Comparison

Scratch Inc. vs Fortune Mill

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

Head to head
About

Scratch Inc.

Build an empire by scratching cards and earning points in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy endless upgrades and prestige for faster progression, all without ads.

Highlights
  • Scratch cards to earn points
  • Upgrade cards and unlock automation
  • Prestige for faster progression
  • Global leaderboards
  • Playable offline
  • No ads
Features
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)

About

Fortune Mill

An incremental game where players earn money through various minigames to escape. Unlock upgrades, recruit creatures, and discover synergies across different game mechanics. Features New Game+ for extended replayability.

Highlights
  • Earn $1,000,000 to escape
  • Play darts and scratch-off tickets
  • Unlock automation and pachinko
  • Recruit unique creatures
  • Over 220 upgrades
  • Cross-room synergies
  • New Game+ mode
Features
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The hit incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, drop pachinko balls, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others! Fortune Mill can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to enjoy the entire game with no additional payments. A single purchase unlocks the entire game! GAME FEATURES: • 5 rooms full of upgrades and unique creatures to recruit. The machine gun mouse, known as Rattling Gunner, is a fan favorite for a reason! • 220+ upgrades across the whole game, with each one changing how the game is played! • Cross-Room synergies. Each room affects the others - discover dozens of interesting combos! • New Game+ and other bonus modes which give the game huge replay-value, filled with unique upgrades only found after beating the game for the first time! NOTE: You will not receive cross-promotional pets for other games from beating Fortune Mill here in the iOS version.

Screenshots

Scratch Inc.4 screens
Fortune Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scratch Inc. at 93% against Fortune Mill's 35%. Scratch Inc. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 89). On price, update cadence, 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. Scratch Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Fortune Mill 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

Scratch Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Inc. has 1.9K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Scratch Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Fortune Mill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scratch Inc. ships an update weekly, Fortune Mill every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scratch Inc. versus Fortune Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratch Inc.Fortune Mill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better3.1 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better34.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better89
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB215 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMakopaz LLCLavaflamestudios LLC

Customer experience

Scratch Inc.

All ratings1,934 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.6%

Fortune Mill

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral23.2%
Negative42.1%

Bugs and requests

Scratch Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Offline rewards rarely triggering
  • Lacking sound effects

Requested features

2 requests
  • More skin tone options for avatar
  • Better variety and more offline rewards

Fortune Mill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Scratch Inc.

One-time5
  • 20 Gold$1.99
  • 55 Gold$4.99
  • 120 Gold$9.99
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  • 260 Gold$19.99
  • 750 Gold$49.99
1 purchases

Fortune Mill

One-time1
  • Fortune Mill - Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Scratch Inc. free?
Scratch Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fortune Mill free?
Fortune Mill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scratch Inc. or Fortune Mill?
Scratch Inc. is rated higher. Scratch Inc. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Fortune Mill averages 3.1 from 89 ratings.
Do Scratch Inc. or Fortune Mill have ads?
Neither Scratch Inc. nor Fortune Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scratch Inc. or Fortune Mill?
Scratch Inc. ships an update weekly, and Fortune Mill every 6 days. Most recently, Scratch Inc. was updated on November 5, 2026 and Fortune Mill on November 4, 2026.

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