Idle Space Industry vs Exploding 7's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Space Industry
Build an intergalactic mining empire by establishing trade routes, gathering resources, and researching advancements. Conquer space, manage your fleet, and exploit new planets to become the ultimate space tycoon. Contribute to a shared Galactic Tithe for bonuses and upgrades.
- Establish trade routes
- Gather and manage resources
- Craft and research advancements
- Build and upgrade mothership
- Discover and exploit new planets
- Contribute to Galactic Tithe
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Make trade routes, gather resources, craft and research! Conquer space & get rich with your intergalactic mining empire! Use strategy to decide which planets to develop, which ships to build and where to deploy them, and which advancements to research. Spend resources to unlock upgrades, build up your mothership, and discover new planets to exploit. Contribute resources to the Galactic Tithe and help all players earn bonuses! Earn credits for your contributions and spend those on powerful upgrades, or exchange credits for even more resources! Build, expand and dominate as the best space miner in the universe. Be the space tycoon you always knew you could be.
Exploding 7's
A straightforward card game designed for quick and enjoyable play. Test your luck and strategy in this simple yet engaging digital card experience.
- Simple card gameplay
- Quick play sessions
- Engaging card experience
- Digital card game
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A fun and simple card game app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Exploding 7's at none against Idle Space Industry's shown. Exploding 7's also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Idle Space Industry's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Idle Space Industry sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Exploding 7's sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Idle Space Industry against 4.2 for Exploding 7's. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Idle Space Industry's written reviews are positive against 50% of Exploding 7's's.
Idle Space Industry ships an update every 3 days, Exploding 7's every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Space Industry | Exploding 7's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WaffleStack Studio LLC | Jonathan Gerber |
Customer experience
Idle Space Industry
Exploding 7's
In-app purchases
Idle Space Industry
- Starter Pack$7.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Remove All Ads$9.99
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- Get 225 Gems$9.99
- New Player Sale$14.99
- 500 Gems$14.99
- Pro Pack$19.99
- 800 Gems$19.99
- 1400 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$49.99
Exploding 7's
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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