Tiny Factory vs Idle Polygon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Factory
Build a profitable factory from a small workshop. Earn passively while you're away, and actively optimize production by clearing bottlenecks and triggering boosts. Upgrade machines and workers to maximize your earnings.
- Idle profits with active optimization
- Clear quick bottlenecks
- Trigger Overdrive boost
- Upgrade machines and workers
- Complete daily goals
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Turn a tiny garage workshop into a profit machine. Tiny Factory is an idle tycoon where your lines run automatically but the real money comes from smart, satisfying fixes. Clear quick bottlenecks, trigger Overdrive for a huge boost, and upgrade your machines to keep the cash flowing. FEATURES - Idle profits with active optimization: earn while you’re away, then jump in for fast upgrades. - Quick bottlenecks: clear jams, cool overheating machines, and keep supplies moving (fast, satisfying taps). - Overdrive boost: trigger a short burst of speed when it matters most. - Upgrade your factory: level up machines, workers, conveyors, and storage to remove limits. - Daily goals: complete quick quests for extra rewards. Whether you play for 30 seconds or 30 minutes, there’s always something satisfying to optimize. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Idle Polygon
Engage in a visually stunning incremental game with RPG battle elements. Upgrade your geometries and income to astronomical levels, and master prestige cycles for endless replayability.
- Mesmerizing geometric visuals
- Incremental upgrades and income
- RPG battles with strategic gameplay
- Endless replayability with prestige cycles
- Hypnotic art style
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Mesmerizing Visuals: Expand your geometries through a clean, crisp, and hypnotic art style. Incremental Mechanics: Watch numbers soar as you upgrade shapes and income to astronomical levels. RPG Battles: Test your growth against tough opponents. Strategy is key to victory. Endless Replayability: Master the cycles of Prism and Spectrum Prestige to uncover hidden depths in an infinite loop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Polygon at 50% against Tiny Factory's 0%. Idle Polygon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Tiny Factory's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Tiny Factory sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Idle Polygon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tiny Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Tiny Factory's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Polygon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tiny Factory ships an update every 3 days, Idle Polygon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Factory | Idle Polygon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brett Jones | KOKI MORITA |
Customer experience
Tiny Factory
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In-app purchases
Tiny Factory
- Battle Pass (Season)$4.991 Month
- Battle Pass Premium$19.991 Month
- Blueprint Blitz Bundle$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Gems Pack (250)$2.99
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- Starter Bundle$4.99
- Respect Tokens (Medium)$14.99
- Gear Pack (Expert)$19.99
- Respect Tokens (Large)$49.99
- Gear Pack (Whale)$49.99
Idle Polygon
- Diamond S$0.99
- Diamond M$2.99
- Offline Boost$3.99
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- Remove Ads$4.99
- Diamond L$5.99
- Diamond XL$29.99
- Diamond MAX$59.99
Questions
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