Comparison

Silicon Evolution vs Magnetize

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

Head to head
About

Silicon Evolution

Build a computing empire from an 8-bit CPU to a quantum supercomputer. Invest in research, upgrade hardware, and prestige to accelerate your progress through technology eras. Enjoy idle gameplay with persistent legacy income.

Highlights
  • Build a computing empire
  • 8 technology eras
  • Invest in research
  • Prestige system
  • Legacy hardware income
  • Multiple architecture paths
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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

Magnetize

Features
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Pull coins in. Stack upgrades. Zero forced ads. Magnetize is a minimalist idle game built around one satisfying mechanic: your Magnet Cannon generates a powerful field that draws gold coins spiraling toward the center — no shooting, no destroying, just the irresistible pull of fortune. What you do: Watch coins drift across the screen and get pulled into your magnet Upgrade your Magnet, Drone, Field, and Economy to pull faster, wider, and smarter Unlock new Vaults — from Piggy Bank to Royal Treasury — each with new coin tiers and modifiers Activate 3 big-moment abilities: Magnet Overload, Coin Shower, and Vortex Why it's satisfying: Each upgrade shifts the rhythm. Stronger pull, wider field, denser spawns, rarer coins — then you watch the gold spiral in and your earnings climb. It's the same loop that makes idle games addictive, built around attraction instead of destruction. Coin tiers: Copper → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Diamond. Your Economy upgrades and Luck stat shift the spawn weights toward rarer (and far more valuable) coins. Vault progression: Each Vault brings a value multiplier and a new modifier that changes how you play — Magnetic Storms, Insulated Coins, Heavy Coins. Five vaults in the base game, each with its own palette and challenge. Truly idle: Leave the app and your Magnet keeps earning. Return to a summary of everything collected while you were away. No babysitting required. Honest ads: All ads in Magnetize are rewarded and optional — watch one to activate a bonus ability or boost offline earnings. We never block upgrades, we never interrupt gameplay. Your progression is always yours. Jump in, start pulling, and see how far your Magnet can scale.

Screenshots

Magnetize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magnetize at none against Silicon Evolution's 1. Magnetize also leads on device support and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price 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. Silicon Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magnetize asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Silicon Evolution versus Magnetize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilicon EvolutionMagnetize
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan SchmidtMaksym Kiryanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Silicon Evolution

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

Magnetize

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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