Planetary Idle vs Swarm Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planetary Idle
Explore planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme. Hire scientists for passive income, tap for boosts, and research expeditions for discoveries. Prestige to reset with permanent upgrades and unlock perks with rare QBits.
- Hire Scientists for passive income
- Tap to boost active income
- Research expeditions for discoveries
- Prestige system with permanent upgrades
- Earn QBits for powerful perks
- Offline progress for 6 hours
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Discover planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme with Planetary Idle! • Hire Scientists - Generate steady passive income and scale your operation. • Tap to Boost - Tap for extra cash when you’re active. • Research Expeditions - Spend money and brave scientists on one-way missions for discoveries and income bonuses! • Prestige - Reset, keep permanent upgrades, blast past your previous best. • QBits & Upgrades - Earn rare QBits and unlock powerful perks. • Play Your Pace - Short bursts or long idles; progress for 6 hours when offline. • Game Center - Many achievements to unlock!
Swarm Game
Engage in real-time strategy battles across the Hive Universe. Grow your bug army, upgrade your hives, and conquer territories. Compete with players worldwide or team up with friends in this bug-themed conquest.
- Upgradable Hives
- Multiple Enemies
- Multiplayer Free for All & Teams
- Leaderboards
- Purchasable Content
- Adjustable Game Speed
- Tons of Maps
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An RTS Strategy Game. Conquer the Hive Universe with your bugs! Take Hives, make more Bugs, and conquer more Hives! -Upgradable Hives - Form your strategy -Multiple Enemies - Strategize the timings of your attacks -Multiplayer Free for All & Teams - Play with your friends -Leaderboards - Compete with the world -Purchasable Content - Enhance the game -Adjustable Game Speed - Fit your game play style -Tons of Maps - Play for Hours And much more!
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Verdict
Planetary Idle and Swarm Game both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Swarm Game's written reviews are positive against 50% of Planetary Idle's. Swarm Game also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). Planetary Idle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). 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. Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Swarm Game sells 12 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 Planetary Idle against 4.8 for Swarm Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Planetary Idle's written reviews are positive against 95% of Swarm Game's.
Planetary Idle ships an update weekly, Swarm Game every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | Swarm Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (80 ratings) | 4.8 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Evan Carr |
Customer experience
Planetary Idle
Swarm Game
In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
Swarm Game
- Grieg Maps$1.99
- Tchaikovsky Maps$1.99
- Hymns Maps$1.99
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- Mozart Maps$1.99
- Vivaldi Maps$1.99
- Bach Maps$1.99
- Christmas Maps$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Espionage Expansion$4.99
- War Expansion$4.99
- Colonies$5.99
- Everything Bundle$12.00
