PlanetBuilder vs Factory 4.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlanetBuilder
Shape cosmic debris into a living planet, bending gravity to your will. Defend your creation from deadly debris and hostile alien forces as life evolves and civilization rises.
- Shape cosmic debris into a planet
- Bend gravity to manipulate your world
- Defend against cosmic debris and alien forces
- Witness life evolve and civilization rise
- Adapt to challenges as your world grows
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Bend gravity. Build a world. Protect life. You are a chosen member of an ancient race that has mastered the fabric of space itself. In these proving grounds, you must gather cosmic debris and shape it into a living planet, and then defend it as life emerges and evolves. BUT... the universe is not empty. Deadly cosmic debris is everywhere. Hostile alien forces will test your creation at every stage. Your planet’s survival depends on your mastery of gravity, your reflexes and your ability to adapt. As life evolves, your world grows stronger. Civilization rises. Defenses awaken. And if life endures long enough… …it will ascend.
Factory 4.0
Build a toy factory startup and grow your business into a global corporation. Produce various items, upgrade production lines, and hire managers to increase income and accelerate growth. Reset progress for significant bonuses.
- Idle gameplay with offline earnings
- Build and manage a duck toy factory
- Produce 20 different types of products
- Hire managers to automate production
- Use boosts for faster income
- Reset progress for bonuses
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Wanna build a startup? Looking for idle games? Download and play Idle Factory 4.0 for free! In Idle Factory 4.0, you start as a duck toy factory and build your business to become the biggest corporate in the world! Grow your business and make different kind of products: Duck toys, Popcorn, Thug Life hats, Canned food, Biscuit bags and more! Upgrade your product lines, hire managers, use the boosters to get more income and grow faster. Reset your progress to gain huge bonuses FEATURES - Idle game - Offline earnings - 20 different kind of products - Hire managers - Boosts HOW TO PLAY - Employ more employees - Buy more product lines - Get manager to automate product chains - Upgrade products to get better incomes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Factory 4.0 at Free against PlanetBuilder's $0.99. Factory 4.0 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). PlanetBuilder's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Factory 4.0 is free to download; PlanetBuilder costs $0.99 up front. Factory 4.0 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. PlanetBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for PlanetBuilder against 4.2 for Factory 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of PlanetBuilder's written reviews are positive against 33% of Factory 4.0's.
PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, Factory 4.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanetBuilder | Factory 4.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 351 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Strange Labs LLC | vmoga |
Customer experience
PlanetBuilder
Factory 4.0
In-app purchases
PlanetBuilder
No in-app purchases
Factory 4.0
- Fistful Of Gems$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Special Offer 1$4.99
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- Special Offer 2$9.99
- Diamond Pack 3 Promo$9.99
- Special Offer Presale 4$11.99
- Special Offer 3$19.99
- Diamond Pack 4 Promo$19.99
- Special Offer Presale 5$24.99
- Special Offer Presale 3$39.99
- Special Offer Presale 6$49.99
Questions
Is PlanetBuilder free?
Is Factory 4.0 free?
Which has better reviews, PlanetBuilder or Factory 4.0?
Do PlanetBuilder or Factory 4.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, PlanetBuilder or Factory 4.0?
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