Comparison

Idle Pact vs Sky Lobby

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

Head to head
About

Idle Pact

Cultivate mystical flora through ancient rituals and solve light puzzles. This incremental occult gardening simulator challenges you to grow plants slowly while discovering ways to accelerate their growth.

Highlights
  • Occult gardening simulation
  • Incremental gameplay
  • Light puzzle elements
  • Mystical plant growth
  • Ritualistic mechanics
Features
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Ancient seeds. Secret rituals. Something stirs beneath the stone... An incremental occult gardening simulator with light puzzles. Grow increasingly slow plants while uncovering how to speed things up.

About

Sky Lobby

A strategy puzzle game where you design elevator routes and manage passenger flow in busy skyscrapers. Balance planning and quick reactions to keep people moving efficiently through increasingly complex towers.

Highlights
  • Design elevator routes
  • Manage passenger flow
  • Build sky lobbies
  • React to changing demand
  • Solve complex tower layouts
  • Portrait mode gameplay
Features
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Sky Lobby is a strategy puzzle game about elevators, timing, and crowd flow. Up. Down. Calm. Panic. Calm. Panic! Play the first three towers free, then unlock the full game with a single purchase. There are no ads, subscriptions, or other in-app purchases. Design elevator routes through a busy skyscraper. Place stops, build sky lobbies, and keep people moving as each tower becomes more crowded, more complex, and less forgiving. Every decision matters. A lift that works well in the morning rush may fail at lunchtime. A clever sky lobby can save an overloaded tower. A badly timed route can leave passengers waiting too long as midnight approaches. Sky Lobby mixes calm planning with quick reactions. It is part elevator simulator, part logic puzzle, part real-time strategy challenge. Features * Build elevator routes through compact skyscraper puzzles * Use sky lobbies to move passengers efficiently between floors * React to changing demand throughout the day * Balance strategy, timing, and fast decision-making * Solve increasingly complex tower layouts * Portrait mode gameplay * Zen mode for stress-free play * Dark mode supported Free to try, one in-app purchase to own * Play the first three towers free without time limit or catch * One purchase, "Unlock Full Game," opens every remaining tower * A complete game with no ads, subscriptions or other in-app purchases * Buy once, keep it forever Sky Lobby is designed for players who enjoy strategy games, simulation games, transport puzzles, management games, and smart minimalist challenges. Plan the route. Watch the crowd. Keep the tower moving. Mind the doors.

Screenshots

Idle Pact4 screens
Sky Lobby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Pact at 4.6 against Sky Lobby's 4.0. Idle Pact also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 63%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Sky Lobby's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Idle Pact sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sky Lobby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Pact holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Idle Pact's written reviews are positive against 63% of Sky Lobby's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Pact ships an update every 4 days, Sky Lobby every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Pact versus Sky Lobby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle PactSky Lobby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (64 ratings) — better4.0 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better63.3% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB105 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJames FischerMoya Labs

Customer experience

Idle Pact

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

Sky Lobby

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative24.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idle Pact

One-time1
  • Permanent x2 Speed$5.99
1 purchases

Sky Lobby

One-time1
  • Sky Lobby — full game$2.99

Questions

Is Idle Pact free?
Idle Pact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sky Lobby free?
Sky Lobby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Pact or Sky Lobby?
Idle Pact is rated higher. Idle Pact averages 4.6 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Sky Lobby averages 4.0 from 28 ratings.
Do Idle Pact or Sky Lobby have ads?
Idle Pact shows ads; Sky Lobby does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Pact or Sky Lobby?
Idle Pact ships an update every 4 days, and Sky Lobby every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Pact was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sky Lobby on October 28, 2026.

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