Comparison

Drill Kingdom vs Space Colony Idle

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

Head to head
About

Drill Kingdom

An idle mining tycoon game where you dig deep, build a drill army, and upgrade your machines. Discover unique biomes, unlock powerful drills, and prestige for permanent upgrades to build your passive income empire. Play offline and sync progress across devices.

Highlights
  • 20 unique drills with synergy bonuses
  • Deep upgrade system for drills
  • 50 biomes and 9 corruption cycles
  • 15 passive income buildings
  • Deep prestige system for permanent upgrades
  • Offline play and cross-device sync
Features
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Dig deep. Build your drill army. Prestige your way to infinity. Drill Kingdom is an idle mining tycoon game where your drills never stop working. Upgrade your mining machines, discover 50 unique biomes, and push deeper through the corrupted depths of the earth. FEATURES * 20 Unique Drills From the humble Rusty Pickaxe to the reality-bending Infinity Engine — each drill brings its own power and synergy bonuses. * Deep Upgrade System Level drills up to 100, unlock milestone power spikes every 20 levels, and earn synergy bonuses that reshape your build. * 50 Biomes + 9 Corruption Cycles Travel through topsoil, crystal caverns, frozen depths, and beyond. At 5000m and deeper, reality starts to bend. * 15 Buildings Mine carts, smelters, gem polishers, and cosmic refineries — build your passive income empire. * Earn Gems, Buy Permanent Upgrades Diamond Pickaxe, Time Warp, Iron Grip, and more — make every run stronger. * Deep Prestige System Reset your run for permanent tokens and rare Star Dust. Each prestige makes you stronger forever. * Daily Rewards & Achievements 66 achievements to unlock, 7-day reward cycles, and weekly gem bonuses. * Play Offline, Sync Anywhere Your drills keep working even when the app is closed. Sign in with Apple or Google to sync progress across devices. No forced ads. No pay-to-win. Every purchase is optional. Start your mining empire today!

About

Space Colony Idle

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2087. Earth has run out of resources, and its cities are going dark one by one. The Atlas Program launched its last capsule: humanity needs a new home across six worlds, and you are the one who builds it. You land on Mars with one solar field and a skeleton crew. A few hours later the lights never go out. BUILD AND PRODUCE Five production modules, each one paying for the next. The classic idle loop, with no dead time: tap to push output, speed it up, or close the app entirely. Production keeps running without you. SIX WORLDS Mars, Europa, Titan, Venus, Io, Callisto. Every planet brings its own hazard: dust storms, ice sheets, sulfur ash. Raise your shields, plan the drilling order, unlock adaptation tiers before the surface takes the colony apart. RECRUIT A CREW Engineers, pilots, guardians, scientists and prospectors. Assign them to modules, send them on missions, level them up. One legendary crew member changes how the whole colony runs. MISSIONS Launch scouting, mining and rescue runs from the star map. Collect planet keys and open up the next world. RESEARCH A 26-node research tree: production multipliers, automation droids, offline earnings, crew capacity. What you unlock first changes how your colony grows. LEAP AND BEYOND When the colony is complete, take the Leap: reset everything, earn Dark Matter, and come back far faster with permanent multipliers. Clear the 16-node Dark Matter tree to reach the Singularity, a final layer with no level cap. OFFLINE EARNINGS Production continues while the game is closed. Your energy is waiting when you come back. ON EVERY SCREEN Dedicated layouts for phones, tablets and open foldables. Color-blind friendly icon+name pairs, three text sizes, haptics you can switch off. CLOUD BACKUP Your progress is backed up automatically while you play. WEEKLY LEAGUE Production counts toward a weekly league score, offline earnings included. Race other colonies on the same table and collect extra rewards with the Season Pass. SKY EVENTS Now and then a black hole passes close to the colony, and the first close pass will take your flag. On Europa, Io and Callisto, Jupiter hides the sun once a day, and a shooting star crosses the sky when you unlock a letter or an achievement. Space Colony is free. Ads are optional: watching a rewarded ad is your call, and you can remove ads altogether. There are no countdowns, you lose nothing for missing a day, and progress is never for sale. Playable in English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shaumne.github.io/uzay-kolonisi-gizlilik/

Screenshots

Drill Kingdom4 screens
Space Colony Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Space Colony Idle at every 3 days against Drill Kingdom's every 4 weeks. Drill Kingdom's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Drill Kingdom sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Space Colony Idle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drill Kingdom against 5.0 for Space Colony Idle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drill Kingdom ships an update every 4 weeks, Space Colony Idle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drill Kingdom versus Space Colony Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrill KingdomSpace Colony Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrzegorz TarnopolskiEMRECAN CETINKAYA

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Drill Kingdom

One-time7
  • Handful of gems$0.99
  • Pouch of gems$2.99
  • Start Pack$2.99
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  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Motherlode of Gems$49.99
10 purchases

Space Colony Idle

Subscriptions1
  • Orbit Pass$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Dark Matter Pack$4.99
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  • Season Pass$4.99
  • 550 Gems$7.99
  • 1200 Gems$14.99
  • 3000 Gems$29.99
  • 6500 Gems$59.99
  • 14000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Drill Kingdom free?
Drill Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Colony Idle free?
Space Colony Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drill Kingdom or Space Colony Idle?
Drill Kingdom and Space Colony Idle are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Drill Kingdom or Space Colony Idle have ads?
Both Drill Kingdom and Space Colony Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drill Kingdom or Space Colony Idle?
Drill Kingdom ships an update every 4 weeks, and Space Colony Idle every 3 days. Most recently, Drill Kingdom was updated on October 31, 2026 and Space Colony Idle on November 6, 2026.

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