Comparison

Idle Factory vs HackStack

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

Head to head
About

Idle Factory

Build an automated industrial empire from a simple conveyor belt to a massive production powerhouse. Optimize lines, upgrade machinery, and hire managers to earn cash even while offline. Become the richest factory tycoon by engineering a masterpiece of profit.

Highlights
  • Idle factory simulation
  • Automate workflow for idle income
  • Hire managers for automation
  • Endless upgrades and machinery
  • Offline play supported
  • Optimize production lines
Features
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Run your own factory and watch it grow! A fun incremental tycoon game and factory simulator: manage your workers, build your production line and grow your business empire. Your workers carry the goods, the lift takes them up and the truck takes them to the customers. Every delivery brings in coins: spend them to make every floor faster and every product worth more. • A factory that never stops: laptops, watches, drones, sneakers and dozens more products, on 20 floors • Upgrade everything: products, workers, lift, truck and offline earnings • Missions with rewards: new goals as you reach them • Rush orders: tap the workers to make them run and beat the clock • Golden crates: tap them for a bonus of coins • Prestige a maxed floor with a short video to multiply its profits • Unlock more factories: the summer and the circus factory are next • Earn while you are away: your factory keeps working • Play offline, no Wi-Fi needed; videos are optional, only when you want a boost • 20 languages HOW IT WORKS Every floor makes its own product. Tap a floor and its workers run; the lift carries the goods up and the truck takes them to the customers. Your income per second is always shown on the top bar. WHAT YOU MAKE Laptops, watches, PC towers, drones, inline skates, sneakers, game consoles, VR headsets, sports cars and many more products. COME BACK RICHER When you return, collect what your factory earned while you were away, or multiply it with an optional video. Level up for a bonus and check the missions: every goal you reach pays a reward. Build your factory empire, one floor at a time.

About

HackStack

Features
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Build your hacking empire from nothing. HackStack is an idle clicker set in a cybersecurity underworld. You tap to run exploits, deploy tools that earn while you sleep, research new tech, and build out your rig. It's a cyberpunk parody of the infosec world with real hacking history baked into every corner. EXECUTE exploits to earn CREDS, your in-game currency. Start with a humble Port Scanner. End up running Neural Exploits and a Digital Consciousness. Every tool you deploy keeps earning even when you close the app. RESEARCH 24 tools across 6 categories. Each one comes with an intel card covering real cybersecurity history and lore. 177 cards to find. BUILD YOUR RIG. Upgrade your CPU, RAM, GPU, Storage, Cooling, and PSU. Better hardware means faster research and access to higher-tier tools. EARN CERTIFICATIONS across three branches: Offensive, Defensive, and Management. 23 certs, 69 tiers. They shape how you play and what you can unlock. SURVIVE BREACHES. Phishing attacks, ransomware, DDoS, insider threats. They show up unannounced, they mess with your income, and you need to deal with them fast. COMPLETE DAILY OPS for XP. Quick wins, standard missions, and challenge-tier operations. Something different every day. PRESTIGE when you're ready. Wipe your progress, earn Shadow Creds, buy permanent upgrades, and come back stronger. Free to play. No pay-to-win. Made by one developer who thought Cookie Clicker needed more firmware implants.

Screenshots

Idle Factory4 screens
HackStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Factory at none against HackStack's 4. Idle Factory also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. HackStack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Factory ships an update every 8 days, HackStack weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Idle Factory versus HackStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle FactoryHackStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca De MareJacob Woodfield

In-app purchases

None

Idle Factory

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HackStack

One-time4
  • Remove Banner Ads$2.99
  • Remove Offline Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ops Ads$2.99
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  • Remove All Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Idle Factory free?
Idle Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HackStack free?
HackStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Factory or HackStack have ads?
Both Idle Factory and HackStack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Factory or HackStack?
Idle Factory ships an update every 8 days, and HackStack weekly. Most recently, Idle Factory was updated on October 28, 2026 and HackStack on October 28, 2026.

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