Comparison

Idle Chest vs Petlys

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

Petlys

Features
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Color a world into being with Petlys. Every picture is a color-by-number adventure. Match the numbered colors, fill the picture at your own pace, and watch the finished scene reveal its full detail. Complete animal pictures to meet new pets. Complete Homes and Decorations to create cozy places for them to live. Your collected pets become a coloring team. Up to five pets help with their favorite colors. Meet your helpers before you start, choose a buddy to grow as you color, and celebrate their contributions and level-ups when the picture is finished. Pets can help whether or not they live in a Home. In Petlys you can: - Color with 12–15 colors drawn from each picture - Discover three new picture choices and keep one - See your helpers, their colors, levels, and experience - Collect pets, Homes, Decorations, and set Trophies - Arrange, resize, layer, and move pieces in your Homes - Play with pets and toys, and try new pet reactions - Use Find Next, spoken hints, gentle sounds, and Reduce Motion - Keep progress on your device and in your private iCloud database Petlys has no third-party ads, no third-party analytics, no public profiles, and no child accounts. Optional permanent content packs are available only in the gated Parent Area and use Apple's in-app purchase system. Purchased pack pictures can be chosen directly from Your Pictures. Parents can contact support@arcdata.co for help.

Screenshots

Idle Chest4 screens
Petlys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Petlys at none against Idle Chest's shown. Petlys also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Petlys sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Chest ships an update every 10 days, Petlys every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Idle Chest versus Petlys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ChestPetlys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas GunzburgerTyler Jenks

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

Petlys

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Petlys

One-time2
  • Fantasy Pack$4.99
  • Cozy Weather Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Idle Chest free?
Idle Chest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petlys free?
Petlys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Chest or Petlys have ads?
Idle Chest shows ads; Petlys does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Chest or Petlys?
Idle Chest ships an update every 10 days, and Petlys every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Chest was updated on October 24, 2026 and Petlys on October 11, 2026.

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