Comparison

Tiny Idle Factory vs Last Light

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

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About

Tiny Idle Factory

Build a vast galactic empire starting from a single tap. Expand across multiple worlds, manage independent factories with unique economies, and compete in global tournaments. Engage in story campaigns and co-op guild projects for permanent bonuses.

Highlights
  • Build factories across 6 worlds
  • Idle tycoon gameplay
  • AI advisor for ROI recommendations
  • Weekly player tournaments
  • Co-op guild conglomerates
  • 5-chapter story campaign
  • Prestige skill tree and ascension
Features
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TINY FACTORY - Build Your Galactic Empire Across 6 Massive Worlds! Start with a single tap on Earth and scale your operations beyond the stars. Tiny Factory is an expansive idle tycoon taking you from a humble workshop to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Unlock the Moon, colonize Mars, build an orbital Space Station, brave the storms of Titan, and harness the sun with the Dyson Sphere. Build 6 independent factories, each with its own economy, upgrade tree, and prestige track. Receive ROI advice from AIDA, your personal AI Advisor, and compete globally in weekly tournaments. Your journey to become the ultimate galactic tycoon starts here! NEW IN v2.5: PLANETARY ECONOMY & LOGISTICS MASTERY * MULTI-WORLD ECONOMY REBALANCE: Complete overhaul of progression across all 6 worlds (Earth, Moon, Mars, Space Station, Titan Colony, Dyson Sphere). Calibrated planetary friction and machine ROI ensure every world delivers meaningful, rewarding tycoon depth. * HYBRID PRESTIGE DEPTH: Upgraded polynomial-exponential prestige requirement scaling prevents instant 1-minute prestige collapses while keeping early runs accessible. Runs now take a healthy, engaging 3 to 10 minutes. * LOGISTICS MARKET LIVE PREVIEWS: Steady-state commodity pricing dynamically reflects your factory tier without temporary dump exploits. Market cards now display live coin value previews directly on the Sell All action! * BOSS BATTLES & CPS REWARD FLOORS: Defeat Boss Battles in 30-130 taps for 2 to 6 minutes of CPS coins. Guaranteed CPS reward floors across Daily Login, Quests, Season Pass tiers, and Mini-Games. * DYNAMIC GUILD CONGLOMERATE TIERS: Guild donation buttons now scale dynamically to your active planetary economy, making corporate contributions seamless from Earth to Dyson Sphere. * PRESTIGE LOTTERY & MINIGAMES: Fair 15-gem lottery spins, research-lab scaled bursts, and minigame CPS floors keep side activities thrilling and balanced. * GALACTIC VAULT INTEGRATION: Bonus vault gems trigger across market exports, boss wins, quests, and mini-games, backed by our limited-time 50% OFF launch deal ($0.99, reg. $1.99)! EXPLORE THE GALAXY * EARTH: Master fundamentals and build your first industrial complex. * THE MOON: Low-gravity mining unlocked at 5 Earth prestiges. * MARS: High-tech research upgrades and terraforming operations. * SPACE STATION: High-efficiency orbital manufacturing facility. * TITAN COLONY: Cryogenic resource chains in Saturn's atmosphere. * DYSON SPHERE: Ultimate endgame megastructure harnessing the sun. DEEP STRATEGY & PROGRESSION * SEASON PASS: 30 reward tiers with daily XP drips, exclusive robot skins, and lifetime pass! * ACTIVE SKILLS: 4 tactical skills with cooldowns to supercharge your income on demand! * SPECIALIZATIONS: Align each run for Heavy Automation, Manual Tapping, or Logistics Trade! * PRESTIGE SKILL TREE: 15+ permanent powers specializing in passive income, tap damage, or offline earnings. * PRESTIGE & ASCENSION: Earn Gems to permanently multiply production across world resets. * LOGISTICS MARKET: Export surplus production and sell at peak prices for huge coin bonuses. * SMART MANAGERS & ARTIFACTS: Auto-buy specialists and leveling relics grant stacking bonuses. * WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS: Compete globally via Game Center leaderboards reset every Monday! FULLY OPTIMIZED * 48 Unique Generators from Auto Clickers to Black Hole Harvesters. * Up to 16 Hours Passive Offline Income. * iCloud sync keeps your progress safe across all devices. Download Tiny Factory and build your galactic empire today!

