Comparison

Vending Guy vs Idle Drinks Factory

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

Head to head
About

Vending Guy

Build and manage your own virtual store by taking customer orders, earning money, and stocking your vending machine. Offer a variety of items to keep your customers satisfied and grow your business.

Highlights
  • Build your own store
  • Take customer orders
  • Earn money
  • Stock vending machines
  • Make customers happy
Features
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Do you wanna own your own store? Take the order, gain money and build a vending machine. Choose whichever item you want and upload to the vending machine, make customers happy!

About

Idle Drinks Factory

Build and manage a drink factory, creating custom beverages by combining ingredients. Hire skilled staff to boost production and income, and upgrade your machines to expand your business. This simulation game offers addictive gameplay for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Highlights
  • Create and customize drinks
  • Hire and manage staff with unique skills
  • Upgrade machines and production
  • Earn money to expand business
  • Addictive idle gameplay
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop controls
Features
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Get ready to quench your thirst for success in Idle Drink Factory! This addictive game lets you create and customize a variety of delicious drinks by placing ingredients into machines. With each new machine, you can create more delicious drinks, earning money that you can use to hire staff to help with the tasks. Choose your staff wisely, as each member has their own set of skills and abilities. Some can speed up production, while others can boost the income of your factory. As you grow your business, you can buy powerful upgrades that enhance your machines, staff, and production. With easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay, Idle Drink Factory is the perfect game for anyone who loves simulation and idle games. Download now and start mixing your way to the top! HOW TO PLAY Move around by dragging your finger on the screen. Collect the necessary ingredients and place them into the machines in order to make drinks. Drop the drinks at the selling table to get rewarded some cash. JOIN THE FULL FAT COMMUNITY Like: http://facebook.com/fullfatgames

Screenshots

Vending Guy4 screens
Idle Drinks Factory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Drinks Factory at 4.1 against Vending Guy's 2.0. Idle Drinks Factory also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Vending Guy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Drinks Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drinks Factory has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vending Guy ships an update every 5 days, Idle Drinks Factory every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Vending Guy versus Idle Drinks Factory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVending GuyIdle Drinks Factory
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB181 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArzu KilicFull Fat Productions Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Vending Guy

No in-app purchases

None

Idle Drinks Factory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vending Guy free?
Vending Guy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Drinks Factory free?
Idle Drinks Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vending Guy or Idle Drinks Factory?
Idle Drinks Factory is rated higher. Vending Guy averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Idle Drinks Factory averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Vending Guy or Idle Drinks Factory have ads?
Both Vending Guy and Idle Drinks Factory show ads.
Which is updated more often, Vending Guy or Idle Drinks Factory?
Vending Guy ships an update every 5 days, and Idle Drinks Factory every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vending Guy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Idle Drinks Factory on October 30, 2026.

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