Comparison

Tensor Tycoon vs Deep Sea Salvage

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

Head to head
About

Tensor Tycoon

Features
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Start with a handful of GPUs. End up mass-producing universes. Tensor Tycoon is an idle game about scaling an AI compute empire from a few graphics cards to infrastructure that spans galaxies. Buy GPUs, generate cash, mine metal, and build increasingly absurd tiers of production: chip foundries, robot factories, orbital rings, dyson swarms, and beyond. The core loop is simple: each tier produces the tier below it. But the numbers get big fast, and figuring out when to invest in a new tier versus when to keep stacking what you have is where the actual decisions live. Buy too early and your production crashes. Wait too long and you're leaving growth on the table. What's in the game: - 15 production tiers, from GPU to Multiverse Node - 4 resource systems that unlock as you progress - Production upgrades, efficiency boosts, and fusion reactors - Offline progress: your empire keeps running while you're gone - Achievements with production bonuses - Strategic reserves to protect your stockpiles This game is based on the fantastic web game SwarmSim https://www.swarmsim.com/

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Deep Sea Salvage

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Somewhere below the waves, a city went under generations ago, and everything it owned is still down there. Deep Sea Salvage is an idle tycoon built around one simple loop: buy rigs, watch them work, and haul up the salvage. Every generator you own keeps producing while you're away, so progress never stops, even with the app closed. - Seven rigs to build up, from a single scout drone to a city-block-sized abyssal excavator, each one visibly deployed in your own working dive site - Watch salvage physically rise from your rigs to the surface, and tap the glowing ones for a bonus - Resurface to bank permanent production bonuses (Charts) and dive again, faster - A second full region, The Trench, 11,000 metres down, with its own economy, rigs, and near-black bioluminescent water once you've cleared the surface - Fully offline. No accounts, no always-on connection required - An optional rewarded video tops up how long your rigs keep working while you're away, never required, never forced on you No interstitial ads. No pay-to-win currency. Just an economy that keeps running, and a reason to check back in.

Screenshots

Tensor Tycoon4 screens
Deep Sea Salvage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tensor Tycoon at none against Deep Sea Salvage's 2. Tensor Tycoon also leads on ads (none vs shown). Deep Sea Salvage's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Deep Sea Salvage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tensor Tycoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tensor Tycoon versus Deep Sea Salvage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTensor TycoonDeep Sea Salvage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB87 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWilliam SeagarDigital Doctor LTD

In-app purchases

None

Tensor Tycoon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Deep Sea Salvage

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Permanent 2x Boost$4.99

Questions

Is Tensor Tycoon free?
Tensor Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Sea Salvage free?
Deep Sea Salvage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tensor Tycoon or Deep Sea Salvage have ads?
Deep Sea Salvage shows ads; Tensor Tycoon does not.

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