Minecube vs Idle Light Bulb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minecube
Build an army of miners and upgrade them to systematically destroy the entire game map. This idle game offers a satisfying progression of destruction and resource management.
- Buy miners
- Upgrade miners
- Destroy map
- Idle progression
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Buy miners and upgrades them to destroy all the map!
Idle Light Bulb
Build and manage a light bulb production empire. Start with a single line, upgrade efficiency, and expand your operations. Hire managers to automate and grow your business into the world's largest.
- Produce light bulbs
- Upgrade production lines
- Transport and sell bulbs
- Hire administrators
- Expand company operations
- Become a bulbs tycoon
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Starting from the first light bulb production line, produce light bulbs, transport them to the conveyor belt, and sell them. Use the profit to upgrade the production line to improve production efficiency. You can also buy new production lines to generate more light bulbs. When you have enough wealth, you can hire administrators to help you manage. Continuously develop your company until it becomes the largest one in the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Light Bulb at 82% against Minecube's 7%. Idle Light Bulb also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 491). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Minecube sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Light Bulb sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Light Bulb holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Light Bulb has 3.3K ratings behind it against 491, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Minecube's written reviews are positive against 82% of Idle Light Bulb's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minecube | Idle Light Bulb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (491 ratings) | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 491 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Minecube
Idle Light Bulb
User reviews
Minecube
From 491 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 💡 Rewarded ads system
- 👍 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Progress loss on exit
- 💸 Deceptive in-app purchases
Idle Light Bulb
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Unique concept with light bulbs
- 🚀 Fast progression for new players
- 🤩 Enjoyable gameplay experience
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Offline earnings not always credited
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Minecube
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress resets on exit
- Upgrade purchases not working
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads frequency
- Improve save/load functionality
- Provide ad-free purchase option
Idle Light Bulb
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to scroll up and purchase new lines
- Bulb upgrades not allowing players to sell
- Inconsistent performance and crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Improve offline earnings tracking
- Reduce frequency of ads
- Add more levels and content
- Implement save/restore progress feature
In-app purchases
Minecube
- 100.000 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 1.000.000 Coins$3.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- 10.000.000 Coins$7.99
- Witch Pack$7.99
- Golem Pack$14.99
- 100.000.000 Coins$15.99
- Wizard Pack$19.99
- 1.000.000.000 Coins$35.99
- 10.000.000.000 Coins$79.99
Idle Light Bulb
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- No Ads Lite$3.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
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- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- No Ads Plus$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Questions
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