Comparison

TimeLoop vs Idle Analyst

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

Head to head
About

TimeLoop

Features
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Build an empire across time in TimeLoop, the idle tycoon where every era becomes a profit engine. Open portals through history, harvest rare resources, and grow a single timeline into a powerful automated empire. FROM ORIGINS TO FRONTIERS Travel from the earliest ages to the far future and unlock 40 portals across history and beyond. Collect everything from lava rock and dinosaur bones to silk, steam engines, jazz records, smart devices, AI cores, and reality code. TAP, UPGRADE, EXPAND Launch portals, invest Flux, and turn every cycle into bigger payouts. Stack upgrades, multiply production, and watch your earnings snowball. AUTOMATE WITH TIMEKEEPERS Hire Timekeepers to manage portals for you. Keep production running, earn while you’re away, and return to a vault full of offline rewards. BURST THROUGH TIME Use Chrono Bursts for instant acceleration and Time Warps to jump ahead for massive payouts. Break through slowdowns and reach new eras faster. PRESTIGE FOR PERMANENT POWER When your empire reaches its peak, Prestige to restart stronger. Lock in permanent bonuses, speed up future runs, and push farther every time. KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING Claim daily rewards, complete achievements, and chase long-term progression goals built for satisfying idle play. FEATURES ◆ 40 portals across multiple eras ◆ Distinct resources from prehistory to the far future ◆ Timekeepers that automate production and boost offline earnings ◆ Flux upgrades, Chrono Bursts, and Time Warps for fast progression ◆ Prestige resets with lasting bonuses ◆ Daily rewards, achievements, and deep progression ◆ Free to play with optional ads and in-app purchases Start small. Rewrite history. Build the ultimate idle empire. Privacy Policy: https://scryptfyre.com/apps/timeloop/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Idle Analyst

A relaxed incremental game where you build and automate a spreadsheet. Grow your workbook with formulas, unlock new features, and optimize your strategy for endless progression. Enjoy offline earnings and a satisfying refactoring mechanic.

Highlights
  • Build formula cells
  • Unlock new sheets
  • Automate with AutoFill
  • Refactor for permanent Insights
  • Offline progress
  • Chase achievements
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Every great analyst starts with a single empty cell. Idle Analyst is a relaxed incremental game about building a spreadsheet that quietly takes over your screen. Start with one humble formula, watch the numbers tick upward, and reinvest your output into smarter cells, bigger functions, and clever automation. Tap to grow your workbook, then sit back as it runs itself. The real game is optimization: which cell to upgrade next, when to lean on conditional logic, and exactly when to refactor and start fresh — faster and stronger than before. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Build a grid of living formula cells — references, sums, averages, lookups, randomness, and conditional logic that rewards clever play • Unlock new columns and entire sheets as your workbook grows • Automate the busywork with AutoFill once you've earned it • Refactor to bank permanent Insights that multiply everything • Keep earning while you're away with offline progress • Chase achievements and archive every workbook you outgrow A career's worth of progression, told one milestone at a time — from your very first assignment to things no spreadsheet was ever meant to do. No timers nagging you. No pressure. Just numbers going up, a workbook getting smarter, and that perfect "one more refactor" feeling. Grab a coffee. Open the workbook. Watch it climb.

Screenshots

TimeLoop4 screens
Idle Analyst3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Analyst at none against TimeLoop's shown. Idle Analyst also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. TimeLoop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Analyst sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLoop ships an update every 3 months, Idle Analyst every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TimeLoop versus Idle Analyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLoopIdle Analyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScryptFyre LLCRobert Rice

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TimeLoop

One-time4
  • 60 Chronos$4.99
  • 150 Chronos$9.99
  • VIP (30 Days)$12.99
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  • 350 Chronos$19.99
2 purchases

Idle Analyst

One-time2
  • Offline Boost$1.99
  • Analyst Pro$3.99

Questions

Is TimeLoop free?
TimeLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Analyst free?
Idle Analyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeLoop or Idle Analyst have ads?
TimeLoop shows ads; Idle Analyst does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeLoop or Idle Analyst?
TimeLoop ships an update every 3 months, and Idle Analyst every 3 weeks. Most recently, TimeLoop was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idle Analyst on October 28, 2026.

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