Upload Labs vs Idle Pact
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upload Labs
Build optimized node-based systems to manage computer components and processes. Research new technologies, hack organizations for intel, and code custom solutions. Develop an AI to boost income and achieve Artificial General Intelligence to save the universe.
- Node-based system building
- Resource flow and data pipeline control
- Research tree for new technologies
- Strategic hacking for intel and resources
- Custom code optimization and application development
- AI development and evolution
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Welcome to the Labs! In Upload Labs you are tasked to save the universe from the inevitable heat death. Use your ingenuity and power to build optimized systems using a node-based system. These nodes are window-like interfaces representing components and processes within your computer. You will connect nodes from output to input to control resource flow and data pipelines Research: Scan files to unlock powerful new technologies via the research tree. There you will find game-changing nodes, innovative systems, and scientific milestones, all critical for achieving your ultimate goal. Hack: Strategically engage in breaches of organizations through hacking. This provides access to critical intel, enables the disruption of opposing systems, and secures resources vital for your mission. Code: Get contributors by committing important code, Implement custom solutions for your system by crafting code optimizations, developing custom applications, and programming essential drivers. These tools allow for precise tuning and automation, ensuring optimal performance. AI Development: Cultivate and evolve an Artificial Intelligence by feeding it downloaded files for processing and learning. As the AI progresses, it will generate improved files, greatly boosting your income. Guide its development to ultimately achieve Artificial General Intelligence, a pivotal step in overcoming the universal crisis.
Idle Pact
Cultivate mystical flora through ancient rituals and solve light puzzles. This incremental occult gardening simulator challenges you to grow plants slowly while discovering ways to accelerate their growth.
- Occult gardening simulation
- Incremental gameplay
- Light puzzle elements
- Mystical plant growth
- Ritualistic mechanics
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Ancient seeds. Secret rituals. Something stirs beneath the stone... An incremental occult gardening simulator with light puzzles. Grow increasingly slow plants while uncovering how to speed things up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Pact at 4.7 against Upload Labs's 4.4. Idle Pact also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 65%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Upload Labs sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Pact sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Pact holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Upload Labs's written reviews are positive against 81% of Idle Pact's.
Upload Labs ships an update weekly, Idle Pact every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upload Labs | Idle Pact |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (92 ratings) | 4.7 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EnigmaDev Studios | James Fischer |
Customer experience
Upload Labs
Idle Pact
Bugs and requests
Upload Labs
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scrolling issues
- Full screen issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rotate left
- Improve UI and UX
- Make text more readable
- Improve wire management
Idle Pact
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Upload Labs
- Customizations$3.99
- Daily Tokens$3.99
- AD Converter$4.99
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- Daily Tokens+$5.99
- Chronomancer$7.99
- Permanent Boosts$9.99
Idle Pact
- Permanent x2 Speed$5.99









