Comparison

Space Papers vs SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app

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

Head to head
About

Space Papers

Become a galactic border agent tasked with checking traveler documents and identifying illegal aliens and interdimensional parasites. Earn points to upgrade equipment and unlock new abilities to protect the galaxy from invasion.

Highlights
  • Intergalactic border agent simulation
  • Check traveler papers and identify threats
  • Arrest illegal aliens and parasites
  • Upgrade equipment and unlock abilities
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Welcome to the Intergalactic Customs Department! As a galactic planetary border agent, you'll be tasked with protecting the galaxy against bad paperwork, illegal aliens (literally), and the greatest threat of all - a transdimensional intergalactic Parasite! They are the main galactic threat and will do anything for universal domination. How good are you at identifying and arresting them? Play Space Papers: Planet’s Border and prove yourself the best intergalactic officer to protect the galaxy against the secret invasion. MISSION: INTERGALACTIC AIRPORT SECURITY As an officer of the intergalactic border patrol, your mission is only one: keep the space airport security. Check all the traveler's papers, please, and stop The Parasites from dominating the galaxy! The more enemies you can arrest, the more points you earn to upgrade equipment, the space airport scanner and even unlock new abilities and planets. Grab your space suit, prepare your intergalactic equipment, and secure the planet's border! TARGET: THE PARASITES The main threat to the planet's border security and the galaxy, The Parasites wants to dominate the universe. As a border patrol officer, check all the traveler's papers, please, and find them. They can use dangerous objects, like bananas... THAT'S RIGHT, BANANAS! Use the space airport scanner and secure the planet border. The Parasites must be arrested as soon as possible! Download Space Papers: Planet’s Border now and keep galaxy security. *Space Papers: Planet’s Border is a free offline game. However, the game has purchases of extra features and add-on packs that are optional for gameplay.

About

SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app

Build and manage your own secret laboratory by tapping to earn money and science points. Invest in upgrades, hire employees, and research new technologies to accelerate your progress. Complete story events for permanent boosts and become a manager of an alien investigation foundation.

Highlights
  • Tap to earn money and science points
  • Upgrade laboratory and hire employees
  • Research new technologies for faster progress
  • Complete story events for permanent boosts
  • Pixel art idle clicker gameplay
  • Become a lab manager
Features
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- Tap to earn money and science points! Each click brings you money. Use this money to improve your laboratory, conduct experiments with aliens, and also increase your passive income. - Hire employees, improve your laboratory! When you have enough money, you can spend it on base upgrades. Basic clicker mechanic - some upgrades give you a passive income boost and some give you a passive income boost. - Explore new technologies! To progress even faster, gain science points and spend them on new research. Each research radically improves the situation with your secret fund and accelerates your progress. More research - faster progress! - Complete story events! Prepare enough money and science points to participate in story events. Completing the event will give you a permanent boost for your entire lab. This is the coolest mechanic of our clicker. To even lay the foundation! Install this pixel art secret clicker to become a manager and build your own X-Files Foundation laboratory. Download Idler Secret Lab and let's create our very own Alien Problem Investigation Foundation! Rate my game and leave feedback so I know what I should change! If you have questions, problems, suggestions, write to me at hello@godreams.games.

Screenshots

Space Papers4 screens
SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Space Papers at every 2 months against SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app's every 7 months. SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Papers sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Space Papers against 3.9 for SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Space Papers's written reviews are positive against 53% of SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Papers ships an update every 2 months, SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Papers versus SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace PapersSCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (14 ratings)3.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews52.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1422 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB186 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTapps Games - Jogos EletronicosAPPWILL COMPANY LTD

Customer experience

Space Papers

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral35.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative36.0%

SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app

All ratings21 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral29.4%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Space Papers

One-time6
  • Hard Currency Pack 01$1.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 02$4.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 03$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Hard Currency Pack 04$19.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 05$49.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 06$99.99
10 purchases

SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app

One-time10
  • Buy 10 000 RP$0.99
  • Financial Manager$1.49
  • Financial Manager$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Buy 25 000 cash$1.99
  • Buy 25 000 RP$1.99
  • Disable Ads$1.99
  • Fast Timer$2.99
  • Buy 60 000 cash$3.99
  • Buy 150 000 RP$7.99
  • Buy 150 000 cash$7.99

Questions

Is Space Papers free?
Space Papers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app free?
SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Papers or SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app?
SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app is rated higher. Space Papers averages 3.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app averages 3.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Space Papers or SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app have ads?
Neither Space Papers nor SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Papers or SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app?
Space Papers ships an update every 2 months, and SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app every 7 months. Most recently, Space Papers was updated on November 3, 2026 and SCP Laboratory Idle Mobile app on November 3, 2026.

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