JungleBear vs Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JungleBear
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Get out the animals trapped in the cage and arrive at the Pelican Rescue Team!
Idle
Cultivate a variety of molds in your home to become wealthy. Molds grow automatically, even offline, and can be harvested by popping spores. Explore different environments and upgrade your lab to discover unique mold types.
- Automatic mold growth, even offline
- Harvest mold by popping spores
- Collect unique and diverse mold types
- Explore various maps and environments
- Upgrade lab for enhanced mold cultivation
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Pop spores, grow molds, and get rich! Breaking News: Mold is the Key Ingredient in Hair Loss Treatment! Ever since it became a key ingredient in hair loss treatments, everyone wants it. Luckily, your home is the perfect place to grow mold. Fill every corner with unique species, harvest rare finds, and turn your moldy home into a thriving business! ■ GROW—even while you’re away Your mold keeps growing while you’re offline. Supply growth formula, return to a full harvest, and keep your operation running. ■ DISCOVER unique mold species From everyday objects to the most unexpected surfaces, mold can grow almost anywhere. Collect species with distinctive shapes, colors, and rarities to complete your collection. ■ EXPAND throughout the house Unlock new areas, including the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Each location offers a different environment and new mold species to discover. ■ UPGRADE and unlock rarer mold Improve temperature, humidity, and nutrients to create the ideal growing conditions. The better your facilities, the rarer—and more valuable—your mold becomes. *Support email: cs@pondstudio.tv *Discord: https://discord.gg/gvE2cX4A
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JungleBear at daily against Idle's every 8 days. JungleBear also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. JungleBear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JungleBear ships an update daily, Idle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JungleBear | Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 814 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | juhan kim | HYUNG GYU KIM |
In-app purchases
JungleBear
- Remove Ads$1.99
Idle
- Special Revive Potion2 variants$0.49
- Smart Farming Package$2.99
- Super Genetic Machine$2.99
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- Smart Farming Package$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Prime Package2 variants$4.99
- Prime Package$5.99
- Prime Package$6.99
