Comparison

Space Academy Idle vs Everhex

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

Everhex

Engage in an endless idle tower defense roguelike where you build a single, ever-growing tower. Draft powerful perks, upgrade your defenses with permanent unlocks, and ascend to return stronger. Your tower continues to earn even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Endless enemy waves
  • Drafting mid-run perks
  • Permanent workshop upgrades
  • Unlockable weapon mounts
  • Constellation progression system
  • Offline earning and progress
  • Jewel socketing and fusing
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Everhex is an idle tower defence roguelike. One hex tower. Endless waves. A build that never stops growing. Survive as deep as you can, then spend what you earned to come back stronger — and keep going while the app is closed. WHAT YOU DO • Hold the line against waves of enemies that scale forever • Draft perks mid-run — Overclock, Chain Shot, Heavy Rounds and dozens more, from Common to Legendary • Spend coins on permanent Workshop upgrades: damage, attack speed, crit, health, range • Unlock six weapon mounts and swap between Cannon, Tesla Coil, Mortar, Frost Projector and more • Push a 453-node Constellation across six ascendancies — every wave you survive is another point • Ascend to reset with Cores and come back far stronger • Socket and fuse Jewels dropped by enemies • Chase 64 achievements, each paying gems and permanent stats • Ten sector tiers, each with its own rules — wards, elites, bosses every ten waves IDLE THAT RESPECTS YOU Your tower keeps earning while you're away, and offline progress is waiting when you return. No timers blocking play, no energy bars. PLAY YOUR WAY Everhex is free. Gem packs and permanent unlocks are optional purchases — nothing is gated behind them, and you can restore them on any of your devices. Built by Klara Code, an independent studio in Sydney.

Screenshots

Space Academy Idle4 screens
Everhex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Academy Idle at 4.9 against Everhex's 2.5. Everhex's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, ratings volume, 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. Space Academy Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Everhex 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

Space Academy Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Everhex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Academy Idle versus Everhex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Academy IdleEverhex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB129 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioKATALENA ENTERPRISES PTY LTD

Customer experience

Space Academy Idle

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

Everhex

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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
10 purchases

Everhex

One-time10
  • Handful of Gems$1.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Rift Pass - Season 2$4.99
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  • x2 Coins Forever$6.99
  • Starter Pack$8.49
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • x3 Coins Forever$13.99
  • Remove Ads$14.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Hoard of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Space Academy Idle free?
Space Academy Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everhex free?
Everhex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Academy Idle or Everhex?
Space Academy Idle is rated higher. Space Academy Idle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Everhex averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Space Academy Idle or Everhex have ads?
Both Space Academy Idle and Everhex show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Academy Idle or Everhex?
Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Everhex every 4 days. Most recently, Space Academy Idle was updated on October 30, 2026 and Everhex on November 13, 2026.

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