Planetary Idle vs Incremental Push Up
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!
Incremental Push Up
Engage in a fitness-themed idle game where your in-game reps are used to battle bosses. Upgrade your equipment and companions to progress through the game. The goal is to defeat all bosses to achieve victory.
- Rep-based combat
- Boss battles
- Sword upgrades
- Helper upgrades
- Mining mechanics
- Idle progression
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Use your reps to fight. Defeat all bosses to win. Upgrade your sword, helpers and mine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planetary Idle at 50% against Incremental Push Up's 0%. Planetary Idle also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1). Incremental Push Up's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Incremental Push Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planetary Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Planetary Idle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Incremental Push Up's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planetary Idle | Incremental Push Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77 ratings) — better | 4.1 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Roberto Frias Nerio | Adam Atamnia |
Customer experience
Planetary Idle
Incremental Push Up
In-app purchases
Planetary Idle
- Booster Pack$0.99
- Research Pack$2.99
- Quantum Pack$6.99
Incremental Push Up
- Monthly Full Access$4.991 Month
- Yearly Full Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
