Comparison

Silicon Evolution vs Labmaster

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

Labmaster

Features
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Labmaster is an idle computer lab tycoon about growing a tiny rack into a huge server farm that actually runs. Drop nodes, match colored ports, and keep data flowing through processors, buffers, gateways, and bigger lab parts. A simple route starts earning credits, then guided contracts push you to rebuild smarter, unlock more tools, and expand across 12 rack rows. It starts easy: blue goes with blue, yellow output goes to gateways, and clean routes earn more. As the lab expands, splitters, upgrades, energy limits, and generated missions turn each layout into a satisfying incremental optimization puzzle. Core features: - Build a visual node graph with colorful live connections. - Route data through processors and gateways to earn in-game credits. - Grow an idle server farm across 12 expandable rack rows. - Add buffers, splitters, CPUs, and late-game system parts. - Follow clear three-step missions and rebuild smarter. - Zoom, drag, expand, and keep improving your computer empire. - Optional rewards and boosts stay optional. Labmaster is designed as a free-to-play game. Credits and cash shown in the game are fictional in-game resources and are not real-money earnings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Labmaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Labmaster at none against Silicon Evolution's 1. Labmaster also leads on device support and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Silicon Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Labmaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Silicon Evolution versus Labmaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilicon EvolutionLabmaster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
Adsโ€”Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.216.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan Schmidtjaehyun pung

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Silicon Evolution

One-time1
  • Make Silicon Evolution AD free$2.99
None

Labmaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silicon Evolution free?
Silicon Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labmaster free?
Labmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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