Comparison

Planetary Idle vs Doodle Melon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Doodle Melon

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Planetary Idle4 screens
Doodle Melon4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Doodle Melon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Planetary Idle versus Doodle Melon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetary IdleDoodle Melon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB433 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioDavide Regis

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Planetary Idle

One-time3
  • Booster Pack$0.99
  • Research Pack$2.99
  • Quantum Pack$6.99
None

Doodle Melon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planetary Idle free?
Planetary Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Melon free?
Doodle Melon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planetary Idle or Doodle Melon have ads?
Planetary Idle shows ads; Doodle Melon does not.
Which is updated more often, Planetary Idle or Doodle Melon?
Planetary Idle ships an update weekly, and Doodle Melon every 4 months. Most recently, Planetary Idle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Doodle Melon on October 13, 2026.

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