Planetary Idle vs Doodle Melon
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!
Doodle Melon
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Doodle Melon - Slap Them All! WHY IS A MELON SLAPPING MOSQUITOES? IS IT A MELON OR A WATERMELON? Who knows. What we do know is this: You're a green doodle buddy with arms and absolutely no chill. You've got two hands, endless vibes, and a serious mosquito problem. Walls? Yep, there are plenty. Smash through them like it's personal. Your mission? Slap those mosquitos and punch walls. That's it. Power up like a (water)melon possessed! Activate the thunder and show those mosquitoes who's boss. It's swatter o'clock and you've got electricity on your side. Doodle Madness: A world where nothing makes sense and everything's drawn like it's running on pure imagination. Sketchy lines, silly moves, and 100% doodle-powered chaos. Features: - Simple tap-to-slap action - Powerups that make no sense but feel so right - Sketchy (literally) graphics - Two hearts, one (water)melon, zero logic - Mosquitos. Too many of them. Way too many. - A scoreboard to flex your slappin' skills Perfect for when you're bored, slightly confused, or just really hate mosquitos. Download Doodle Melon and enter the slap zone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doodle Melon at none against Planetary Idle's 3. Doodle Melon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). Planetary Idle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price 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. Doodle Melon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planetary Idle ships an update weekly, Doodle Melon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | Doodle Melon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (80 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 433 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Davide Regis |
In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
Doodle Melon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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