Idle Chest vs Scritchy Scratchy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Open various chests
- Loot and upgrade equipment
- Buy skill upgrades
- Unlock unique skills
- Discover game story
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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 !
Scritchy Scratchy
Experience the thrill of scratching cards in this incremental game where luck and strategy lead to glittering riches. Uncover rare symbols, boost your odds, and unlock a helpful bot to automate scratching. Choose your path to victory, from steady gains to explosive jackpots, or reset your progress for permanent advantages.
- Variety of scratch cards
- Unlockable Scratch Bot
- Luck-boosting upgrades
- Permanent Prestige upgrades
- Risk vs. reward mechanics
- Incremental gameplay
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Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game where luck is your weapon, and glittering riches are just a scratch away. Dive into a growing collection of scratchers, each with its own quirks, surprises, and sometimes downsides. Rip through tickets, uncover rare symbols, tweak your own luck, and chase absurd payouts. Unlock Scratch Bot, your tireless mechanical friend who scratches and reveals the rewards for you. Turn your run into a full-blown jackpot engine as your balance shoots through the roof while you sit back and relax. As you prosper, you’ll unlock upgrades that twist luck in your favor: • Boosted odds and payouts • Faster and easier scratching • New scratch card variants with unique rules But power always comes with risk. Some cards tempt you with monstrous payouts at the cost of nasty penalties. Some offer steady income… others threaten your entire run. Will you play like a sensible adult or gamble like a degenerate in a neon casino? When you’re ready for even more madness, Prestige to reset your run, gather Jack Points, and spend them on permanent upgrades that reshape your strategy. Build your own luck engine: Slow and steady, wildly explosive, or pure chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Idle Chest at Free against Scritchy Scratchy's $6.99. Scritchy Scratchy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, 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
Idle Chest is free to download; Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99 up front. Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scritchy Scratchy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scritchy Scratchy has 2.8K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Idle Chest's written reviews are positive against 74% of Scritchy Scratchy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Chest ships an update every 10 days, Scritchy Scratchy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Chest | Scritchy Scratchy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (109 ratings) | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 443 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Gunzburger | Funday Games ApS |
Customer experience
Idle Chest
Scritchy Scratchy
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
Scritchy Scratchy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Chest
- 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
Scritchy Scratchy
- Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99
Questions
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