Idle Code Tycoon vs Archmage Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Code Tycoon
Build and automate a coding empire from intern to tycoon. Tap to write code, upgrade your gear, and hire developers to generate lines of code even while offline. Prestige to unlock permanent perks and climb the leaderboards.
- Tap to write code
- Automate workflow
- Hire developers
- Prestige for permanent bonuses
- Unlock permanent perks
- Redesigned interface
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[AD FREE] Write code. Automate production. Build a software empire. Idle Code Tycoon is an incremental idle game where every tap grows your company. Start with WRITE_CODE(), unlock automatic production, upgrade your tools, complete contracts, ship releases and keep earning while you’re away. BUILD AND AUTOMATE • Tap or hold to generate code • Unlock offline production • Upgrade developers, IDEs, servers, cloud systems, AI tools and more • Build your Tech Stack with permanent upgrades SHIP NEW RELEASES • Complete Roadmap objectives • Launch major releases and minor patches • Earn permanent bonuses • Track your deployment history MERGE AND GROW • Merge your codebase for Prestige Points • Strengthen future runs • Reach upgrades faster • Keep pushing toward the next milestone MORE WAYS TO PROGRESS • Timed backlog contracts • Sprint Focus strategies • Production boosts • Surprise bugs with extra rewards • Game Center achievements and leaderboards • iCloud sync and offline earnings • No ads There is always another upgrade, release, contract, achievement or Merge waiting. Write. Automate. Merge. Repeat. Made by a solo developer :)
Archmage Idle
An idle RPG where you train skills to empower wizards and gather resources. Your guild continues to work offline, allowing for continuous progression in combat and resource management.
- Interconnected skill system
- Recruit and train wizards
- Elemental hex map combat
- Resource management
- Offline guild progression
- Item collection
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Train Skills. Recruit Wizards. Conquer Foes. An idle/incremental RPG with deeply interconnected skills. Your skills feed the frontlines: Attunement, Summoning, and Sigilry power your wizards as they fight across an elemental hex map. Your skills feed the supply lines: Research, Runecrafting, Alchemy, Mercantile, and Scavenging keep the resources flowing. And skills you won't find anywhere else, like Chronomancy, Diplomacy, and Appraisal, tie it all together. Burn Runes in the Runic Cauldron. Train wizards at the Academy. Sell surplus goods on the Bazaar. Collect hundreds of items that fuel both your skilling and your combat. Your guild keeps working while you're offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Idle Code Tycoon at none against Archmage Idle's shown. Idle Code Tycoon also leads on ratings volume (429 vs 78). Archmage Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Code Tycoon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Archmage Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Code Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Code Tycoon has 429 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Idle Code Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 78% of Archmage Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Code Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, Archmage Idle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Code Tycoon | Archmage Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (429 ratings) — better | 4.6 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 429 — better | 78 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #169 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 380 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mariana Brasil | TopCog LLC |
Customer experience
Idle Code Tycoon
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In-app purchases
Idle Code Tycoon
- 25 Points$0.99
- Starter Developer Kit$1.99
- First Merge Bundle$1.99
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- 50 Points$1.99
- 90 Points$2.99
- Double Productivity$3.99
- 200 Points$4.99
- 500 Points$9.99
Archmage Idle
- Time Warp$0.99
- VIP 1 - Apprentice Patron$2.99
- VIP Plus 1$4.99
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- Remove Ads + XP Boost$4.99
- VIP 2 - Adept Patron$4.99
- Time Warp x10$9.99
- VIP 3 - Mage Patron$9.99
- VIP Plus 4$14.99
- VIP 4 - Grandmage Patron$14.99
- VIP 5 - Archmage Patron$19.99
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