Comparison

cube farm vs Unnamed Space Idle

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

Head to head
About

cube farm

Engage in a semi-idle farming simulation with endless progression and a dynamic market. Collect and train pets for battles, and enjoy quick sessions without ads or pay-to-win elements. An online expansion adds competitive multiplayer and collectible tarot cards.

Highlights
  • Semi-idle farming gameplay
  • Endless progression with prestige
  • Dynamic produce market
  • Pet collection and battling
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Cloud saves
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-no ads or pay-to-win mechanics -quick sessions, break from scrolling -endless progression with prestige bonuses -time slows at higher layers, with larger harvests -dynamic produce market with supply and demand -pets to collect, feed, train, and battle NEW! cube farm: online [expansion required] -challenge friends to gooster battles -compete for rating in the ranked arena -take a phone break with your gooster at the park -collect tarot cards to use at the park -backup data to the cloud with cloud saves

About

Unnamed Space Idle

Engage in an endless sci-fi idle game battling alien waves. Customize your ship with unlockable weapons and defenses, and strategically upgrade various systems to increase your power. Make impactful decisions to counter enemy types and progress through a well-paced unfolding experience.

Highlights
  • Destroy alien waves
  • Customize ship with weapons/defenses
  • Unlockable systems and upgrades
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Progression and prestige systems
  • Craft and improve modules
Features
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No ads! Destroy unending waves of alien ships in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idler. Unnamed Space Idle is an unfolding sci-fi idle game that plunges you into a relentless battle against an alien menace that has decimated humanity. Voted r/incremental_games "Best F2P game" 2024 & 2025. Customize your ship with an array of progressively unlocked weapons and defenses, strategically tailored to counter specific enemy types. With a plethora of unfolding systems and abundant options, you'll face crucial choices as you steadily increase you power through progression and prestige. A Myriad of Different Systems Discover over 10 distinct systems, each offering unique mechanics that evolve and expand over time. Core - Upgrade your Weapon, Defense and Utility cores with salvage gathered from enemies. Compute - Improve your combat stats over time in traditional Idle Game fashion Synth - Craft and improve modules and recipes to increase your power in various ways. Void Device - Slot in void shards dropped by enemies for different combinations of upgrades. Prestige - Unlock different ships, weapons, defenses and utilities. Reactor - Feed void matter into your reactor to power various system boosts. Research - Harness the research data obtained from different sectors to unlock various upgrades. And More... Impactful, Understandable Decisions Choose wisely when equipping your ship with weapons and defenses, selecting power-altering modules, or determining the optimal combination of shards to use. The distinction between optimal and sub-optimal choices can significantly impact your progress. But while there are a lot of decisions to be made, they are all plainly understandable so that the optimum, or at least very near optimum decision making is within your grasp! Consistent Progress and Unlocks Well paced progression combined with the amount of different systems, upgrades and enemies, means something new is frequently just around the corner.

Screenshots

cube farm4 screens
Unnamed Space Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unnamed Space Idle at every 2 days against cube farm's fortnightly. Unnamed Space Idle also leads on device support (3 vs 1). cube farm's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 77%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. cube farm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Unnamed Space Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cube farm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 547 and 250 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of cube farm's written reviews are positive against 77% of Unnamed Space Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cube farm ships an update fortnightly, Unnamed Space Idle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
cube farm versus Unnamed Space Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercube farmUnnamed Space Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (547 ratings) — better4.6 (250 ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better76.7% of reviews
Number of ratings547 — better250
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB126 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTarot Focus, LLCJDOG CORP

Customer experience

cube farm

All ratings542 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

Unnamed Space Idle

All ratings250 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative17.5%

User reviews

cube farm

From 547 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and low maintenance
  • 👍 Fun and chill gameplay
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 👍 Frequent updates
  • 👍 Enjoyable progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Battles are RNG-based
  • 🐛 Unclear instructions for some features
  • 🐛 Slow progression after early stages

Unnamed Space Idle

From 250 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Deep and complex mechanics
  • 👍 Constantly evolving game
  • 👍 Frequent updates
  • 👍 Free-to-play friendly

Room to improve

  • 📱 Tiny UI elements
  • 📱 Small font size
  • 📱 Unreadable text on mobile
  • 📱 UI not optimized for mobile
  • 📱 Difficult to interact with buttons

Bugs and requests

cube farm

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Swiping issues on farm layers
  • Inconsistent performance and input lag

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save preferred layout settings
  • More engaging battle system
  • Clearer in-game instructions

Unnamed Space Idle

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • UI is too small on mobile devices
  • Font size is too small, making text unreadable
  • Game crashes during fleet auto battles
  • Cannot open on iPadOS 14.8.1
  • Game freezes when playing on mobile network
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  • AI Smart Crafting not working
  • Module queue automation doesn't correctly identify materials
  • Buttons for base upgrades not working after last update
  • Small text and UI elements make interaction difficult
  • Game stuck in landscape mode
  • Dark red text on black background is hard to read
  • UI elements overlap or are difficult to press
  • Some text and buttons are too small to read or interact with on smaller phones
  • The game is not optimized for mobile screens, leading to unreadability and difficulty in control
  • Inability to copy and paste

Requested features

12 requests
  • UI rework for mobile
  • Improve UI readability
  • Optimize UI for smaller screens
  • Add French translation
  • Add Turkish language support
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  • Option to restart game
  • Better mobile screen utilization
  • Adjust module queue automation
  • Fix AI smart crafting
  • Improve collision detection for projectiles
  • Consider fantasy-oriented theme
  • Add audio to the game

In-app purchases

10 purchases

cube farm

One-time10
  • Bunny Egg$0.99
  • Heart Egg$0.99
  • Snowman Egg$0.99
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  • Santa Egg$0.99
  • Turkey Egg$0.99
  • Jack Egg$0.99
  • Darkness Egg$0.99
  • Online Access$1.99
  • Welcome Bundle$8.99
  • Complete Bundle$9.99
10 purchases

Unnamed Space Idle

One-time10
  • 200 AI Points$1.99
  • QOL Bundle$2.49
  • Spacemas Bundle$2.99
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  • RetroFuture Cosmetic$3.99
  • Spaceversary Bundle$3.99
  • 550 AI Points$4.99
  • Essentials Bundle$4.99
  • 1200 AI Points$9.99
  • Advanced Bundle$9.99
  • 2600 AI Points$19.99

Questions

Is cube farm free?
cube farm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unnamed Space Idle free?
Unnamed Space Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, cube farm or Unnamed Space Idle?
cube farm is rated higher. cube farm averages 4.8 out of 5 from 547 ratings, while Unnamed Space Idle averages 4.6 from 250 ratings.
Do cube farm or Unnamed Space Idle have ads?
Neither cube farm nor Unnamed Space Idle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cube farm or Unnamed Space Idle?
cube farm ships an update fortnightly, and Unnamed Space Idle every 2 days. Most recently, cube farm was updated on November 4, 2026 and Unnamed Space Idle on November 8, 2026.

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