Comparison

Synergism vs Idle Deepcore

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

Head to head
About

Synergism

An idle incremental game focused on combining elements for powerful effects. Progress through a vast system of prestige layers, hundreds of achievements, and unique mechanics. Explore a world with a loosely connected story and discover numerous references.

Highlights
  • Idle Incremental Gameplay
  • Prestige Layers
  • Hundreds of Achievements
  • Challenge System
  • Exploration-Focused Progression
  • Synergistic Mechanics
  • Developer and Online Player Events
Features
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Synergy n. The combined effort of two or more things that creates an effect stronger than the sum of their individual parts. Synergism is a content-rich Idle Incremental game that expands on this concept, with many prestige layers, hundreds of achievements, pretty little pixel-art icons, and more! You begin your Synergism journey with just a pittance of 100 coins. Hire your first worker, and the rest will be history. That little worker will be relevant even late into the game, and those late game features in turn empower your worker. Synergy! Here's just a few highlights and fun facts about Synergism: * Actively developed since July 2019, and publicly released to the web on May 1, 2020. * Frequent minor and major updates! * A challenge system! That develops on itself again, and again, and again. * Almost 500 Achievements, and more will be added in future updates. * A progression system that heavily favors exploration, without requiring the perfect setup to make progress. * Mechanics that, well, Synergize. Is that even a word? It is now. * A story that, while loosely connected, makes more sense when you look at it from a certain point of view. * Probably over a hundred music references that Platonic hopes you'll get. Can you spot them all? * Even more random references that Platonic put into the game through happenstance. * Events that can be activated by other online players! Also, occasional events set by the developers! * Hand-drawn pixel art that represents upgrades in all stages of the game! * The Ant God. The Ant God wants your Galactic Crumbs. Synergism is the efforts of Platonic and Khafra, made over the course of the past six years, with all the love you can put into a passion project. It is our flagship game, and we are proud to finally bring it to the App Store! Terms of Service (TOS): https://synergism.cc/terms-of-service

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

Synergism3 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Deepcore at 4.6 against Synergism's 4.0. Idle Deepcore also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (50% vs 30%). Synergism's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Synergism sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Idle Deepcore 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 Deepcore holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Synergism's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synergism ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Deepcore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Synergism versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynergismIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.6 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB138 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperPlatonic and Khafra GamesFlavio Valceschini

Customer experience

Synergism

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative40.0%

Idle Deepcore

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Synergism

Subscriptions4
  • The Transcended Baller$2.991 Month
  • The Reincarnated Baller$5.991 Month
  • The Ascended Baller$9.991 Month
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  • The Omega Baller$19.991 Month
One-time5
  • Roll of PseudoCoins$4.99
  • Piggy Bank of PseudoCoins$9.99
  • Jar of PseudoCoins$19.99
Show 2 more
  • Jug of PseudoCoins$49.99
  • Magic Pot of PseudoCoins$99.99
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Synergism free?
Synergism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Synergism or Idle Deepcore?
Idle Deepcore is rated higher. Synergism averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Idle Deepcore averages 4.6 from 80 ratings.
Do Synergism or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Idle Deepcore shows ads; Synergism does not.
Which is updated more often, Synergism or Idle Deepcore?
Synergism ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, Synergism was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on October 24, 2026.

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