Comparison

Power Inc vs Idle Flight Manager

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

Head to head
About

Power Inc

Build a power empire from 1890 through various eras in this idle simulation tycoon game. Crank, automate, and electrify your way to a sprawling metropolis, managing research and city growth with a jazzy soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Idle simulation gameplay
  • Historical city building
  • Automate power generation
  • Research and development
  • Jazzy soundtrack
  • Deep simulation systems
Features
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Power Inc is an idle simulation tycoon game where you start in 1890 with one turbine, two stiff arms, and zero customers — and end up rewiring civilization itself. Crank. Automate. Electrify. Build a power empire across the eras in this jazzy idle tycoon game with historical ambitions. It's a city builder, a business tycoon, an incremental idle game, and a love letter to the people who hand-cranked the modern world. Tap to play, idle to win. GENERATE POWER - Spin a crank like it's 1890 (because it is) - Hire muscle so your wrists can retire - Unlock bigger, better, slightly less embarrassing turbines BUILD AND GROW A CITY - More watts → more houses → more customers - Construct commercial and industrial districts with juicy perks - Upgrade homes with tech your great-great-grandparents wouldn't recognize - Watch a sleepy hamlet sprawl into a glittering metropolis RESEARCH & AUTOMATE - Hire scientists. They invent things. You get rich. The system works. - Climb a skill tree and automate the daily grind - Invent products your citizens didn't know they needed - Manage a fleet of researchers across multiple cities A SOUNDTRACK WITH SWING - An original jazzy score with custom-composed tracks - High-production music that turns turbine-spinning into a smoky little jam session - Headphones strongly encouraged WHY YOU'LL KEEP COMING BACK: - Classic idle tycoon mechanics with a fresh historical hook - Deep simulation systems — power, economy, research, all entangled - Easy to learn, satisfying to optimize - Cozy art, cheeky writing, zero pressure - No forced ads — watch one if you want a boost, never because we made you - No forced tutorials — poke around, break things, learn at your own pace

About

Idle Flight Manager

Build your own global airline empire from a single plane to a fleet of jumbo jets. Design routes on a real map, manage aircraft, and earn revenue even while offline. Experience unpredictable events and a dynamic used-plane market.

Highlights
  • Live world map with real-time plane tracking
  • Over 50 real aircraft across 10 tiers
  • 9 unlockable world regions
  • Offline revenue accumulation
  • Random in-game events
  • Auto Flight Manager for network optimization
  • Daily used-plane market
Features
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One small airplane. One route. $120,000 in the bank... That's how every aviation empire starts. Idle Flight Manager is a live-world airline management game where you draw routes on a real map, buy real aircraft, and watch your fleet grow from a single regional prop plane into a global operation of Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s. Earn revenue around the clock, even while you're offline. What you do: Tap airports to design multi-stop routes. Assign a plane and it begins flying the circuit immediately: carrying passengers, landing, turning around, and flying again. The map fills with glowing route lines as your airline expands. Revenue ticks up with every completed leg. Key features: - Live world map: real-time plane icons move along your routes on a global map that grows as you unlock regions. - 50+ real aircraft across 10 tiers. From ATR turboprops and Embraer regional jets to Boeing 777s, Airbus A380s, and exotic premium aircrafts. - 9 unlockable world regions. Expand from US domestic routes to international routes: Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. - Make money while you sleep: flights complete and income accumulates offline; return to a fully loaded airline fleet! - Random events: crew strikes, tourism booms, fuel price drops, and government subsidies keep operations unpredictable - Reward drones: spot drone icons flying across the map and tap to collect bonus cash or miles! - Auto Flight Manager: assigns planes, creates routes, and re-optimizes your entire network automatically. - Daily used-plane market, 8 rotating listings at steep discounts or spot-buy a rival's plane directly off the live map. Progression and Fleet Management: - Level up by completing route circuits and unlock the next tier of aircraft. Manage plane condition carefully. Let it fall below 50% and revenue drops noticeably. Let it fall below 30% and costs stack heavily. - Set pricing per route to match your strategy. Economy fills every seat at lower fares. Luxury charges almost double per passenger but risks flying half-empty. - Build hub airports where multiple routes converge to earn a network revenue bonus. Take bank loans to fund bold expansion. Spend miles to unlock countries, each opening new airports and longer, more profitable routes. The aircraft catalog: - Start with regional turboprops on short domestic hops. Work through narrow-bodies like the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo. Progress into wide-bodies such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A330neo. - Finally unlock the legendary flagships: the 747-8, the A380plus, and rare premium aircraft for the most ambitious operators. Collect exclusive variants like the Stealth 787, the Golden A380, the Concorde Neo, and the Zero-G Orbiter. Your airline, always working: Over 150 NPC airlines populate the skies with ambient traffic. Speed boosts let you accelerate to 2x or 10x speed. Every 7 in-game days, a weekly report delivers claimable cash, miles, and route credits. Your fleet never stops, with or without you. Start your first flight. The world map is waiting.

Screenshots

Power Inc1 screens
Idle Flight Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Idle Flight Manager at #117 against Power Inc's unranked. Idle Flight Manager also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 551). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Power Inc sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Flight Manager sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Power Inc against 4.6 for Idle Flight Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Flight Manager has 3.5K ratings behind it against 551, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Power Inc's written reviews are positive against 65% of Idle Flight Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power Inc ships an update every 6 days, Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Power Inc versus Idle Flight Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower IncIdle Flight Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (551 ratings)4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better65.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5513.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size373 MB327 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperDror CohenINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Power Inc

All ratings551 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%

Idle Flight Manager

All ratings3,425 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral13.1%
Negative21.8%

Bugs and requests

Power Inc

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlock requirements changing and breaking saves
  • Trivia questions getting stuck or not working
  • Ads not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • New levels and content updates
  • More scientist and power generation options
  • Customization options for player grid
  • Multiplayer and social features

Idle Flight Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Power Inc

One-time10
  • 10 Nobels$2.99
  • 20 Nobels$4.99
  • Skip All Ads$5.99
Show 7 more
  • Costa Di Voltaggio Premium$5.99
  • Desert Tower Premium Access$5.99
  • Carbontopia Overdrive$6.99
  • 50 Nobels$8.99
  • Jazz Pack$12.99
  • 80 Nobels$13.49
  • Supporter Pack$17.99
10 purchases

Idle Flight Manager

One-time10
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Carbon Offset Small$4.99
  • Navigator$4.99
Show 7 more
  • VIP Pass: Founders Edition$4.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99
  • Carbon Offset Medium$9.99
  • VIP Pass v2$14.99
  • Auto Manager$19.99
  • Carbon Offset Large$19.99
  • ULTRA Pass$24.99

Questions

Is Power Inc free?
Power Inc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Flight Manager free?
Idle Flight Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Power Inc or Idle Flight Manager?
Idle Flight Manager is rated higher. Power Inc averages 4.6 out of 5 from 551 ratings, while Idle Flight Manager averages 4.6 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Power Inc or Idle Flight Manager have ads?
Both Power Inc and Idle Flight Manager show ads.
Which is updated more often, Power Inc or Idle Flight Manager?
Power Inc ships an update every 6 days, and Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, Power Inc was updated on November 6, 2026 and Idle Flight Manager on November 6, 2026.

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