Idle Factory vs HackStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Idle factory simulation
- Automate workflow for idle income
- Hire managers for automation
- Endless upgrades and machinery
- Offline play supported
- Optimize production lines
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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.
HackStack
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. HackStack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Factory ships an update every 8 days, HackStack weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Factory | HackStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca De Mare | Jacob Woodfield |
In-app purchases
Idle Factory
No in-app purchases
HackStack
- Remove Banner Ads$2.99
- Remove Offline Ads$2.99
- Remove Ops Ads$2.99
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- Remove All Ads$6.99









