Idle Light Bulb vs Garbage Collectors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Produce light bulbs
- Upgrade production lines
- Transport and sell bulbs
- Hire administrators
- Expand company operations
- Become a bulbs tycoon
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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.
Garbage Collectors
Embark on a mission to clean up a polluted island by collecting trash. Recruit helpful dwarfs to assist in your efforts and restore the island's natural beauty. Can you transform the island back to its green state?
- Island cleanup simulation
- Collect illegal dumping
- Recruit dwarf helpers
- Restore island greenery
- Cooperative gameplay
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There is an island filled with large amounts of illegal dumping. It's not very much, but you are not going to be able to do anything about it alone. With the help of the dwarfs who live on the island, let's pick up the trash and clean it up. Can you make the island green again?
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Verdict
Idle Light Bulb and Garbage Collectors both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Idle Light Bulb's written reviews are positive against 50% of Garbage Collectors's. Garbage Collectors's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Light Bulb sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Garbage Collectors sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Idle Light Bulb against 4.7 for Garbage Collectors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.3K and 7.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Idle Light Bulb's written reviews are positive against 50% of Garbage Collectors's.
Idle Light Bulb ships an update every 3 months, Garbage Collectors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Light Bulb | Garbage Collectors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.7 (7.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 49.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K | 7.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 502 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Games | tatsumaki games |
Customer experience
Idle Light Bulb
Garbage Collectors
User reviews
Idle Light Bulb
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Unique concept with light bulbs
- 🚀 Fast progression for new players
- 🤩 Enjoyable gameplay experience
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Offline earnings not always credited
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Garbage Collectors
From 7.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Potential
- 👍 Fun game
- 🌳 Very green
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🔋 Heats up phone and drains battery
Bugs and 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
Garbage Collectors
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inaccessible trash on certain levels
- Minions getting stuck and unable to complete levels
- Upgrades resetting between levels
- Inability to finish levels due to glitched items
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Option to turn off vacuums
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Different scenery/backgrounds
- More upgrades and progression
In-app purchases
Idle Light Bulb
- 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
Garbage Collectors
- TimeLimit SpeedUp (Great Deal)$0.49
- One Day No Ads$0.99
- Cashier$1.49
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- Goldie Robo Skin$2.49
- No Ads$2.49
- No Ads + Speed Up (Great deal)$6.99
- Infinity Speed Up$7.99
- Gem 90$9.99
- No Ads + Speed Up$9.99
- Gem 200$20.99
Questions
Is Idle Light Bulb free?
Is Garbage Collectors free?
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