Comparison

Pet Hatcher vs The Process

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

Head to head
About

Pet Hatcher

Features
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Why you’ll love it • 500 animals to collect A living “dex” of creatures spanning Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythical, and one Extinct ultra-rare. • Rarity hunt made fun Smart drop odds with clear tiers and a satisfying chase for high-rarity finds. • Pity boosts when you need them Activate 10-minute or 30-minute Pity to temporarily improve odds for Epic, Legendary, and Mythical tiers. • Auto Hatch Flip a switch and watch the discoveries roll in during your play session. • Game Center Leaderboard See your global rank by total hatches and challenge friends for the top spot. • Beautiful inventory Filter and scroll your full collection; rarity badges show your progress at a glance. • Pick-up-and-play Quick sessions or long streaks—your progress saves automatically.

About

The Process

Features
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THE PROCESS — Welcome to the Ethereal Foundry. Build a steam-and-steel factory, wire your stations together, and watch it produce. But growth never stops here: as your system wears down, REBOOT it for a permanent multiplier — and grow faster next cycle. HOW TO PLAY • Start with the Boiler (input), route it through a Refinery, deliver it to the Emitter (output). • Unlock advanced stations as you progress: Furnace, Converter, Amplifier, Transmuter. • Use Coolant to slow degradation, and place stations smartly to trigger resonance and chain bonuses. A SYSTEM THAT DEEPENS • Blueprint Tree: spend points earned from every reboot on permanent perks. • Ascension: reset your factory a second time for Aether — a passive multiplier plus the exclusive "Aether Conduit" station. • Daily Contracts + Shift Streak: fresh goals every day, rewards for showing up. • Weekly Trial: build a mini factory and compete on the global leaderboard. MAKE IT YOURS Earn pipe color palettes and node skins to give your factory a signature look — never for sale, only earned by playing. FAIR AND TRANSPARENT Ads never play themselves. When you choose to watch one, you'll always see exactly what you're getting first. Your progress saves to the cloud automatically, so it survives a device switch. An idle/incremental factory game for players who love both hands-on tinkering and watching things grow in the background. The steam never stops. Is your factory ready?

Screenshots

Pet Hatcher3 screens
The Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Process at none against Pet Hatcher's 3. The Process also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Pet Hatcher's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Pet Hatcher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pet Hatcher versus The Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet HatcherThe Process
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher CameronDeniz Kaya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pet Hatcher

One-time3
  • Money x2 (5 min)$0.99
  • Pitty 10min$0.99
  • Pity 30min$1.99
None

The Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pet Hatcher free?
Pet Hatcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Process free?
The Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pet Hatcher or The Process have ads?
The Process shows ads; Pet Hatcher does not.

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