Comparison

PolyPine vs The Space Clicker

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

Head to head
About

PolyPine

Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.

Highlights
  • Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
  • Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
  • Observe animal interactions and their impact
  • Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
  • Survive and utilize natural disasters
Features
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?

About

The Space Clicker

Build and expand your space base by automating production and upgrading technology. Recruit a crew through a gacha system to enhance your operations and explore the galaxy for resources. Engage in strategic resource management and crafting for endless progression.

Highlights
  • Base building and automation
  • Crew recruitment via gacha
  • Galactic exploration and crafting
  • Strategic resource management
  • Idle and endless progression
Features
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Automate your systems, optimize production, and upgrade technology to deal massive damage to the black hole. Build and Upgrade Set up and expand your base one structure at a time. - Mission Control - Drone Hub - Rocket Hub - Kinetic Striker - Asteroid Drill - Laser Array - Solar Mirror - Antimatter Reactor Recruit and Command Assemble a legendary crew of commanders and managers through the gacha system. Each brings unique skills and bonuses that push your operation to new heights. Explore and Expand Embark on galactic explorations to gather rare crafting materials, discover lost technologies, and forge powerful equipment to enhance your production and damage output. Key Features - Deep idle and automation mechanics - Strategic resource management - Crafting and equipment systems - Galaxy exploration and loot collection - Crew gacha with collectible heroes - Infinite progression and prestige mechanics Easy to play, hard to master. A perfect blend of idle gameplay, strategy, and endless progression.

Screenshots

PolyPine4 screens
The Space Clicker3 screens

Verdict

The call

PolyPine and The Space Clicker both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 39% of The Space Clicker's. PolyPine also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). The Space Clicker's advantage is ratings volume (878 vs 267). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Space Clicker sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PolyPine against 4.6 for The Space Clicker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 878 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 39% of The Space Clicker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, The Space Clicker every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PolyPine versus The Space Clicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyPineThe Space Clicker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (267 ratings)4.6 (878 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews — better39.3% of reviews
Number of ratings267878 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB269 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaozuo Games LtdTap Nine

Customer experience

PolyPine

All ratings267 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative12.0%

The Space Clicker

All ratings878 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral15.0%
Negative45.8%

Bugs and requests

PolyPine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more content and updates
  • Improve the evolution/upgrade system

The Space Clicker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyPine

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
11 purchases

The Space Clicker

One-time11
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Gem Pack 2$1.99
  • Gem Pack 3$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Explorer Pack$4.99
  • Dark Moon Pack$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$9.99
  • No Ads$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$19.99
  • Event Horizon Pack$19.99
  • Skybreaker Vault$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$49.99

Questions

Is PolyPine free?
PolyPine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Space Clicker free?
The Space Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PolyPine or The Space Clicker?
The Space Clicker is rated higher. PolyPine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while The Space Clicker averages 4.6 from 878 ratings.
Do PolyPine or The Space Clicker have ads?
The Space Clicker shows ads; PolyPine does not.
Which is updated more often, PolyPine or The Space Clicker?
PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, and The Space Clicker every 5 weeks. Most recently, PolyPine was updated on October 13, 2026 and The Space Clicker on October 13, 2026.

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