Punish Idle vs Layerborn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Punish Idle
Design elaborate obstacle courses to inflict maximum damage. Earn in-game currency by causing destruction to unlock new traps and challenges. Enjoy the satisfying spectacle of your creations.
- Design obstacle tracks
- Cause maximum damage
- Earn in-game money
- Unlock new obstacles
- Satisfying destruction visuals
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Add pikes, spikes, traps, saws and much more obstacles to set up your track to cause the most damage you can. Earn money as you cause damage and buy new obstacles to make your track harder. Pure fun to watch.
Layerborn
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Layerborn is a 3D print-farm idle game about building a fabrication workshop from a single starter printer into a layered production network. Tap to complete prints, unlock recipes, research automation, specialize districts, prestige for permanent tech points, and push deeper into advanced materials and premium printer skins. Optional purchases add gems for boosts and trait rerolls or unlock cosmetic printer skins. Core progression is playable without purchases, and there are no ads, subscriptions, gambling mechanics, or randomized paid rewards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Layerborn at none against Punish Idle's 1. Layerborn also leads on ads (none vs shown). Punish Idle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Punish Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Layerborn asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Punish Idle | Layerborn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | SHANE ANDREW SMITH |
In-app purchases
Punish Idle
- No Ads$4.99
Layerborn
No in-app purchases









