Idle Space Clicker vs Scritchy Scratchy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Space Clicker
Build and expand your space base, automate production, and upgrade technology. Recruit a crew through a gacha system to enhance your operations and explore the galaxy for resources and lost technologies.
- Idle and automation mechanics
- Base building and upgrades
- Crew recruitment via gacha
- Galaxy exploration
- Crafting and equipment systems
- Infinite progression
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Automate your systems, optimize production, and upgrade technology to deal massive damage to the black hole. Build and Upgrade Set up and expand your base one structure at a time. - Mission Control - Drone Hub - Rocket Hub - Kinetic Striker - Asteroid Drill - Laser Array - Solar Mirror - Antimatter Reactor Recruit and Command Assemble a legendary crew of commanders and managers through the gacha system. Each brings unique skills and bonuses that push your operation to new heights. Explore and Expand Embark on galactic explorations to gather rare crafting materials, discover lost technologies, and forge powerful equipment to enhance your production and damage output. Key Features - Deep idle and automation mechanics - Strategic resource management - Crafting and equipment systems - Galaxy exploration and loot collection - Crew gacha with collectible heroes - Infinite progression and prestige mechanics Easy to play, hard to master. A perfect blend of idle gameplay, strategy, and endless progression.
Scritchy Scratchy
Experience the thrill of scratching cards in this incremental game where luck and strategy lead to glittering riches. Uncover rare symbols, boost your odds, and unlock a helpful bot to automate scratching. Choose your path to victory, from steady gains to explosive jackpots, or reset your progress for permanent advantages.
- Variety of scratch cards
- Unlockable Scratch Bot
- Luck-boosting upgrades
- Permanent Prestige upgrades
- Risk vs. reward mechanics
- Incremental gameplay
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Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game where luck is your weapon, and glittering riches are just a scratch away. Dive into a growing collection of scratchers, each with its own quirks, surprises, and sometimes downsides. Rip through tickets, uncover rare symbols, tweak your own luck, and chase absurd payouts. Unlock Scratch Bot, your tireless mechanical friend who scratches and reveals the rewards for you. Turn your run into a full-blown jackpot engine as your balance shoots through the roof while you sit back and relax. As you prosper, you’ll unlock upgrades that twist luck in your favor: • Boosted odds and payouts • Faster and easier scratching • New scratch card variants with unique rules But power always comes with risk. Some cards tempt you with monstrous payouts at the cost of nasty penalties. Some offer steady income… others threaten your entire run. Will you play like a sensible adult or gamble like a degenerate in a neon casino? When you’re ready for even more madness, Prestige to reset your run, gather Jack Points, and spend them on permanent upgrades that reshape your strategy. Build your own luck engine: Slow and steady, wildly explosive, or pure chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Idle Space Clicker at Free against Scritchy Scratchy's $6.99. Scritchy Scratchy's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 38%) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Idle Space Clicker is free to download; Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99 up front. Idle Space Clicker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scritchy Scratchy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 953 and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Idle Space Clicker's written reviews are positive against 74% of Scritchy Scratchy's.
Idle Space Clicker ships an update every 6 weeks, Scritchy Scratchy every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Space Clicker | Scritchy Scratchy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (953 ratings) | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 953 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 443 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tap Nine | Funday Games ApS |
Customer experience
Idle Space Clicker
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In-app purchases
Idle Space Clicker
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Gem Pack 2$1.99
- Gem Pack 3$4.99
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- Explorer Pack$4.99
- Dark Moon Pack$9.99
- Gem Pack 4$9.99
- No Ads$14.99
- Gem Pack 5$19.99
- Event Horizon Pack$19.99
- Gem Pack 6$49.99
Scritchy Scratchy
- Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99
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