StarBurst Incremental vs Supernova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fast-paced incremental gameplay
- Idle progression and automation
- Deep prestige system with multiple layers
- Strategic upgrade paths and choices
- Cloud saves
- Multiple playstyles
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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.
Supernova
An idle space tycoon game where you fuse hydrogen to grow and detonate stars. Earn permanent power-ups with each supernova to accelerate future runs. Features offline progress and a visually evolving star.
- Fuse hydrogen to create and grow stars
- Offline progress and production
- Visually evolving star stages
- Prestige system with supernova cinematics
- Deep multiplier stacking and research upgrades
- Daily missions and streaks
- Fully offline gameplay
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Fuse hydrogen into a living star. Grow it. Then blow it up — on purpose. SUPERNOVA is a premium-feel idle game about running a cosmic forge. Tap to spark fusion, build 12 generators from Hydrogen Wisp to Singularity Seed, and watch your star physically evolve — protostar, blue giant, red supergiant — until it is ready to collapse. Detonating it is the point: every supernova grants Neutron Cores, permanent power that makes each new universe faster than the last. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Real progress while you're away — production continues offline (extend the cap up to 24 hours with research), and a welcome-back doubler greets your return • A star that actually changes — five visual stages, rendered live, no canned art • Prestige that feels like a finale — a hand-built supernova cinematic, then a stronger start • Numbers that get gloriously big — Million, Septillion, and far beyond • Milestones every few minutes early on, deep multiplier stacking later • Daily missions and streaks that respect your time • 20 research upgrades that shape every run FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads. None. • No energy bars, no forced waits, no progress walls • Fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no internet required • Nothing collected, nothing tracked • Optional purchases exist (time warps, photons, a one-time Supporter Pack), and the entire game is balanced to be completed without spending anything THE LOOP 1. Tap your star and let generators forge Stardust 2. Hit ownership milestones — each one doubles a generator's output 3. Buy research, stack a Photon Surge boost, fill your Piggy Bank 4. Reach collapse readiness... and go SUPERNOVA 5. Keep your Neutron Cores forever. Start again, faster. Built by a solo developer in SwiftUI and SpriteKit. Every pixel is procedural — no asset packs, no stock art. Dark theme, tuned haptics, Reduce Motion respected. Your first universe is waiting. It starts with one atom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Supernova at none against StarBurst Incremental's shown. Supernova also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (5 vs 3). StarBurst Incremental's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. StarBurst Incremental sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Supernova sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StarBurst Incremental holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of StarBurst Incremental's written reviews are positive against 78% of Supernova's.
StarBurst Incremental ships an update weekly, Supernova every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | StarBurst Incremental | Supernova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (69 ratings) — better | 4.5 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yorick Bolster | HUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU |
Customer experience
StarBurst Incremental
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In-app purchases
StarBurst Incremental
- 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
Supernova
- 50 Photons$0.99
- Time Warp: 4 Hours$1.99
- Break the Piggy Bank$2.99
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- Automation Core$3.99
- Supporter Pack$4.99
- Time Warp: 24 Hours$4.99
- 300 Photons$4.99
- 700 Photons$9.99
- Time Warp: 7 Days$14.99
- 1600 Photons$19.99
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