Planetary Idle vs ROCK!!
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!
ROCK!!
An incremental game focused on mining rocks. Players craft, sell, and upgrade resources to dig deeper into the planet, making unique bonus choices. It offers more autonomy than typical idle games while remaining accessible to newcomers.
- Incremental rock mining gameplay
- Crafting and selling resources
- Strategic upgrade paths
- Unique bonus choices
- No ads or in-app purchases
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ROCK is an incremental game about mining rocks! Craft, sell, and upgrade various resources to dig through the planet, with an emphasis on choosing unique bonuses along the way! Players with experience in the genre will hopefully notice more autonomy than other idle games, while still being easy enough for new players. Combined with NO ads, NO in-app purchases, and NO offline progress means you can play as much as you want! Try to win as fast as you can and, most importantly, good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ROCK!! at none against Planetary Idle's 3. ROCK!! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Planetary Idle's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3) and device support. On price 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. ROCK!! asks for nothing beyond the download.
ROCK!! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Idle has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | ROCK!! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Benjamin Kanter |
In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
ROCK!!
No in-app purchases
