Comparison

Idol Empire vs Sparkloom Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Idol Empire

Revive a crumbling streaming empire by discovering and training new talent. Manage your MCN headquarters, grow your audience across platforms, and uncover a mystery surrounding your father's disappearance. Your choices impact both your business and the unfolding story.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade MCN headquarters
  • Recruit and train unique streamers
  • Choose viral topics for live streams
  • Grow audience across multiple platforms
  • Investigate father's disappearance
  • Make choices affecting business and story
Features
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Your vanished father left more than just debt - a crumbling streaming empire waiting for revival! Take over the agency, discover explosive streamers, and dominate the attention economy. Company Management • Build & upgrade your MCN headquarters from a small office to a media empire • Hire staff (agents, editors, PR) to support your streamers • Balance budgets while expanding to new platforms Talent Scouting • Recruit unique streamers with different skills • Train talents and customize their personas • Form the ultimate content creator dream team Live Streaming • Choose viral topics and streaming styles to attract fans • Grow audience across different platforms • Compete for #1 trending rankings Mystery Plot • Investigate clues about your father's disappearance • Uncover industry conspiracies through secret missions • Your choices affect both business and story outcomes Ready to build your empire and uncover the truth? Download now and become the ultimate MCN mogul! Subscription terms – Idol Empire Here are the subscriptions available in our game: - Weekly subscription for $14.99 - Yearly subscription for $299.99 The offer unlocks the following features: Exclusive Rewards: - Diamonds x2000 - VIP Frames - Company Cards x200 - Building Cards x200000 -VIP Exclusive Character x1 Daily Rewards: - Diamonds x100 per day - UR Universal Shard x2 per day - Bonus Streams x1 per day - Recruitment Tickets x2 perday VIP Privilege - Special Edition Outfit and Videos - Auto-Skill for live streaming - Skip the live streaming - Business Run 2x speed This is an auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will also be charged for renewal End of subscription renewal: -The payment is charged to your iTunes account after a confirmation of purchase -The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the end of the current period -The account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period at the standard cost of the monthly subscription -The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal by accessing the user's account settings after purchase in the store -No cancellation of the current subscription is permitted during the active subscription period For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/ht207865 If you have any question, feel free to contact us at https://sites.google.com/view/power-pro-studio Love building your own idols in Idol Empire? Stay connected through our official page for updates, events, and behind-the-scenes content. X: https://x.com/IdolEmpire_2026 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IdolEmpire-game Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdolEmpire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idolempire_official Privacy policy and terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/power-pro-studio Link to subscription terms(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sparkloom Arcade

Explore a vibrant collection of 20 mini-games, each designed to test a unique skill. Progress through challenges, unlock new games, and compete for high scores and collectible medals. Perfect for quick breaks or extended play sessions.

Highlights
  • 20 quick-play mini-games
  • Skill-based challenges
  • Game progression and unlocks
  • Shared high scores and medals
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Rewarded boosts and continues
  • Haptic feedback and sound controls
Features
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Welcome to Sparkloom Arcade—a friendly collection of 20 colorful mini-games, each built around a different little skill. Stack a tower, escape spinning orbits, remember glowing patterns, balance a ball, aim ricochets, spot the odd shape, solve quick sums, guide a spark, and restore a constellation. Every game is easy to pick up, but the next level always has a new trick waiting. Your progress connects the whole arcade. Reach level goals to unlock new games, build a shared score across your favorite challenges, and collect 100 medal ranks along the way. Whether you have two minutes or an hour, there is always a bright new challenge to try. Sparkloom Arcade also plays for a cause. 50% of ad revenue goes toward charity each month. Follow @sparkloomarcade on Instagram to comment or vote for a charity, then see proof of the donation the following month. • 20 quick-play games in one colorful arcade • Distinct challenges for timing, memory, balance, reaction, coordination, focus, and strategy • Friendly interactive tutorials with replay anytime • Progression that unlocks the next game • Shared points, high scores, and collectible medal ranks • Optional rewarded boosts and continues • Fun animations, satisfying sound effects, and haptic feedback • Sound Effects and Haptics controls for a play style that feels right • iPhone and iPad support Start with Chroma Cairn, then follow the path through Solarift, Lumaswitch, Recallume, Tiltward, Mosaic Drift, Chordfall, Linklight, Emberstep, Glyphshift, Arcflare, Halo Hatch, Threadline, Shardshot, Oddloom, Echo Arc, Haloloom, Sumrift, Veiltrace, and AsterCrown. Sparkloom Arcade is made for small breaks, friendly competition, and that satisfying feeling of getting just a little better.

Screenshots

Idol Empire4 screens
Sparkloom Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sparkloom Arcade at 100% against Idol Empire's 23%. Sparkloom Arcade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Idol Empire's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 2) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idol Empire sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Sparkloom Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sparkloom Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idol Empire has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Idol Empire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sparkloom Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idol Empire ships an update every 6 days, Sparkloom Arcade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Idol Empire versus Sparkloom Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdol EmpireSparkloom Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.8 GB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSkyfun GamesArian Mohajer

Customer experience

Idol Empire

All ratings1,238 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative70.4%

Sparkloom Arcade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Idol Empire

Subscriptions5
  • VIP Club Weekly Sub$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Sale$14.991 Month
  • VIP Club Weekly Sub$14.997 Days
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  • VIP Club Monthly Sub$19.991 Month
  • VIP Club Yearly Sub$69.991 Year
One-time12
  • Basic Sale V1$0.99
  • Basic Sale V2$1.99
  • Basic Sales V3$2.99
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  • Basic Sale V4$3.99
  • Basic Sale V5$4.99
  • Basic Sale V10$9.99
  • Basic Sale V12$14.99
  • Basic Sale V15$19.99
  • Basic Sale V18$24.99
  • Basic Sale V21$39.99
  • Basic Sale V22$49.99
  • Basic Sale V24$69.99
None

Sparkloom Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idol Empire free?
Idol Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sparkloom Arcade free?
Sparkloom Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idol Empire or Sparkloom Arcade?
Sparkloom Arcade is rated higher. Idol Empire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Sparkloom Arcade averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Idol Empire or Sparkloom Arcade have ads?
Both Idol Empire and Sparkloom Arcade show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idol Empire or Sparkloom Arcade?
Idol Empire ships an update every 6 days, and Sparkloom Arcade every 2 weeks. Most recently, Idol Empire was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sparkloom Arcade on October 19, 2026.

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