Comparison

Space Academy Idle vs Idle Deepcore

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

Head to head
About

Space Academy Idle

Construct and expand a futuristic space academy, recruiting students and training them in various disciplines. Watch your academy grow and unlock new opportunities as graduates increase its value. Prestige to earn permanent progression and climb leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy
  • Unlock new buildings and optimize campus
  • Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines
  • Recruit gifted students with unique bonuses
  • Collect daily rewards and special gifts
  • Prestige with Endowments for permanent progression
  • Grow academy even while offline
Features
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Welcome to Space Academy Idle! Build the greatest academy in the galaxy by recruiting students, expanding your campus, and turning promising cadets into legendary scientists. Start with a single dormitory and grow into a thriving university. Construct new facilities, upgrade classrooms, and help your students master Cognition, Discipline, and Creativity before they graduate. Every graduate increases your academy’s value, unlocking new opportunities to expand even faster. Features - Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy - Unlock new buildings and optimize your campus - Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines - Recruit talented and gifted students with unique bonuses - Collect daily rewards and discover special gifts - Prestige with Endowments to earn permanent progression - Watch your academy grow even while you’re away - Complete achievements and climb Game Center leaderboards

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

Space Academy Idle4 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Academy Idle at 100% against Idle Deepcore's 50%. Space Academy Idle also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Idle Deepcore's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (80 vs 9). 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. Space Academy Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Deepcore 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

Space Academy Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Deepcore has 80 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Space Academy Idle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Deepcore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Space Academy Idle versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Academy IdleIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better4.6 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings980 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioFlavio Valceschini

Customer experience

Space Academy Idle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Idle Deepcore

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Space Academy Idle

One-time4
  • Small Box$1.99
  • Medium Box$3.99
  • Shipment$6.99
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  • XL Shipment$12.99
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Space Academy Idle free?
Space Academy Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Academy Idle or Idle Deepcore?
Space Academy Idle is rated higher. Space Academy Idle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Idle Deepcore averages 4.6 from 80 ratings.
Do Space Academy Idle or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Both Space Academy Idle and Idle Deepcore show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Academy Idle or Idle Deepcore?
Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, Space Academy Idle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on October 24, 2026.

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