Comparison

Idle Space Force vs Tiny Quest

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

Head to head
About

Idle Space Force

Command a retro spaceship in this incremental clicker game. Blast enemies, upgrade your ship, and explore planets to earn passive income. Enjoy classic shoot 'em up action with idle RPG mechanics.

Highlights
  • Incremental idle gameplay
  • Retro space shoot 'em up battles
  • Ship upgrades and prestige system
  • Offline income generation
  • Explore multiple unique worlds
  • Pixelated retro graphics
Features
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Take command of your ship in Idle Space Force! Blast your way through this retro incremental space shoot ‘em up, upgrade your ship, and travel to scenic and dangerous planets, collecting a passive income for your fleet! Idle Space Force is a retro idle tapper with the perfect blend of idle and RPG mechanics inspired by the classics like Space Invaders and Asteroids. Collect your ISF credits while offline and blast through seven unique worlds with classic shmup gameplay. Prestige your way through Deep Space upgrades and travel to never before seen worlds! Idle Gameplay Generate income as you cruise AFK or battle hordes of enemies through space! Your ship’s progress continues while offline, letting you pick up the action wherever you are in the universe. Action-Packed Battles Engage in intense pixelated retro space battles as you face relentless enemies from across the galaxy. With classic mechanics of the staple shoot ‘em up / shmup genre, you’ll be filling the screen with bombs and bees in a flash – battling enemy ships, enemy hornets, and enemy bosses. Gameplay inspired by 8 bit classics like Space Invaders and Asteroids. Upgrade Your Ship Kit out your ship with powerful upgrades and frontier technologies to unleash devastating firepower. Collect income like an idle game while offline, then add missiles, magnetism, and more to your vessel. Looking for even more firepower? Prestige your way to the ultimate unlocks and blast away the competition! Explore the Cosmos Vast worlds await you in the expanses of space. Uncover hidden treasures, acquire new upgrades and confront challenging bosses. From the outskirts of deep space to the remnants of the Terran homeworld, there are many unique challenges along the way. Addictive Experience With simple yet engaging gameplay mechanics, Idle Space Force offers endless entertainment for both casual players and hardcore enthusiasts alike. The mix of idle game mechanics and shoot 'em up action ensures that even when you’re not working – you’re always on the clock! Ready to conquer the cosmos? Download Idle Space Force now and embark on an epic retro idle shmup journey!

About

Tiny Quest

Embark on an adventure where heroes and pets grow infinitely and merge to defeat monsters. Collect heroes, combine skills, and explore mines and dungeons for items. Enjoy offline idle rewards and uncover hidden artifacts to become the strongest.

Highlights
  • Collect and combine heroes with unique skills
  • Merge pets to create stronger creatures
  • Infinite hero and pet growth
  • Explore mines and dungeons for items
  • Offline idle rewards
  • Discover hidden artifacts
Features
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# 4080 Free Summon Gift! # Complete specific missions for 7 days to get 2040 + 2040 Summon Gift! One day the world got bigger?! No! All humans have become tiny! Grow your Hero infinitely, Merge all Pet! Hunt for the witch with a powerful party! Operation ‘Tiny Quest’! ▶ Collect various heroes and combine unique skills to assemble your own party. ▶ Defeat all the witch's monsters through limitless power. ▶ Get stronger by acquiring items through endless mines and dungeons. ▶ Evolve pets and make contracts with heroes through unique merge system. ▶ There is a rumor that if you merge pet, the strongest creature and the legendary dragon will appear?! ▶ Enjoy the game casually with offline Idle rewards! Although they may have turned into cute looks, the heroes uses more various and fancy skills! Combine various heroes and pets with your own strategy to defeat all monsters and dungeons! Unlimited growth and fun, discover hidden artifacts and become the strongest! Will you be able to break the witch's curse and go back to normal? Start the adventure of heroes and pets who defeat the evil witch with cute physical right now! Superbox official website : http://www.superboxgo.com Official Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/superbox01 Customer Center : help@superboxgo.com

Screenshots

Idle Space Force4 screens
Tiny Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Space Force at 4.7 against Tiny Quest's 4.3. Idle Space Force also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 57%) and ratings volume (551 vs 86). Tiny Quest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Space Force sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Quest sells 27 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Space Force holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Space Force has 551 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Idle Space Force's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tiny Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Space Force ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Quest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Space Force versus Tiny Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Space ForceTiny Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (551 ratings) — better4.3 (86 ratings)
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews — better57.4% of reviews
Number of ratings551 — better86
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB365 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFuse GamesSUPERBOX. Inc

