Comparison

Virtua2real vs Energy Foundry

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

Head to head
About

Virtua2real

Transform your real-world location into a virtual economic playground. Buy and upgrade virtual land parcels to earn passive income, open shops, and engage in a geolocated economy. Convert virtual success into real-world rewards.

Highlights
  • Buy and upgrade virtual land parcels
  • Earn passive income
  • Open virtual shops
  • Engage in a geolocated economy
  • Convert virtual earnings to real rewards
  • Referral system
  • Donate earnings to NGOs
Features
Read full description

VIRTUA2REAL transforms your real-world location into an economic playground. Walk, buy 100m² virtual parcels around you, upgrade them to increase your passive income, and open a shop to sell your items—all within a geolocated world connected to reality. HOW TO PLAY Earn — Collect m² to purchase 100m² parcels within a 50m radius of your current position. Upgrade — Spend 100m² per stage: Desert → Forest → Agricultural → Buildable. Each level boosts your passive income. Multiply — Activate the Boost Wheel (×5 to ×100 for 1 hour, or win meters) to earn extra dollars (stack up to 6 simultaneous boosts). Open — Transform a parcel into a shop: your products will appear in the app and on the global map. CURRENCIES AND EARNINGS m²: Earned via daily login, rewarded videos (10/day, 10-min intervals, 2m² each), quests, and bonuses. Meters (m): Won on the wheel, used to buy VISAS and unlock premium features. Time: Complete surveys to speed up your parcel upgrades. Dollars ($): Passive income generated by each parcel, withdrawable via PayPal. VOTES AND ELECTIONS Each m² = 1 voting point, multiplied by your VISAS: +10% City, +25% Region, +50% Country. Buy Visas (1,000m) to unlock local and national political positions. Automatic elections take place according to the calendar, with rewards for elected officials based on Visa purchases in their territory. REFERRALS AND MARKETPLACE Referrals: Invite a friend and earn up to 10% of their income; the referred friend receives 150m². Geo-messaging: Private chat with messages that auto-delete 1 hour after being read. Shops & E-commerce: Turn your parcels into storefronts and trade via secure chat. Pro Account: Connect Stripe, manage carriers, print automatic labels, and handle tracking and taxes. CHARITY AND FAIR PLAY Giving Back: Dedicate parcels to an NGO (Doctors Without Borders, Pasteur Institute, etc.): the generated income is donated directly to the organization. 100% Free: No purchase required; earn passive income offline; convert virtual success into real-world rewards. BUILD YOUR EMPIRE Download VIRTUA2REAL today and start building your legacy, one square meter at a time.

About

Energy Foundry

Build a growing energy economy starting with a single Mote. Construct machines, unlock new energies, complete quests, and design custom machines to optimize production. This minimalist text-based idle game focuses on compounding systems and progressive upgrades.

Highlights
  • Build an expanding energy economy
  • Construct machines in your Foundry
  • Unlock higher energies
  • Complete quests
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Design custom machines
Features
Read full description

Build an expanding energy economy from a single Mote. Tap the orb, construct machines in your Foundry, unlock higher energies, complete quests, prestige for permanent power, and design custom machines that bend the production chain. Energy Foundry is a minimalist text-based idle game about compounding systems, progressive upgrades, and watching numbers go up to become huge.

Screenshots

Virtua2real4 screens
Energy Foundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Energy Foundry at 5.0 against Virtua2real's 3.6. Virtua2real's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, 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. Energy Foundry sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Virtua2real asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Energy Foundry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtua2real has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtua2real versus Energy Foundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtua2realEnergy Foundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVTR GAMESRICCARDO STELLA

Customer experience

Virtua2real

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Energy Foundry

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Virtua2real

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Energy Foundry

One-time2
  • 20 Surge Cores$0.99
  • 100 Surge Cores$1.99

Questions

Is Virtua2real free?
Virtua2real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Energy Foundry free?
Energy Foundry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtua2real or Energy Foundry?
Energy Foundry is rated higher. Virtua2real averages 3.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Energy Foundry averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Virtua2real or Energy Foundry have ads?
Neither Virtua2real nor Energy Foundry shows ads.

Other comparisons