Planetary Idle vs Flip Streak
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!
Flip Streak
A simple yet addictive game where you flip a coin to build a streak. Unlock new maps and customize your experience with unique art, music, and sounds. Compete with friends and players worldwide.
- Coin flipping gameplay
- Streak building mechanic
- Customizable art, music, and sounds
- Unlockable maps
- Global and friend leaderboards
- No ads or paywalls
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Flip the coin. Build your streak. Once it's gone, it's gone. Customize your coin and compete versus your friends and the world! Custom art, music, and sounds to accompany you on your flipping journey. Start by picking heads or tails, there's no going back! Then flip away. The streak counter will display your current streak. The progress bar fills up more for longer streaks. Fill the bar all the way to earn coins and unlock new maps. No ads, no paywalls, no venture capital.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flip Streak at none against Planetary Idle's 3. Flip Streak also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). Planetary Idle's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Flip Streak asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Planetary Idle against 4.8 for Flip Streak. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Planetary Idle's written reviews are positive against 80% of Flip Streak's.
Planetary Idle ships an update weekly, Flip Streak every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | Flip Streak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (80 ratings) — better | 4.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Jonathan Pereda |
Customer experience
Planetary Idle
Flip Streak
In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
Flip Streak
No in-app purchases