Customer experience

Idle Space Force

All ratings551 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative17.5%

Tiny Quest

All ratings86 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral17.0%
Negative25.5%

User reviews

Idle Space Force

From 551 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game with decent core loop
  • 👍 No intrusive ads and reasonable IAP
  • 🚀 Constant new updates
  • 🚀 Engaging and fun gameplay
  • 👍 No forced ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate hit boxes for coins/fuel
  • 🐛 Offline earnings issues
  • 🐛 Crashes when trying to advance
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow early game progression

Tiny Quest

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • ✨ Great graphics and music
  • 🎮 Fun idle game
  • 💯 Good progression curve
  • 🌟 Refreshing and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 💸 Forced ads
  • 🚫 No sign in with Apple
  • 💸 Ads are too frequent
  • 🚫 Game abandoned by company
  • 🐛 App won't run after updates

Bugs and requests

Idle Space Force

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to advance to next planet
  • Offline rewards not working properly
  • Forced flashing screen from power-up

Requested features

7 requests
  • Loot falling towards the ship
  • Seasonal item multipliers working on all items
  • Visibility of loot from invisible enemies
  • Hint system for clues
  • Faster bullet speed
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  • Earlier auto-fire/generation upgrades
  • More levels/content

Tiny Quest

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Cannot sign in with Apple
  • Forced ads appearing
  • Cannot connect to the game
  • Black screen on boot/loading
  • App Store update issues
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  • Event pass reward not claimable
  • Cannot enter game after update
  • App crashes after updates
  • Black screen with max materials, unable to access anything
  • Black screen on loading, hub visible but scenery black
  • Ads appear as black screen
  • Game crashes when trying to buy 'no ads' pack
  • Purchased items not received
  • Merging pets returns to main screen
  • Cannot equip new characters without auto-click
  • Game crashes when trying to purchase 'no ads' pack

Requested features

9 requests
  • Remove ads or make cheaper
  • Add chat and PVP arena
  • Add global ranking
  • Add village function for passive income
  • More character variety with different playstyles
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  • Limited-time characters for events
  • Automatic item selling system
  • More rewards from gem dungeon
  • More upbeat or heroic music

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle Space Force

One-time8
  • Star Coin Currency x100$1.99
  • Star Coin Currency x300$3.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
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  • Prestige Pack$7.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Star Coin Currency x1000$10.99
  • Star Coin Currency x2500$19.99
  • Star Coin Currency x7500$49.99
27 purchases

Tiny Quest

One-time27
  • New User Pack$0.99
  • Pass 1$0.99
  • Stage 100 Bonus Package$1.49
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  • Day 1 Ticket Pack$1.99
  • Gift Bundle$1.99
  • Day 2 Ticket Pack$1.99
  • Daily Merge Pack$2.99
  • Pass 2$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Day 5 Ticket Pack$3.99
  • Gift Chest$3.99
  • Goddess Blessing Pack$4.99
  • Weekly Merge Pack$4.99
  • Enemy Pass 1$4.99
  • Attendance Pass 1$4.99
  • Day 6 Ticket Pack$5.99
  • Day 7 Ticket Pack$7.99
  • Ads Removal$9.99
  • VIP Package$9.99
  • Daily Dungeon Premium Pack$9.99
  • Daily Merge Premium Pack$9.99
  • Weekly Merge Premium Pack$11.99
  • Weekly Dungeon Premium Pack$11.99
  • Enemy Pass 2$14.99
  • Pre-Registration Pack$14.99
  • VIP Gift$19.99
  • Growth Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Idle Space Force free?
Idle Space Force is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Quest free?
Tiny Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Space Force or Tiny Quest?
Idle Space Force is rated higher. Idle Space Force averages 4.7 out of 5 from 551 ratings, while Tiny Quest averages 4.3 from 86 ratings.
Do Idle Space Force or Tiny Quest have ads?
Both Idle Space Force and Tiny Quest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Space Force or Tiny Quest?
Idle Space Force ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tiny Quest every 2 weeks. Most recently, Idle Space Force was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tiny Quest on October 23, 2026.

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