About

Last Light

Guide ships home by sweeping a lighthouse beam across the sea. Manage your lighthouse and village, upgrade your equipment, and experience dynamic weather. A relaxing idle game that respects your time.

Highlights
  • Drag lighthouse beam to guide ships
  • Upgrade lighthouse and village
  • Dynamic weather system
  • Collect ship lore
  • Offline progress up to 8 hours
  • Home screen widget
Features
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A cozy idle lighthouse game. Drag the beam across a black sea, and every ship it catches finds its way home. Free to play. Rewarded ads are always optional, and one $3.99 purchase removes all other ads. You keep the only light on a dark coast. Ships come in out of the night, some quick, some heavy, some shy of the light. Put your finger on the sea and sweep the beam over them; the ones you light turn toward harbor, unload their cargo, and the village above the cliffs sells it for Coin. A NIGHT ON THE COAST Check in for two minutes to collect the night and queue an upgrade, or stay for a full sweep when a storm rolls in. Every night ends on a quiet summary: what you lit, what the rocks took, and tomorrow's forecast. WHAT YOU BUILD • A lighthouse that grows with you: lens for range, beam for width, a foghorn for the thick nights, a harbor with more berths. • A village of twelve buildings that lights up window by window and opens new branches of the tower. • A journal of 36 ships and visitors, each with a sketch and a few lines of lore. Some only come out in storms. • Three coasts. When one is fully lit, sail on to the next and keep a permanent bonus. WEATHER THAT CHANGES THE NIGHT Fog narrows the beam. Storms push ships toward the rocks. Calm nights bring double traffic. When a ship drifts toward the reef, a flare calls it home. Flares drop from storms you weather, and you can also get one by watching a short ad if you choose. A GAME THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME • No game over. A ship lost to the rocks costs its cargo and nothing more. • The coast keeps working while you are away, up to 8 hours. • A daily storm with a Game Center leaderboard, plus eight achievements. Game Center is optional. • A home screen widget that shows your next build, or the ships waiting for your light. • Readable type, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels, colorblind-safe ship outlines, and Reduce Motion support. • No account and no login. WHAT IS FOR SALE Everything in the game can be earned by playing. The optional purchases are: • Remove ads ($3.99, one time): turns off the ads shown between nights. Rewarded ads stay available, and only play if you tap to watch one. • Starter chest ($0.99, once per account): 300 Coin and the Lantern keeper skin. • Coin sack ($4.99): 500 Coin, about three late nights of cargo on the first coast. • Keeper skins ($1.99, one time): the Lantern, Storm Coat and Festival looks for your keeper. Try them on the coast before you buy. Remove ads and Keeper skins support Family Sharing. Restore purchases is in the Harbor and in Settings. Ads are personalized only if you allow tracking when asked, and the game plays the same either way. Hushed, warm and weathered: a small light against a big sea. Privacy Policy: https://lastlight.devera.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny Idle Factory4 screens
Last Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Idle Factory at none against Last Light's shown. Last Light's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tiny Idle Factory sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Last Light sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Tiny Idle Factory against 4.3 for Last Light. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Tiny Idle Factory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Last Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Idle Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, Last Light every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tiny Idle Factory versus Last Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Idle FactoryLast Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLei FengFarzin Tavakoli

Customer experience

Tiny Idle Factory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Last Light

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Tiny Idle Factory

One-time11
  • Gem Spark$0.99
  • Galactic Vault$0.99
  • Manager Pack$1.99
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  • Artifact Discovery$1.99
  • Theme Bundle$2.99
  • Artifact Vault$2.99
  • Offline Pro$2.99
  • Season Pass$3.99
  • Starter Pack (BEST VALUE)$4.99
  • Gem Cache$4.99
  • Gem Vault$9.99
5 purchases

Last Light

One-time5
  • Starter chest$1.99
  • Keeper skins$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
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  • Coin sack$4.99
  • Keeper's Charter$6.99

Questions

Is Tiny Idle Factory free?
Tiny Idle Factory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Light free?
Last Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Idle Factory or Last Light?
Tiny Idle Factory is rated higher. Tiny Idle Factory averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Last Light averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Tiny Idle Factory or Last Light have ads?
Last Light shows ads; Tiny Idle Factory does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Idle Factory or Last Light?
Tiny Idle Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Last Light every 10 days. Most recently, Tiny Idle Factory was updated on October 25, 2026 and Last Light on October 27, 2026.

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