Comparison

Planetary Idle vs Falling Matter

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

Falling Matter

Features
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Falling Matter is a pixel physics sandbox where every grain matters. Pour sand, flood it with water, drop lava on top, and watch the world react. REAL PHYSICS, REAL HEAT • Every pixel has a temperature. Heat spreads fast through metal and slowly through wood and air. • Water boils and freezes, ice melts, lava cools into obsidian, sand melts into glass. • Liquids settle into layers by weight: gasoline floats on oil, oil on water, mercury sinks below everything. • Turn on Heat view to see your world through a thermal camera. 60+ MATERIALS AND TOOLS Powders, liquids, gases, metals, explosives, plants and people. Mix acid with metal to make hydrogen, cool red-hot steel in water, burn wood into glowing charcoal, or let thermite eat through a steel plate. TILT TO POUR Turn on phone tilt gravity, and everything falls toward the lower edge of your phone, just like sand in a jar. BUILD, SAVE, SHARE • Four save slots with previews. • Share a crisp picture of your creation. • Rotate your phone any time; your world comes with you. AND MORE • 13 trophies to discover. • Tips that explain each material (turn them off any time). • Vibration feedback for explosions and lightning. • Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no data collected.

Screenshots

Planetary Idle4 screens
Falling Matter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Planetary Idle and Falling Matter are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Falling Matter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Planetary Idle versus Falling Matter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetary IdleFalling Matter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioJaylen Byrd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Planetary Idle

One-time3
  • Booster Pack$0.99
  • Research Pack$2.99
  • Quantum Pack$6.99
3 purchases

Falling Matter

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Matter$2.99
  • Everything Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is Planetary Idle free?
Planetary Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Falling Matter free?
Falling Matter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planetary Idle or Falling Matter have ads?
Both Planetary Idle and Falling Matter show ads.

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