Comparison

Eggs Universe vs Idle Light Bulb

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

Head to head
About

Eggs Universe

Build an egg empire by laying and selling eggs from your factory. Upgrade your facilities to increase production speed and earn more money. Expand your operations with new production lines to meet growing demand.

Highlights
  • Lay eggs to build an empire
  • Package and sell eggs
  • Upgrade factory for increased speed
  • Open new production lines
  • Increase egg prices with higher levels
Features
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Start your egg-cellent journey in the egg factory! Your goal is to lay as many eggs as possible to build your egg empire. With a small factory, package and sell your eggs to earn money. Use the profits to upgrade your factory and increase the laying speed. The higher the level, the more you can charge for each egg. Open up new production lines to keep up with demand. Stuff your boxes with freshly laid eggs and watch your empire grow. Join the egg-citing world of egg production today! Download now.

About

Idle Light Bulb

Build and manage a light bulb production empire. Start with a single line, upgrade efficiency, and expand your operations. Hire managers to automate and grow your business into the world's largest.

Highlights
  • Produce light bulbs
  • Upgrade production lines
  • Transport and sell bulbs
  • Hire administrators
  • Expand company operations
  • Become a bulbs tycoon
Features
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Starting from the first light bulb production line, produce light bulbs, transport them to the conveyor belt, and sell them. Use the profit to upgrade the production line to improve production efficiency. You can also buy new production lines to generate more light bulbs. When you have enough wealth, you can hire administrators to help you manage. Continuously develop your company until it becomes the largest one in the world.

Screenshots

Eggs Universe4 screens
Idle Light Bulb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Light Bulb at 82% against Eggs Universe's 38%. Idle Light Bulb also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 22). Eggs Universe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support 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 Light Bulb sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Eggs Universe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Light Bulb holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Light Bulb has 3.3K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Eggs Universe's written reviews are positive against 82% of Idle Light Bulb's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eggs Universe ships an update monthly, Idle Light Bulb every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Eggs Universe versus Idle Light Bulb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEggs UniverseIdle Light Bulb
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (22 ratings)4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings223.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngoa LLCSolid Games

Customer experience

Eggs Universe

All ratings22 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative25.0%

Idle Light Bulb

All ratings3,222 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

Eggs Universe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle Light Bulb

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to scroll up and purchase new lines
  • Bulb upgrades not allowing players to sell
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve offline earnings tracking
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Add more levels and content
  • Implement save/restore progress feature

In-app purchases

None

Eggs Universe

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle Light Bulb

One-time8
  • Diamond Pack 1$1.99
  • No Ads Lite$3.99
  • Diamond Pack 2$4.99
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  • Diamond Pack 3$9.99
  • No Ads Plus$9.99
  • Diamond Pack 4$19.99
  • Diamond Pack 5$49.99
  • Diamond Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Eggs Universe free?
Eggs Universe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Light Bulb free?
Idle Light Bulb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eggs Universe or Idle Light Bulb?
Idle Light Bulb is rated higher. Eggs Universe averages 2.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Idle Light Bulb averages 4.8 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Eggs Universe or Idle Light Bulb have ads?
Both Eggs Universe and Idle Light Bulb show ads.
Which is updated more often, Eggs Universe or Idle Light Bulb?
Eggs Universe ships an update monthly, and Idle Light Bulb every 3 months. Most recently, Eggs Universe was updated on November 3, 2026 and Idle Light Bulb on November 12, 2026.

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