Builderment Idle vs Cosmic Lasers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Builderment Idle
Build and manage automated factories in this idle incremental game. Harvest resources, craft items, and upgrade your production lines to become a factory tycoon. Your factories continue to work even when you're offline, allowing you to collect profits and expand your empire.
- Automated resource harvesting
- Factory upgrades for efficiency
- Unlock new factories and resources
- Offline progress and gold collection
- Factory module bonuses
- Prestige mechanics for permanent benefits
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Harness the power of automation and become the ultimate factory tycoon in this thrilling idle incremental game. Get started harvesting logs and crafting them into wood planks to sell for gold. Use the gold to upgrade your factory to increase efficiency and production capabilities. Once you've earned enough gold and proven you can manage a Lumber Mill, purchase the Stone Quarry to advance your earnings even further! • Upgrade. Boost your factory efficiency and profit with upgrades to your Harvester, Workshop, and Marketplace. • Expand. Purchase new factories to unlock rare resources and craft valuable items. • Always working. Your factory is always harvesting and crafting items, even when you're busy with life. Come back anytime to collect the gold earned and keep playing! • Factory Modules. Collect and equip factory modules to grant unique bonuses and modifiers to your factory. • Prestige Mechanics. Restart your journey with permanent benefits, increasing your sell value and cementing your industrial legacy. Embark on a journey of industrial conquest, where every upgrade, every factory acquisition, and every prestige brings you closer to becoming the ultimate tycoon. Are you ready to automate your way to greatness? PS don't forget to tap/swipe the boat to collect its valuable cargo!
Cosmic Lasers
Experience a pure retro survival shooter with zero ads and offline play. Survive intense asteroid storms, upgrade your ship, and unlock new vessels. Enjoy tactile feedback and support an indie developer.
- Zero ads, no interruptions
- Offline play for commutes
- Dynamic difficulty scaling
- Deep ship progression and upgrades
- Haptic feedback for action
- Unlockable ship icons
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Tired of mobile games that are 90% ads and 10% gameplay? Welcome to Cosmic Lasers—the ultimate retro survival shooter designed for the modern commute. We believe your focus should be on the mission, not on closing pop-up ads. That’s why Cosmic Lasers is 100% AD-FREE. Why Cosmic Lasers? Zero Ads: No banners, no interruptions, and no "wait 30 seconds to play." Offline Ready: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Perfect for airplanes, subways, and long road trips. Dynamic Difficulty: The longer you survive, the more intense the asteroid storm becomes. Deep Progression: Earn high scores to upgrade your laser spread and unlock new ships like the UFO, Fighter Jet, and Astronaut. Haptic Action: Feel every explosion and laser blast with tactile feedback. Support an Indie Developer: If you love the game, consider leaving a tip in our "Support the Developer" jar. Tips of $2.99 or more unlock exclusive ship icons to customize your flight! Survive the storm. Defend the planet. Download Cosmic Lasers today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cosmic Lasers at 100% against Builderment Idle's 33%. Cosmic Lasers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). Builderment Idle's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Builderment Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Cosmic Lasers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cosmic Lasers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Builderment Idle has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Builderment Idle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cosmic Lasers's.
Builderment Idle ships an update every 4 days, Cosmic Lasers daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Builderment Idle | Cosmic Lasers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Builderment LLC | MEHMETNUMAN HAMMAMI |
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Builderment Idle
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In-app purchases
Builderment Idle
- Pile of Gems$2.99
- Harvest Gem Tree$5.99
- Sack of Gems$7.99
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- Chest of Gems$19.99
Cosmic Lasers
- Small Tip - Support the Developer$0.99
- Medium Tip - Support the Developer$1.99
- Large Tip - Support the Developer$2.99
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