Comparison

Planet Idle Clicker vs EmberForge

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

Head to head
About

Planet Idle Clicker

Click your planet to earn credits and build powerful facilities. Explore over 10 planets with numerous upgrades. Compete with other players on the leaderboard in this addictive clicker game.

Highlights
  • 10 unique planets to explore
  • 8+ powerful upgrades per planet
  • Intuitive, addictive gameplay
  • Global leaderboard ranking system
  • Earn credits by clicking and building
Features
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Your very own planet. Tap it, build it up, and watch the credits roll in. Planet Clicker is a relaxing idle game about turning a small world into a galactic empire. Start on Earth with nothing but your finger. Every tap earns credits. Spend them on solar farms, wind power, startups, industry and digitization, and your planet soon earns millions on its own, even while the app is closed. BUILD YOUR ECONOMY Eight upgrade lines across materials, economy and social. Each one pays back faster the smarter you combine them. Level up your planet and unlock the next tier. CONQUER 10 UNIQUE WORLDS Earth is just the beginning. Save up, buy your next planet and settle it: Purple, Moon, Virus, Mounty, Foggy, Blob, Plasma, Atom and, yes, a planet made of Cake. Each one is harder than the last and has its own look and feel. YOUR PLANETS STAY YOURS Conquered planets become colonies. They keep producing into one shared wallet, you can fly back to any of them whenever you like to keep upgrading, and every conquest gives you a permanent +10% income bonus. Nothing you build is ever lost. PLAY YOUR WAY Tap like crazy or just let it run. Your planet works while you sleep: come back to a welcome-back payout, and get a notification when your storage is full. COMPETE A global leaderboard ranks players by lifetime credits. Pick your name, climb the podium and show the galaxy who built the biggest empire. Planet Clicker is free to play, needs no account and works offline. Have fun out there, commander.

About

EmberForge

Build a blacksmithing empire by tapping to earn gold and hiring workers. Unlock new producers, upgrade your forge, and progress through multiple prestige systems. Earn rewards offline and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-earn core gameplay
  • Multiple tiers of producers
  • Reforge and Ascension prestige systems
  • Offline earnings
  • Achievements and daily rewards
  • Leaderboards
  • Cosmetic forge skins
Features
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Build a blacksmith empire, one tap at a time. EmberForge is a classic idle tycoon and incremental clicker with a forge theme: tap the forge to earn gold, hire Apprentices and Blacksmiths to keep it flowing while you're away, and unlock ever more powerful producers as your empire grows all the way up to the legendary Eternal Crucible. FEATURES • Simple, addictive tap-to-earn core loop • 13 tiers of producers with deep upgrade paths • Reforge system — prestige for permanent Ember Shard bonuses • Ascension — a second prestige layer for players who've maxed out Reforging • Achievements and a daily reward streak • Game Center leaderboards — compare gold and Reforges with everyone else • Unlockable cosmetic forge skins • Offline earnings — your forge keeps working while you're away FAIR MONETIZATION EmberForge never locks gameplay behind a paywall. Every producer and upgrade is earnable through play. In-app purchases are limited to cosmetics and optional convenience (including an optional Ember Shard Pack), never pay-to-win. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in. Start forging.

Screenshots

Planet Idle Clicker4 screens
EmberForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EmberForge at 50% against Planet Idle Clicker's 0%. EmberForge also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.7). Planet Idle Clicker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. EmberForge sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Planet Idle Clicker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EmberForge holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Planet Idle Clicker's written reviews are positive against 50% of EmberForge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planet Idle Clicker ships an update weekly, EmberForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Planet Idle Clicker versus EmberForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanet Idle ClickerEmberForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertrefox GmbHBRAXTON REED CHANDLER

Customer experience

Planet Idle Clicker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

EmberForge

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Planet Idle Clicker

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

EmberForge

One-time8
  • Auto Tapper$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Obsidian Skin$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Efficient Offline$2.99
  • Gilded Skin$2.99
  • Dragonfire Skin$4.99
  • Ember Shard Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Planet Idle Clicker free?
Planet Idle Clicker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EmberForge free?
EmberForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planet Idle Clicker or EmberForge?
EmberForge is rated higher. Planet Idle Clicker averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while EmberForge averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Planet Idle Clicker or EmberForge have ads?
Both Planet Idle Clicker and EmberForge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Planet Idle Clicker or EmberForge?
Planet Idle Clicker ships an update weekly, and EmberForge every 5 days. Most recently, Planet Idle Clicker was updated on November 3, 2026 and EmberForge on November 10, 2026.

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