Comparison

Idle Anomaly vs Hell

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

Head to head
About

Idle Anomaly

Build a research station to uncover the secrets of a mysterious alien Obelisk. Manage employees, defend your base from alien invaders, and upgrade heroes. Progress continues even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade research station
  • Manage employees and monitor health
  • Defend base from alien attacks
  • Upgrade space heroes
  • Study UFOs and collect resources
  • Offline progress and idle earnings
Features
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"Build a research station around the mysterious Obelisk area and uncover all its secrets with moon pioneer in this idle clicker explore game! A group of space researchers recently came across a strange structure in the Arctic. It looks like an alien roller coaster or alien starship from the UFO theme park. This Obelisk was clearly not of our planet. In the process of building explorer home base, something strange gait of a zombie appears in the territory. But it isn´t a zombie, it is alien! They will try to attack and to interfere with the Obelisk research and building of your clicker Empire! Find the alien and hold defense idle home base with galaxy gun! Progress outside the game Your employees work tirelessly and earn money in your business simulator incremental game even when you are not playing. Just collect an idle resources when you return to the tap game! Manage a research station Click to build and upgrade equipment, hire employees and monitor their health. Moon pioneer helps you! Rational management is the key to success in research and to big profits in tycoon life! Upgrade your space heroes Exploring anomalies is dangerous area! You need experienced operatives who can protect your employees from invasion of the mysterious moon or mars creatures that guard the Obelisk. Study UFOs Find the alien, catch monsters, send them to infectonator isolation and explore the Obelisk to get resources. Join forces with the secret Ministry and discover the forbidden side of our idle world that it hides from the common people. Alien isolation You don't know what planet the monsters came from. From the Moon or Mars... But you need to click to control UFO space invasion and attack them back! Send aliens in infectonator isolation and now their planet life has become useful for the Earth. If you like Tycoon games, idle games, building games and the atmosphere of the unknown, then Anomalies Research Tycoon is for you! Make strategic decisions for development and make a profit. Unravel the secrets of the Obelisks and gain their power! Your business simulator adventure incremental game is started! ~~~~~~ Rate us in the app store and join our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Idle-Anomalies-Research-Tycoon-105602148433539 Join our Discord community! We'll be happy to receive your feedback: https://discord.gg/bep3sN89hc

About

Hell

Build your own hell empire and become a powerful Darkness Tycoon. Manage your infernal kingdom, upgrade punishments, and collect sinners to earn billions. Enjoy intuitive clicker mechanics and beautiful graphics, even offline.

Highlights
  • Build hell empire
  • Idle clicker mechanics
  • Upgrade punishments
  • Manage hell kingdom
  • Collect sinners
  • AR Mode
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of become powerful (D)evil Master? Now you can make your dreams come true! Build your own hell empire, make billions and have fun! Use many idle clicker mechanics and become a Darkness Tycoon. Features: - Many different punishments to buy! - Enjoy beautiful graphics - Upgrade punishments - Manage your hell so everything works optimally - Get hundreds of sinners to punish and earn money - Collect gold and grow your Kingdom! - Get VIP sinner to fly on Dragon to your hell - Intuitive gameplay with clicker mechanics! - Offline game - no internet connection needed!

Screenshots

Idle Anomaly4 screens
Hell4 screens

Verdict

The call

Idle Anomaly and Hell both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Hell's written reviews are positive against 38% of Idle Anomaly's. Idle Anomaly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) 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. Idle Anomaly sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Hell sells 14 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 — 4.7 for Idle Anomaly against 4.7 for Hell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 364 and 370 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Idle Anomaly's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Anomaly ships an update every 5 weeks, Hell every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Idle Anomaly versus Hell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle AnomalyHell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (364 ratings)4.7 (370 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings364370 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB221 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHot SiberiansWojciech Grzesik

Customer experience

Idle Anomaly

All ratings364 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative53.1%

Hell

All ratings369 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Idle Anomaly

From 364 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game overall
  • 🎨 Great design scheme
  • ✨ Items change looks
  • 🧘 Calming gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting and fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 📉 New update makes it dip
  • 💸 Hero upgrades too expensive
  • 🐛 Ads still present after purchase
  • 💸 In-game purchases not received
  • ⏳ Purchases don't take effect

Hell

From 370 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 Good for passing time
  • 👍 Interesting underworld theme
  • 👍 Easy to earn in-game currency
  • 👍 No forced ads option

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Very battery draining
  • 🔥 Phone gets too hot
  • 💸 Pay-to-play focus
  • 📉 Slow progression
  • 😩 Hard to upgrade

Bugs and requests

Idle Anomaly

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Reset all data
  • No ads upgrade not working
  • Beginner pack not received
  • In-app purchases not credited
  • Game keeps locking up
Show 13 more
  • Ads appear after paying to remove them
  • Paid for additional researcher, didn't work
  • Game won't load
  • Game freezes on loading screen
  • Unwanted blackouts
  • Misses payouts, especially in paraenergies
  • Advertising paid to turn off, not getting bonuses
  • Ad reveals later game content
  • Pulled operator, never received
  • Cannot go past close 1 ruptures
  • Game has stopped working
  • Won't load anymore
  • Constant ad interruptions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix game issues or refund
  • Add more content to the game
  • Improve developer communication for future plans

Hell

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads for other games cannot be exited
  • Rewards not received after watching ads
  • Purchases do not work

Requested features

4 requests
  • More achievements to unlock
  • More options to earn gems
  • More content after initial unlocks
  • Clearer instructions for game mechanics

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Idle Anomaly

One-time15
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • Helicopter.$4.99
  • 500 Gems$4.99
Show 12 more
  • Researcher$4.99
  • Johnny Goldhand$4.99
  • Beginner's Pack$6.99
  • Starter pack$9.99
  • Researcher$9.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
  • Dr. Massachusetts$10.99
  • No ads$13.99
  • Professional's Pack$13.99
  • Neat Pack$19.99
  • 2500 Gems$24.99
  • All Inclusive Pack$35.99
14 purchases

Hell

One-time14
  • Gems Pack 1$1.99
  • Gems Pack 2$4.99
  • Offline Manager$8.99
Show 11 more
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Gems Pack 3$9.99
  • Promo Pass$9.99
  • Supervisor$9.99
  • Promo Pass 3$14.99
  • Gems Pack 4$19.99
  • Promo Pass 4$19.99
  • Promo Pass 5$29.99
  • Gems Pack 5$49.99
  • Gems Pack 6$99.99
  • Promo Pass 8$99.99

Questions

Is Idle Anomaly free?
Idle Anomaly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hell free?
Hell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Anomaly or Hell?
Hell is rated higher. Idle Anomaly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 364 ratings, while Hell averages 4.7 from 370 ratings.
Do Idle Anomaly or Hell have ads?
Both Idle Anomaly and Hell show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Anomaly or Hell?
Idle Anomaly ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hell every 3 months. Most recently, Idle Anomaly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hell on October 24, 2026.

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