Comparison

Idle Boxer vs UFC

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

Head to head
About

Idle Boxer

Build your boxing career from humble beginnings to world champion. Train your fighter, upgrade equipment, and unlock new abilities to dominate opponents. Progress continues even offline, with rewards earned while you're away.

Highlights
  • Build a boxing career
  • Train and upgrade fighter
  • Improve skills and equipment
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Idle progression and rewards
  • Progress through fights and arenas
Features
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Step into the ring and build your own boxing career from the ground up. In Idle Boxer, you start in a rough back alley with nothing but weak punches and big ambition. Fight your way through tougher opponents, improve your skills, and rise toward the world stage. Train your boxer to become stronger with every match. Upgrade your equipment to boost power, speed, and endurance, and unlock new abilities that give you the edge in every fight. Each improvement brings you closer to becoming a true champion. Progress continues even when you are not playing. Earn rewards, grow stronger, and return to a boxer that is ready for bigger challenges. Plan your upgrades carefully and watch your fighter evolve into a knockout machine. As you gain fame, you will unlock new opportunities and supporters who help accelerate your progress. From small fights to major arenas, every victory pushes you further along your journey. Start from nothing and build your legacy in Idle Boxer.

About

UFC

Create and customize your own UFC fighter, then train them to learn new moves and develop a unique fighting style. Compete in intense matches, climb the leagues, and challenge real UFC stars on your journey to become a champion.

Highlights
  • Create and customize your own UFC fighter
  • Learn and master new fighting moves
  • Develop a unique fight style
  • Compete in intense 5-round matches
  • Climb through competitive leagues
  • Challenge real UFC stars
Features
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Create your UFC Team. Fight your way to the top. Customize your favorite Athletes, shape their style, train them to get better, and step into the cage for challenging fights. Build a striker who breaks opponents down on the feet, a grappler who controls every round, or a dangerous well rounder who can win anywhere. Every fight is a new test and a different challenge. Learn better moves, train & improve your Athletes, adjust your game plan, and keep climbing toward the top. Rise through the leagues, unlock new challenges, and find out UFC Stars like Islam Makhachev, Paddy Pimblett, Max Holloway and many others. Your Athletes. Your style. Your UFC journey. Features Build up and customize your gym from scratch and become top notch famous team. Create and customize your own Athlete team, Build a Athlete that looks, feels, and fights the way you want. Learn new moves Add punches, kicks, takedowns, counters, submissions, and signature attacks to your arsenal by putting your time in. Train and improve your power, technique and stamina stats. Build your fight style Choose the talents your fighter brings into the cage and find the setup that fits you best. Fight intense 5-round matches Watch quick fights play out with knockouts, decisions, comebacks, and momentum shifts. Join the top notch tournaments and chase stories towards the locations. Climb the leagues Beat tougher opponents, reach new milestones, and push closer to the top. Keep coming back stronger Train, learn, upgrade, customize, and build your fighter into a real contender.

Screenshots

Idle Boxer4 screens
UFC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Boxer at 4.8 against UFC's 4.0. Idle Boxer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). UFC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Idle Boxer sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. UFC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Boxer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 490 and 133 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Idle Boxer's written reviews are positive against 42% of UFC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Boxer ships an update every 2 days, UFC every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Idle Boxer versus UFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle BoxerUFC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (490 ratings) — better4.0 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better42.4% of reviews
Number of ratings490 — better133
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB524 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTap NineRollic Games

Customer experience

Idle Boxer

All ratings426 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.5%

UFC

All ratings129 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative20.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral21.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Boxer

One-time12
  • Small Gem Pack$3.99
  • Ice Bath Pack$5.99
  • Protein Pack$8.99
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  • Medium Gem Pack$12.99
  • Sunset Sparring Pack$14.99
  • No Ads$17.99
  • Legendary Boxer$17.99
  • VO2 Max Pack$22.99
  • Crowd Favorite Pack$34.99
  • Large Gem Pack$44.99
  • Beast Mode Pack$49.99
  • Undisputed GOAT Pack$89.99
None

UFC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Boxer free?
Idle Boxer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UFC free?
UFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Boxer or UFC?
Idle Boxer is rated higher. Idle Boxer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 490 ratings, while UFC averages 4.0 from 133 ratings.
Do Idle Boxer or UFC have ads?
Both Idle Boxer and UFC show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Boxer or UFC?
Idle Boxer ships an update every 2 days, and UFC every 2 weeks. Most recently, Idle Boxer was updated on October 25, 2026 and UFC on October 25, 2026.

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