Comparison

SUPERSTAR MAKER vs Idle Analyst

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

Head to head
About

SUPERSTAR MAKER

Manage a talent agency, scout trainees, and hire trainers to build an entertainment empire. Collect diverse talents and earn money through various in-game activities, even while offline.

Highlights
  • Scout and collect trainees
  • Hire professional trainers
  • Build an entertainment empire
  • Earn money offline
  • Complete achievements and missions
  • Lucky roulette and gift boxes
Features
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I can become the CEO of an talent agency with only a few taps? Welcome to Superstar Maker! Build your entertainment empire by scouting trainees and hiring trainers! From the shabby garage agency to a skyscraper! It all starts with your touch. Collect 91 trainees in every aspect of talents! Singer, dancer, bands and musical ensembles, influencer, entertainer and many more talents are waiting for a shot at your audition! Does the continuous tapping bore you to death? No worries! Professional trainers will take care of that for you. There are outstanding trainers among the trainers. Who knows? The 'legendary musicians' may show up to train your trainees if you are lucky enough! A collection of content for the road to riches await you! Rake in money by completing achievements, daily missions, lucky roulette, random Pidgeon drops, and collecting gift box! Money won't stop flooding in even when the game is turned off! Dive into the world of Superstar Maker now and try out a game without any in-app purchases!

About

Idle Analyst

A relaxed incremental game where you build and automate a spreadsheet. Grow your workbook with formulas, unlock new features, and optimize your strategy for endless progression. Enjoy offline earnings and a satisfying refactoring mechanic.

Highlights
  • Build formula cells
  • Unlock new sheets
  • Automate with AutoFill
  • Refactor for permanent Insights
  • Offline progress
  • Chase achievements
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Every great analyst starts with a single empty cell. Idle Analyst is a relaxed incremental game about building a spreadsheet that quietly takes over your screen. Start with one humble formula, watch the numbers tick upward, and reinvest your output into smarter cells, bigger functions, and clever automation. Tap to grow your workbook, then sit back as it runs itself. The real game is optimization: which cell to upgrade next, when to lean on conditional logic, and exactly when to refactor and start fresh — faster and stronger than before. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Build a grid of living formula cells — references, sums, averages, lookups, randomness, and conditional logic that rewards clever play • Unlock new columns and entire sheets as your workbook grows • Automate the busywork with AutoFill once you've earned it • Refactor to bank permanent Insights that multiply everything • Keep earning while you're away with offline progress • Chase achievements and archive every workbook you outgrow A career's worth of progression, told one milestone at a time — from your very first assignment to things no spreadsheet was ever meant to do. No timers nagging you. No pressure. Just numbers going up, a workbook getting smarter, and that perfect "one more refactor" feeling. Grab a coffee. Open the workbook. Watch it climb.

Screenshots

SUPERSTAR MAKER4 screens
Idle Analyst3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SUPERSTAR MAKER at none against Idle Analyst's 2. SUPERSTAR MAKER also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Idle Analyst's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Idle Analyst sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SUPERSTAR MAKER asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for SUPERSTAR MAKER against 3.0 for Idle Analyst. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SUPERSTAR MAKER ships an update weekly, Idle Analyst every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SUPERSTAR MAKER versus Idle Analyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUPERSTAR MAKERIdle Analyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size383 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRawhandRobert Rice

In-app purchases

None

SUPERSTAR MAKER

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Idle Analyst

One-time2
  • Offline Boost$1.99
  • Analyst Pro$3.99

Questions

Is SUPERSTAR MAKER free?
SUPERSTAR MAKER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Analyst free?
Idle Analyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SUPERSTAR MAKER or Idle Analyst?
SUPERSTAR MAKER and Idle Analyst are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SUPERSTAR MAKER or Idle Analyst have ads?
SUPERSTAR MAKER shows ads; Idle Analyst does not.
Which is updated more often, SUPERSTAR MAKER or Idle Analyst?
SUPERSTAR MAKER ships an update weekly, and Idle Analyst every 3 weeks. Most recently, SUPERSTAR MAKER was updated on November 3, 2026 and Idle Analyst on October 31, 2026.

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