Comparison

Idle Code Tycoon vs Fortune Mill

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap to write code
  • Automate workflow
  • Hire developers
  • Prestige for permanent bonuses
  • Unlock permanent perks
  • Redesigned interface
Features
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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 :)

About

Fortune Mill

An incremental game where players earn money through various minigames to escape. Unlock upgrades, recruit creatures, and discover synergies across different game mechanics. Features New Game+ for extended replayability.

Highlights
  • Earn $1,000,000 to escape
  • Play darts and scratch-off tickets
  • Unlock automation and pachinko
  • Recruit unique creatures
  • Over 220 upgrades
  • Cross-room synergies
  • New Game+ mode
Features
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The hit incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, drop pachinko balls, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others! Fortune Mill can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to enjoy the entire game with no additional payments. A single purchase unlocks the entire game! GAME FEATURES: • 5 rooms full of upgrades and unique creatures to recruit. The machine gun mouse, known as Rattling Gunner, is a fan favorite for a reason! • 220+ upgrades across the whole game, with each one changing how the game is played! • Cross-Room synergies. Each room affects the others - discover dozens of interesting combos! • New Game+ and other bonus modes which give the game huge replay-value, filled with unique upgrades only found after beating the game for the first time! NOTE: You will not receive cross-promotional pets for other games from beating Fortune Mill here in the iOS version.

Screenshots

Idle Code Tycoon4 screens
Fortune Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Code Tycoon at 68% against Fortune Mill's 34%. Idle Code Tycoon also leads on ratings volume (335 vs 1). Fortune Mill's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Code Tycoon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Fortune Mill 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

Fortune Mill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Code Tycoon has 335 ratings behind it against 1, 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 34% of Fortune Mill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Code Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, Fortune Mill every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Code Tycoon versus Fortune Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Code TycoonFortune Mill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (335 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better33.8% of reviews
Number of ratings335 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB215 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMariana BrasilLavaflamestudios LLC

Customer experience

Idle Code Tycoon

All ratings335 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative27.0%

Fortune Mill

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral23.7%
Negative42.5%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle Code Tycoon

One-time8
  • 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
1 purchases

Fortune Mill

One-time1
  • Fortune Mill - Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Idle Code Tycoon free?
Idle Code Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fortune Mill free?
Fortune Mill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Code Tycoon or Fortune Mill?
Fortune Mill is rated higher. Idle Code Tycoon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 335 ratings, while Fortune Mill averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Code Tycoon or Fortune Mill have ads?
Neither Idle Code Tycoon nor Fortune Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Code Tycoon or Fortune Mill?
Idle Code Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fortune Mill every 6 days. Most recently, Idle Code Tycoon was updated on October 15, 2026 and Fortune Mill on October 15, 2026.

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