Comparison

Unnamed Space Idle vs Scratch Inc.

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

Head to head
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.

About

Scratch Inc.

An idle incremental game where you build an empire by scratching cards and earning points. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and prestige to progress faster. Enjoy endless upgrades, achievements, and global leaderboards with no ads or wait timers.

Highlights
  • Endless Upgrades
  • Prestige for Progress
  • Achievements with Rewards
  • Global Leaderboards
  • Playable Offline
  • No Ads
Features
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)

Screenshots

Unnamed Space Idle4 screens
Scratch Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

Unnamed Space Idle and Scratch Inc. both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Scratch Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Unnamed Space Idle's. Scratch Inc. also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 242). Unnamed Space Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unnamed Space Idle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Scratch Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Inc. has 1.9K ratings behind it against 242, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Unnamed Space Idle's written reviews are positive against 93% of Scratch Inc.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unnamed Space Idle ships an update every 2 days, Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Unnamed Space Idle versus Scratch Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnnamed Space IdleScratch Inc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (242 ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2421.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB40 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJDOG CORPMakopaz LLC

Customer experience

Unnamed Space Idle

All ratings203 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.8%

Scratch Inc.

All ratings1,918 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews466 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.6%

User reviews

Unnamed Space Idle

From 242 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

Scratch Inc.

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Satisfying idle mechanics
  • 💡 Active developer listening to feedback
  • 👍 Optional in-app purchases
  • 👍 Polished interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 In-app purchases feel expensive
  • 🔧 Needs more balance and content
  • 🐛 Offline rewards not working consistently

Bugs and requests

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

Scratch Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Offline rewards rarely triggering
  • Lacking sound effects

Requested features

2 requests
  • More skin tone options for avatar
  • Better variety and more offline rewards

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Unnamed Space Idle

One-time15
  • Spacezard 400 AIPoints$1.99
  • Spaceversary 400 AI Points$1.99
  • Spacemas 400 AI Points$1.99
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  • 200 AI Points$1.99
  • QOL Bundle$2.49
  • Spacezard Bundle$2.99
  • Spacemas Bundle$2.99
  • RetroFuture Cosmetic$3.99
  • Spaceversary Bundle$3.99
  • Steampunk Cosmetic$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
5 purchases

Scratch Inc.

One-time5
  • 20 Gold$1.99
  • 55 Gold$4.99
  • 120 Gold$9.99
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  • 260 Gold$19.99
  • 750 Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Unnamed Space Idle free?
Unnamed Space Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scratch Inc. free?
Scratch Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unnamed Space Idle or Scratch Inc.?
Scratch Inc. is rated higher. Unnamed Space Idle averages 4.6 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while Scratch Inc. averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Unnamed Space Idle or Scratch Inc. have ads?
Neither Unnamed Space Idle nor Scratch Inc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unnamed Space Idle or Scratch Inc.?
Unnamed Space Idle ships an update every 2 days, and Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Most recently, Unnamed Space Idle was updated on October 30, 2026 and Scratch Inc. on October 30, 2026.

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