Comparison

StarBurst Incremental vs Idle Deepcore

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

Head to head
About

StarBurst Incremental

Engage in a fast-paced, space-themed incremental game where you grow your star, trigger powerful bursts, and ascend through multiple prestige layers. Make impactful decisions with new currencies and upgrade trees to achieve cosmic growth.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced incremental gameplay
  • Idle progression and automation
  • Deep prestige system with multiple layers
  • Strategic upgrade paths and choices
  • Cloud saves
  • Multiple playstyles
Features
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StarBurst Incremental is a perfectly designed incremental that will consume your life for the next few weeks. Warning: once it clicks you will be hooked. Key Features: - Tutorials to get you started. - Game plays itself when it's open. You idle, upgrade and prestige. - 6 layers to discover, and a new game+ feature. - 24 Challenges spread out over 3 layers. - Automate old layers. - Play it for free, no forced ads. Incremental games are games where you collect resources and use them to fuel exponential growth. You often reset your progress for stronger multipliers so you can go even higher. On top of this you will have strategic upgrades, optimization, and challenges that test your understanding of the game. It is progress focused gameplay in its purest form.

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

StarBurst Incremental4 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StarBurst Incremental at 83% against Idle Deepcore's 50%. StarBurst Incremental also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Idle Deepcore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StarBurst Incremental sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Deepcore 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

StarBurst Incremental holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of StarBurst Incremental's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarBurst Incremental ships an update weekly, Idle Deepcore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StarBurst Incremental versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarBurst IncrementalIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (69 ratings) — better4.6 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6980 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYorick BolsterFlavio Valceschini

Customer experience

StarBurst Incremental

All ratings69 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Idle Deepcore

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

StarBurst Incremental

One-time9
  • Unlock all skins$1.99
  • Increase max offline time$1.99
  • Time Bank Time Small$1.99
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  • Full package 25% price$2.49
  • Full package 50% price$4.99
  • Time Bank Time Large$4.99
  • Instant ad reward$5.99
  • Full package 75% price$7.49
  • Full package$9.99
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is StarBurst Incremental free?
StarBurst Incremental is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StarBurst Incremental or Idle Deepcore?
StarBurst Incremental is rated higher. StarBurst Incremental averages 4.9 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Idle Deepcore averages 4.6 from 80 ratings.
Do StarBurst Incremental or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Both StarBurst Incremental and Idle Deepcore show ads.
Which is updated more often, StarBurst Incremental or Idle Deepcore?
StarBurst Incremental ships an update weekly, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, StarBurst Incremental was updated on October 25, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on October 24, 2026.

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