PickleClicker vs EmberForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PickleClicker
Tap to pack pickles and build a vast empire in this idle simulation game. Upgrade your factory, automate production, and catch UFOs for bonus rewards. Earn income even while offline and reset progress for permanent multipliers.
- Endless tapping for income
- Factory automation and upgrades
- UFO bonus rewards and boss contracts
- Offline income generation
- Prestige system for multipliers
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Welcome to Pickle Clicker - the ultimate idle game where you build your own pickle empire! Tap to pack pickles into jars, upgrade your equipment, and watch your profits grow into the trillions. But keep an eye on the sky - mysterious UFOs fly by carrying massive jackpots and special boss contracts! Main Features: Endless Tapping: Pack jars and earn cash with every click. Automation: Buy upgrades and hyper conveyors to make the factory work for you. Catch UFOs: Tap flying saucers for huge bonuses and complete 30-second boss contracts. Offline Income: Your factory keeps earning money even when you are away. Prestige System: Reset your progress to earn powerful permanent multipliers. Start your pickle-packing journey today and become the ultimate tycoon!
EmberForge
Build a blacksmithing empire by tapping to earn gold and hiring workers to automate production. Unlock new tiers of producers and prestige to gain permanent bonuses. Customize your forge with cosmetic skins.
- Tap-to-earn core loop
- Hire workers for automation
- 8 tiers of producers with upgrades
- Prestige system for bonuses
- Offline earnings
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
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Build a blacksmith empire, one tap at a time. EmberForge is a classic idle tycoon and incremental clicker with a forge theme: tap the anvil to earn gold, hire Apprentices and Blacksmiths to keep it flowing while you're away, and unlock ever more powerful producers as your empire grows all the way up to the legendary Dragon Forge. FEATURES • Simple, addictive tap-to-earn core loop • 8 tiers of producers with deep upgrade paths • Reforge system — prestige for permanent Ember Shard bonuses • Ascension — a second prestige layer for players who've maxed out Reforging • Achievements and a daily reward streak • Game Center leaderboards — compare gold and Reforges with everyone else • Unlockable cosmetic anvil skins • Offline earnings — your forge keeps working while you're away FAIR MONETIZATION EmberForge never locks gameplay behind a paywall. Every producer and upgrade is earnable through play. In-app purchases are limited to cosmetics and optional convenience never pay-to-win. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in. Start forging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EmberForge at 4.0 against PickleClicker's 3.7. PickleClicker's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EmberForge holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
PickleClicker ships an update weekly, EmberForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PickleClicker | EmberForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yehor Ivanov | BRAXTON REED CHANDLER |
Customer experience
PickleClicker
EmberForge
In-app purchases
PickleClicker
No in-app purchases
EmberForge
No in-app purchases
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