Planetary Idle vs Mini Tile Match
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!
Mini Tile Match
Engage in a minimalist match-3 puzzle experience inspired by mahjong. Clear the board by matching three identical tiles in a relaxing, distraction-free environment. Train your brain and improve focus with hundreds of handcrafted levels.
- Minimalist design
- Relaxing pace, no timers
- Brain-boosting puzzles
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Helpful boosters
- Offline play
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Sharpen your mind with calm, minimalist puzzles. In Mini Tile Match: Mahjong Game, your goal is simple yet addictive: match 3 identical tiles to clear the board. Inspired by classic mahjong solitaire, redesigned in a modern minimalist style for stress-free play. Take a short break, relax, and train your brain. Anytime, anywhere. [WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT] • Minimalist design. Clean, distraction-free gameplay. • Relaxing pace. No timers, play at your own rhythm. • Brain-boosting fun. Improve focus and logic with every puzzle. • Endless challenge. Hundreds of handcrafted levels, with more added. • Helpful boosters. Shuffle, undo, other creative helpers when you need them. • Offline play. Enjoy anywhere, even without Wi-Fi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Tile Match at 100% against Planetary Idle's 50%. Mini Tile Match also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Planetary Idle's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Mini Tile Match sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mini Tile Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Idle has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Planetary Idle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mini Tile Match's.
Planetary Idle ships an update weekly, Mini Tile Match every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | Mini Tile Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (80 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Alejandro Jimenez Rico |
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In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
Mini Tile Match
- 250 Coins$2.99
- 10 Undo Boosters$4.99
- 10 Explode Boosters$4.99
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- 10 Shuffle Boosters$4.99
- 780 Coins$5.99
- 1600 Coins$9.99
- 4200 Coins$24.99
- 6800 Coins$34.99
- 12500 Coins$49.99
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