Comparison

Space Academy Idle vs Deep Dive Idle

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

Deep Dive Idle

Features
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Run a small dive operation and take it from the shallows to the bottom of the sea. Buy a mask, hire a diver, and watch the coins come up with every surfacing. Better gear means deeper dives, and deeper water means new things to find: reef fish, wrecks with rooms to salvage, sharks, deep-sea oddities and, eventually, the trench. PHOTOGRAPH THE OCEAN Fifty-six species swim past as you dive. Tap them to photograph them and fill the Catalog. Complete a set for a lasting bonus. DIVE DEEPER Six pieces of gear, each with its own upgrade path. Certifications unlock new depths and new gas mixes: air, nitrox, trimix. Send an Excursion for a big payout, safe or bold. EARN WHILE YOU ARE AWAY Your divers keep working when the app is closed. Come back to a welcome-back report: what they earned, what they found, how deep they went. SET SAIL Sell the operation and start again at a new site with tokens that make the next run faster. Your Catalog, logbook stamps and Pearls stay with you. NO ACCOUNT, NO PRESSURE There is nothing to sign up for. Rewarded ads are optional and always give something back. Play for two minutes or twenty. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Space Academy Idle4 screens
Deep Dive Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deep Dive Idle at every 4 days against Space Academy Idle's every 3 weeks. Deep Dive Idle also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Academy Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Deep Dive Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Deep Dive Idle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Space Academy Idle versus Deep Dive Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Academy IdleDeep Dive Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioWing Ming Chan

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

Deep Dive Idle

One-time10
  • Reef Neon Colourway$1.99
  • Stealth Black Colourway$1.99
  • Coral Pink Colourway$1.99
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  • Vintage Brass Colourway$1.99
  • Reef Runner Boat Skin$1.99
  • Night Charter Boat Skin$1.99
  • Heritage Teak Boat Skin$1.99
  • Turtle Companion$2.99
  • Manta Companion$2.99
  • Dolphin Companion$2.99

Questions

Is Space Academy Idle free?
Space Academy Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Dive Idle free?
Deep Dive Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Academy Idle or Deep Dive Idle have ads?
Both Space Academy Idle and Deep Dive Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Academy Idle or Deep Dive Idle?
Space Academy Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Deep Dive Idle every 4 days. Most recently, Space Academy Idle was updated on October 30, 2026 and Deep Dive Idle on November 6, 2026.

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