannot get daily gems
- Construction hat not working
- Facilities not appearing on second planet
- Battery out of nowhere is full and cannot accept more energy
- Costs to level up change from gold to AD
- Too much electricity produced but not received by the city
Requested features
6 requests- Add cloud save functionality
- More content/levels
- Option to support developers
- Improve dice mechanic for resource gathering
- Add money/second display for machines
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- Fix progression blockers
Rope and Pull
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Power Tycoon
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Gem Pack 2$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Gem Pack 3$3.99
- Resource Pack$4.99
- Gem Pack 4$9.99
- Gem Pack 5$19.99
Rope and Pull
No in-app purchases
Questions
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