Comparison

Idle Chest vs hocus GO

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

Head to head
About

Idle Chest

Embark on a treasure-hunting adventure where every click earns rewards. Upgrade your skills, collect and enhance equipment, and unlock unique abilities. Discover the secrets of this world through engaging gameplay and an addictive incremental experience.

Highlights
  • Open various chests
  • Loot and upgrade equipment
  • Buy skill upgrades
  • Unlock unique skills
  • Discover game story
Features
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Dive in "Idle Chest", an adventure where each click brings you closer to fabulous treasures. Earn rewards, upgrade your skills, and unlock new chests for endless fun! Get ready to be hooked on this addictive endless incremental clicker experience! * OPEN CHESTS Open a variety of chests and discover everything they hide, from equipments to resources or other awesome chests! * LOOT EQUIPMENTS Collect different equipments upgrade them and equip them to gain bonus and discover more legendary equipments! * BUY UPGRADES Upgrade your opening skills by buying upgrades to allow you to drop more rewards and open chests faster! * UNLOCK UNIQUE SKILLS Using skill points, unlock every skills in the skill tree to become stronger and obtain unique powers! * DISCOVER THE STORY Progress in the game to discover the secret behind this world! Come discover "Idle Chest", the new incremental, clicker game which you wouldn't want to miss !

About

hocus GO

Design and build your own unique mazes with this app. Once created, watch as the app generates a solution for your custom puzzle.

Highlights
  • Build custom mazes
  • Drag and create mazes
  • Watch maze solutions
  • New gameplay available
Features
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hocus. is celebrating 10th year and hocus GO is ready. A new gameplay is live now. Just drag/create your own maze and watch the solution

Screenshots

Idle Chest4 screens
hocus GO4 screens

Verdict

The call

Idle Chest and hocus GO both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Idle Chest's written reviews are positive against 44% of hocus GO's. hocus GO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (512 vs 109). 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. Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and hocus GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Idle Chest against 4.6 for hocus GO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 512 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Idle Chest's written reviews are positive against 44% of hocus GO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Chest ships an update every 10 days, hocus GO every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Chest versus hocus GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Chesthocus GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (109 ratings)4.6 (512 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better43.9% of reviews
Number of ratings109512 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas GunzburgerGAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Idle Chest

All ratings109 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.4%

hocus GO

All ratings416 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative40.4%

User reviews

Idle Chest

From 109 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun short idle clicker
  • 👍 Consistent theme
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Minimalistic but rewarding grind
  • 💰 Non-intrusive ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game breaking bug with 'Chosen One' minion
  • 🔍 Difficult to compare tap damage to acolyte damage
  • 🔍 Some explanations could be improved
  • 🔍 Slightly linear progression

hocus GO

From 512 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Calming game
  • 💡 Challenging

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Ads too frequent
  • 🐛 Pieces overlap on the bottom
  • 🐛 Game doesn't register solution until entire maze is reassembled

Bugs and requests

Idle Chest

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress resets or reverts
  • Minions not working after equipping 'Chosen One'

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better UI for comparing damage sources

hocus GO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Pieces overlap on the bottom
  • Game doesn't register solution until entire maze is reassembled

Requested features

2 requests
  • Level replaying
  • Cosmetics/skins to use stars on

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Chest

One-time5
  • Underwater Background Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Chests Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Acolytes Skin$3.99
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  • No Ads$3.99
  • Underwater Complete Skins Pack$8.99
1 purchases

hocus GO

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Idle Chest free?
Idle Chest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hocus GO free?
hocus GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Chest or hocus GO?
hocus GO is rated higher. Idle Chest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while hocus GO averages 4.6 from 512 ratings.
Do Idle Chest or hocus GO have ads?
Both Idle Chest and hocus GO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Chest or hocus GO?
Idle Chest ships an update every 10 days, and hocus GO every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Chest was updated on October 30, 2026 and hocus GO on October 30, 2026.

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