Idle Maggots vs HellManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Maggots
Simulate the growth and consumption of maggots on various carcasses. Produce maggots and watch them eat, leaving behind only the bones. A unique simulation experience focused on decomposition.
- Produce maggots
- Consume carcasses
- Simulate decomposition
- Unique idle gameplay
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Dead Rats and birds and Whales ! Where do they disappear ?? Heard of Maggots ? Yes , its the maggots which eat them and leave the carcass behind ! Produce maggots and eat them !
HellManager
An idle arcade game where you manage hell. Torture sinners to earn coins, upgrade buildings, and expand your infernal empire. Strategically place units and automate processes to become the ultimate boss of hell.
- Idle arcade gameplay
- Sinners torture and management
- Building upgrades and expansion
- Strategic unit placement
- Automated battle features
- Empire development
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Welcome to be the manager of this hell! Hell manager is an idle arcade game that tortures sinners who have fallen into hell and develops hell. Torture sinners and make them work to expand your own empire. Hell manager features: Upgraded torture! Capture sinners with whips and use various torture methods. Do you wonder what kind of torture there will be? Anyone can fight and torture sinners with a simple tap and swipe. Upgrading buildings in hell You can upgrade and expand the various buildings in the game. Spend the reward to upgrade the torture machine and the new hell station! You can hire more of hell sinners and expand various thing in the game to make enormous hell! Just focus on managing the hell! Torture hell sinners to earn coin, and run the hell strategically. You can play this idle games by placing construction unit and automation unit strategically in the game world. Bonus! With the expansion of the auto-battle feature, you have more time to focus on Hell Management. Live the Hell boss life in this idle games! Sinners work harder, and new torture option is opened, your hell will expand! Be the boss of this Hell! Now all you need to do is managing the hell and commanding your minions. Manage your hell and make a lot of money! Start your hell life in this best idle games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Idle Maggots at every 5 days against HellManager's every 3 weeks. Idle Maggots also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Idle Maggots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HellManager sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Idle Maggots against 4.8 for HellManager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.2K and 7.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Idle Maggots's written reviews are positive against 37% of HellManager's.
Idle Maggots ships an update every 5 days, HellManager every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Maggots | HellManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) | 4.8 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews | 37.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 514 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TapNation | Aloha Factory |
Customer experience
Idle Maggots
HellManager
User reviews
Idle Maggots
From 6.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Satisfying visuals
- 🔊 Relaxing audio
- 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🤢 Disturbing content
HellManager
From 7.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Engaging experience
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🐛 Progress not saved
Bugs and requests
Idle Maggots
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game not loading properly
- Crashes on certain devices
- Ads not working as intended
Requested features
4 requests- More animal options
- Ability to replay levels
- Progression system improvements
- Reduced ads
HellManager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after ads
- Inconsistent performance
- Incorrect in-game data display
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels and challenges
- Implement an ad-free version
- Improve save/load functionality
In-app purchases
Idle Maggots
- Fast maggot$0.99
- Mech maggot$0.99
- Super Maggot$0.99
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- Robot Maggot$0.99
- Mut maggot$2.99
- Gold maggot$2.99
- Remove Popup and Banner Ads$2.99
- Ali Maggot$4.99
- Special Maggots$9.99
- No more ads$11.99
HellManager
- Dollar package 1$0.99
- RV ticket 30$1.99
- Dollar package 2$1.99
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- No ads$2.99
- RV ticket 50$2.99
- Dollar package 3$3.99
- Dollar package 4$7.99
- Dollar package 5$13.99
- Dollar package 6$28.99
Questions
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