Silicon Evolution vs vinylempire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silicon Evolution
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Start with a single 8-bit CPU. End up running a quantum supercomputer. Everything in between is up to you. Silicon Evolution is an idle game about building a computing empire across 8 technology eras. Buy hardware, invest in research, prestige to keep your gains, and come back to find your empire still ticking away while you were gone. The research tree has 122 nodes across 11 categories - power, cooling, networking, security, virtualization and more. Each node has 5 levels. It takes a while to work through all of it, and that's kind of the point. Once you hit the 32-bit era, you pick an architecture path that sticks for the rest of the run: - Overclocker: your cycle output goes up 60% and the Boost button lasts twice as long - Architect: knowledge generation goes up 80% and research gets 40% cheaper - Resilience: offline earnings jump 120% and your legacy hardware earns 3x as much Prestige resets your hardware but not your silicon shards, which permanently multiply what you earn. Each run is a bit faster than the last. After enough runs you can reset everything for a leaderboard time and try to beat yourself. Old hardware never disappears - it becomes legacy income that keeps paying out forever. No paywalls. No timers you can pay to skip. The only in-app purchase removes ads, and that's it.
vinylempire
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Build the greatest record label in history — one hit at a time. Vinyl Empire is a laid-back idle tycoon where you sign artists, release tracks, and watch the royalties roll in. Your label earns money even while you're away, so every time you come back there's a fresh pile of cash waiting and a new upgrade to chase. GROW YOUR LABEL - Sign procedurally generated artists across genres, each with their own star potential - Release tracks that climb the charts and pay out passive royalties - Hire producers, managers, and tour agents to automate signing, releasing, and income - Every upgrade compounds — there's always a satisfying next purchase PRESTIGE & GO BIGGER - Sell your label to prestige into a bigger one with permanent multipliers - Restart smarter and faster, stacking bonuses run after run HEAR YOUR PROGRESS - A generative studio soundtrack adds new layers as your roster grows — your success is something you actually hear, not just a number PLAYS ITSELF, REWARDS YOU - Collect offline earnings when you return - Optional rewarded videos to double offline income or grab an instant cash boost - Prefer a clean run? A one-time Remove Ads unlock turns them off and auto-collects for you No account, no internet required to play — your empire is saved right on your device. Start small, think big, and build a Vinyl Empire.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: vinylempire at 17.0 against Silicon Evolution's 26.2. On price 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
Both are free to download. Silicon Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and vinylempire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Silicon Evolution | vinylempire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Schmidt | Christian Pedersen |
In-app purchases
Silicon Evolution
- Make Silicon Evolution AD free$2.99
vinylempire
- Cash Boost$0.99
- Time Skip$1.99
- Gem Pack$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Vinyl Empire Lifetime2 variants$4.99
- Cash Mega Pack$4.99
- Starter Bundle$6.99





