Comparison

Timb3r vs Gridline Empire

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

Head to head
About

Timb3r

Features
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Stay Focused. Chop Trees. Watch Your Wood Multiply. Timb3r is the focus timer that rewards you like an idle game. Work in 5-minute sprints—every session fells a tree and generates wood. The wood compounds. Unlock trees. Upgrade axes. Automate income with enchanted axes. Watch the numbers climb. HOW IT WORKS Select your focus duration (15, 25, 45, 60 minutes—or custom 5-120 min). Start the timer. While you concentrate, your character swings an axe at trees. Every 5 minutes of uninterrupted focus = 1 tree chopped = wood earned. Fail mid-session? You keep the trees already felled (no harsh penalties). Complete it? Earn bonus rewards and watch satisfying animations. PROGRESSION SYSTEM Progress through 6 tree types as you chop: Pine, Oak, Maple, Redwood, Cherry Blossom, Ancient Oak Unlock 6 axes to match your style: Starter, Iron, Steel, Golden, Diamond, Inferno Each axe improves your visual experience and satisfies that incremental progression craving. ENCHANTED AXES: PASSIVE INCOME Stop playing, keep earning. Buy enchanted axes with your wood—each generates 1 wood per hour automatically. Free users get 5 axes max. Pro users unlock unlimited. Watch your offline earnings grow while you sleep, work, or live your life. FEATURES 5-minute tree cadence: Focus sessions feel quick, rewarding, and sustainable Custom durations: Preset timers (15/25/45/60 min) or create your own Satisfying animations: Axe swings, tree shakes, and tree falls with haptic feedback Wood compound growth: Your idle income increases as you buy more enchanted axes Persistent progression: All trees and axes unlock permanently Dark mode support: Easy on the eyes during late-focus sessions Apple Watch widget: Monitor your wood and active sessions from your wrist iCloud sync: Your progress syncs across devices FREE vs PRO Free Tier: Full timer with all durations 3 tree types (Pine, Oak, Maple) 3 axes (Starter, Iron, Steel) 5 enchanted axes max Ads after every 3rd session Pro Tier ($4.99 one-time): Unlock all 6 trees and 6 axes 10 enchanted axes (double passive income potential) Advanced stats dashboard Zero ads WHY TIMB3R? Not another Pomodoro clone. Timb3r borrows the "numbers go up" satisfaction from idle games and merges it with focus timers. You're not just being productive—you're progressing, unlocking, and building a satisfying game loop. The inverse of Forest: instead of watching things grow, you actively destroy them with style. Perfect for: Incremental game fans seeking productivity benefits Focus-seekers who love cosmetic progression Anyone who enjoys watching resources compound Students, developers, and remote workers People chasing that "one more session" feeling Chop your first tree free. No subscriptions required to play.

About

Gridline Empire

Build and manage your own energy company. Start with a small generating fleet, produce and sell electricity, and reinvest earnings to expand your operations. Research new technologies and upgrade your headquarters to become the ultimate energy tycoon.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade power plants
  • Generate and sell electricity
  • Research new technologies
  • Develop corporate headquarters
  • Manage a growing fleet of generators
  • Offline progress and automation
Features
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Take control of the grid in Gridline Empire, a power generation and management simulation where every decision helps shape your growing energy company. Start small, build your generating fleet, produce electricity, sell power to the grid, and reinvest your earnings into bigger and more advanced operations. BUILD YOUR ENERGY EMPIRE Purchase and upgrade multiple types of power plants as you expand your generating capacity and grow your company. GENERATE AND SELL POWER Manage electricity production, build stored power, watch grid conditions, and sell energy to earn the cash needed for your next expansion. UPGRADE YOUR OPERATIONS Improve your plants, increase production, strengthen your grid, and invest in upgrades that make your company more efficient. BUILD YOUR HEADQUARTERS Develop your corporate operations through engineering, finance, research, grid control, trading, training, and other departments. RESEARCH NEW TECHNOLOGY Invest in research and operational improvements to increase production, improve efficiency, and unlock new ways to manage your growing energy company. MANAGE A GROWING FLEET Track the output of your power plants and expand from your first generating units into a large-scale energy operation. OFFLINE PROGRESS Your energy company can continue operating while you're away, allowing you to return and collect a limited amount of offline production. OPTIONAL AUTOMATION Unlock additional automation options that can help manage generation and power sales as your company becomes larger. Gridline Empire combines strategy, progression, upgrades, and energy management into an experience built around one goal: BUILD. GENERATE. SELL. UPGRADE. EXPAND. Can you build the ultimate energy company? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timb3r3 screens
Gridline Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timb3r at none against Gridline Empire's shown. Timb3r also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.5). On price, 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. Timb3r sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gridline Empire sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timb3r versus Gridline Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimb3rGridline Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRETT SHERWYN WATERSONANDREW WILLIAM CODY DILL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timb3r

One-time1
  • Timb3r Pro$4.99
10 purchases

Gridline Empire

Subscriptions1
  • Executive Grid VIP$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Market Intelligence Pack$1.99
  • Emergency Engineering Team$1.99
  • Recruitment Drive$1.99
Show 6 more
  • R&D Accelerator$2.99
  • Grid Reserve Pack$2.99
  • Offline Operations License$4.99
  • Regional Expansion Fund$4.99
  • Auto Sell License$4.99
  • Founder’s Energy Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Timb3r free?
Timb3r is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridline Empire free?
Gridline Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timb3r or Gridline Empire have ads?
Gridline Empire shows ads; Timb3r does not.

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