Comparison

Idle Space Clicker vs Archmage Idle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Idle and automation mechanics
  • Base building and upgrades
  • Crew recruitment via gacha
  • Galaxy exploration
  • Crafting and equipment systems
  • Infinite progression
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Interconnected skill system
  • Recruit and train wizards
  • Elemental hex map combat
  • Resource management
  • Offline guild progression
  • Item collection
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Idle Space Clicker3 screens
Archmage Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

Idle Space Clicker and Archmage Idle both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Archmage Idle's written reviews are positive against 40% of Idle Space Clicker's. Archmage Idle also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#153 vs unranked). Idle Space Clicker's advantage is ratings volume (953 vs 77). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Space Clicker sells 10 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Space Clicker against 4.5 for Archmage Idle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Space Clicker has 953 ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Idle Space Clicker's written reviews are positive against 78% of Archmage Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Space Clicker ships an update every 6 weeks, Archmage Idle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Idle Space Clicker versus Archmage Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Space ClickerArchmage Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (953 ratings) — better4.5 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings953 — better77
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#153 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB380 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTap NineTopCog LLC

Customer experience

Idle Space Clicker

All ratings953 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral14.7%
Negative45.7%

Archmage Idle

All ratings77 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Space Clicker

One-time10
  • 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
10 purchases

Archmage Idle

One-time10
  • 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
  • Animus Augment$9.99
  • Time Warp x10$9.99
  • VIP 3 - Mage Patron$9.99
  • VIP 4 - Grandmage Patron$14.99
  • VIP 5 - Archmage Patron$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Space Clicker free?
Idle Space Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Archmage Idle free?
Archmage Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Space Clicker or Archmage Idle?
Idle Space Clicker is rated higher. Idle Space Clicker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Archmage Idle averages 4.5 from 77 ratings.
Do Idle Space Clicker or Archmage Idle have ads?
Both Idle Space Clicker and Archmage Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Space Clicker or Archmage Idle?
Idle Space Clicker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Archmage Idle every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Space Clicker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Archmage Idle on November 5, 2026.

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