Comparison

Infinite Loop vs Idle Space Mining

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

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About

Infinite Loop

A minimalist pixel-art idle game where you optimize a computer loop to generate resources. Reinvest earnings to boost performance, unlock permanent upgrades, and enjoy endless progression with offline earnings.

Highlights
  • Endless idle progression
  • Offline earnings
  • Pixel-art aesthetic
  • Calm and clean UI
  • One-hand friendly
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Infinite Loop is a minimalist, pixel-art idle game about running a computer forever. Watch your loop generate Cycles automatically, then reinvest them to push performance higher: • Clock Speed for raw throughput • Optimization to squeeze more from every loop • Parallel Threads to scale endlessly Come back anytime to claim offline earnings, then keep tuning your build. When you’re ready, Reboot to earn Kernels and unlock permanent boosts for your next run. Features • Endless idle progression with satisfying upgrades • Offline earnings when you’re away • Pixel-art aesthetic, calm and clean UI • One-hand friendly, perfect in short sessions • Optional iCloud sync (if enabled) No pressure. No deadlines. Just the loop.

About

Idle Space Mining

Build and expand a space mining empire through incremental upgrades and strategic choices. Reset your progress to gain permanent bonuses and achieve ultimate power. Earn resources even while offline.

Highlights
  • Incremental mining empire building
  • Strategic doctrine choices
  • Prestige system with Dark Matter
  • Permanent upgrades via Star Shards
  • Offline earnings
  • Challenging game modes
  • Comet catching events
Features
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Tap an asteroid. Build a mining empire. Then destroy it — and come back stronger. IDLE SPACE MINING is an idle game about scale. You start hand-mining ore from a bare rock. You end up rewriting local physics so the ore was always there. BUILD THE COLONY Twenty-six machines, from a rickety Drone Hangar to the Terminus Drillhead. Each one runs its own harvest cycle — watch the bars fill, watch the ore land. Every 10 you own doubles that machine's output, and every tier lifts the one beneath it. CHOOSE YOUR DOCTRINE At each tier you pick ONE of three paths and forfeit the other two. Triple your early generators, or cut the price of everything, or tighten your milestones. There is no right answer — and you re-decide every single run. ASCEND When growth stalls, collapse the whole colony into a singularity. You lose your ore, your generators, your tech. You keep DARK MATTER — and every scrap you have ever earned makes you permanently stronger. Dark Matter is deliberately scarce. Each one matters. HEAT DEATH Then there's the prestige above prestige. Let the universe run down, trade everything — even your Dark Matter — for Star Shards, and buy upgrades that survive the end of everything. TAKE ON CHALLENGES Mine with no hands. Run with triple-length cycles. Build with only three generator types. Beat one and keep the bonus forever. CATCH COMETS Comets drift past while you play. Tap one for a lump of ore or a burst of production. EARN WHILE YOU SLEEP Your colony keeps mining when the app is closed. Come back to a pile. One optional ad, and only if you want it: watch a Supply Drop for double production for four hours. No banners, no interstitials, nothing that interrupts play. No energy timers, no countdown "offers". Just numbers going up, forever.

Screenshots

Infinite Loop2 screens
Idle Space Mining4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle Space Mining at Free against Infinite Loop's $0.99. Idle Space Mining also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Infinite Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

Idle Space Mining is free to download; Infinite Loop costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Space Mining holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Infinite Loop versus Idle Space Mining: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfinite LoopIdle Space Mining
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaptiste DAJONISAAC MICHAEL FRETT

Customer experience

Infinite Loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Idle Space Mining

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

In-app purchases

None

Infinite Loop

No in-app purchases

None

Idle Space Mining

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Infinite Loop free?
Infinite Loop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Space Mining free?
Idle Space Mining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Infinite Loop or Idle Space Mining?
Idle Space Mining is rated higher. Infinite Loop averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Idle Space Mining averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Infinite Loop or Idle Space Mining have ads?
Idle Space Mining shows ads; Infinite Loop does not.

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