Idle Milk Factory vs Light Shift!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Milk Factory
A simple idle simulation game where players manage a milk factory. It's designed for quick play sessions, offering a relaxing experience with easy-to-learn mechanics. Enjoy the fantastic feel of building your own milk empire.
- Simple touch controls
- Free to play
- Short play sessions
- Relaxing simulation
- Milk factory management
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Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Can play for free » Just play this game in your 10 minutes of free time :) » Feel the fantastic in this game Developer - Everyone, MondayOFF
Light Shift!
A premium beam-routing puzzle game where you guide light to its target on a grid using geometric objects. Explore 20 themed worlds with unique mechanics and visual styles, with optional expansion packs for advanced challenges.
- Beam-routing puzzle gameplay
- 400 levels across 20 themed worlds
- 33 unique puzzle gadgets
- Themed board backgrounds
- Undo and guided hints
- Optional expansion packs
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Light Shift is a premium beam-routing puzzle game for iPhone. Route light from a source to its target across a crisp 9×9 grid by placing and rotating geometric objects — mirrors, splitters, prisms, relays, and more. Each of the 20 themed worlds introduces fresh mechanics and a distinct visual style, building your mastery puzzle by puzzle. Three expansion packs push the challenge further with advanced gadgets: phase shifters, cascades, and chromatic splitters. Features • 400 levels across 20 themed worlds — Crystal Caves, Neon Labs, Ancient Ruins, and more • 3 expansion packs with 50 levels each (Void Nexus, Cascade Falls, Chromatic Core) • 33 unique puzzle gadgets with distinct light-routing behaviors • Themed board backgrounds and custom visual styles per world • Undo, guided hints, and an in-game inventory system • Full Game unlock — all worlds, all expansion packs, and ad-free play • No ads in the base free world; fair monetization built around optional upgrades Designed for players who enjoy clean, satisfying logic puzzles with a fresh twist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Light Shift! at 5.0 against Idle Milk Factory's 3.9. Light Shift! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Idle Milk Factory's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Milk Factory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Light Shift! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Light Shift! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Milk Factory has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Idle Milk Factory ships an update weekly, Light Shift! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Milk Factory | Light Shift! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MondayOFF | North Arc Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Idle Milk Factory
- Coin 5000$0.99
- Gem 30$1.99
- No ads$2.99
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- Ad skip ticket$2.99
- Basic pack$4.99
- Coin 35000$4.99
- Gem 100$4.99
- Ad skip ticket 30$5.99
- Premium pack$10.99
- Vip pack$19.99
Light Shift!
- Ion Reef$0.99
- Starlight Observatory$0.99
- Shadow Workshop$0.99
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- Sunken Atrium$0.99
- Magnetic Bastion$0.99
- Twilight Bazaar$0.99
- Undo Pack$0.99
- Starter Bundle$2.99
- All Expansion Packs$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
Questions
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