Comparison

Idle.py vs Bitcoin Miner

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

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About

Idle.py

Features
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Idle.py — a Python tutorial disguised as an idle game. Learn Python and modern AI engineering by playing. Tap to generate FLOPs (floating-point operations), then spend them on Compute Units that keep earning while you're away. Every Compute Unit you unlock — from your first variable to an AGI Lab — ships with a hand-written lesson, code samples, a quick-check quiz, and a 50-question practice bank. Real coding lessons. Real curriculum. No filler. THE COMPUTE UNIT LADDER • Variable, Function, Class, Module — Python's atoms. • Tensor, Neuron, Layer — what every model is built from. • Attention Head, Transformer Block — the 2017 idea that ate AI. • Foundation Model, Agent — pretraining, fine-tuning, tool-using LLMs. • GPU Cluster — distributed training: DDP, tensor parallelism, pipeline parallelism, NCCL. • AGI Lab — the recursive endgame. PYTHON PROGRAMMING BASICS (always free, always on) Lists & Tuples · Dicts & Sets · Strings & f-strings · Control Flow · Comprehensions · Iterators & Generators · Decorators · Exception Handling. PRACTICE BANKS Every lesson has 50 questions. Correct +1 knowledge, wrong −1 — drift below a bucket and your bonus drops. Option order reshuffles every draw, so you learn the answer, not the position. THREE REWARD AXES • Mastery (+1% per level) — earned from quizzes, capped at three per Compute Unit. • Knowledge (flat FLOPs/sec bonus) — earned from practice banks. • Insight (compounding multiplier) — earned from retraining the run. AI LANDMARKS 27 lifetime-FLOP milestones from "Hello, World" through GPT-4 and beyond. Each grants a permanent tap multiplier. The history of artificial intelligence is your scoreboard. TRANSCENDENCE (hardcore loop) Stack ten GPU Clusters and you can transcend: wipe the run for a permanent global multiplier and one Transcendence Unit (TU). Spend TU to unlock Singularity and ASI — the loop above the loop. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Optional one-time purchases only: • Founder Pack — permanent ×2 multiplier on FLOPs and tap. • Mentor Pack — advanced curriculum (LoRA, RLHF, Mixture of Experts, Evals). • Time skips and insight packs as small consumables. WHO IT'S FOR • Beginners who want a more rewarding Python tutorial than another video course. • Engineers picking up the modern AI engineering stack from the ground up. • Anyone who wants their idle game to teach them something real. Idle.py respects your time. Progress saves automatically. Offline FLOPs are credited on launch. No popup ads. No timers built to wear you down. Just the curriculum, the loop, and the math.

About

Bitcoin Miner

Build a frontier mining camp in this idle simulation game. Recruit pixel miners, boost your hash rate, and collect virtual rewards. The game continues to mine even when you're offline, allowing you to reinvest and dig deeper.

Highlights
  • Idle progression mining
  • Recruit unique pixel miners
  • Boost hash rate
  • Daily check-in and rewards
  • Virtual satoshi rewards
  • Offline progress
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Stake your claim in the Wild West! Bitcoin Miner - Gold Rush is a casual idle simulation game where you build a frontier mining camp, recruit a crew of pixel miners, and keep the picks swinging even while you're away. HOW IT WORKS • Recruit: Hire pixel miners for your camp. Every hand you add swings another pick. • Power Up: Stack your crew's combined hash rate and watch the meter climb from Gh/s to Th/s, Ph/s and Eh/s. • Dig Deep: The shaft keeps running while you're offline. Come back to a fuller haul. • Collect: Claim your virtual nuggets and rewards, then reinvest to sink the shaft deeper. FEATURES • Idle progression: your camp mines around the clock, so every return brings a fresh haul • Ten unique hand-drawn pixel miners, from rookies to Elite • Daily check-in with seven-day streak rewards • Daily tasks and milestone rewards to keep the camp stocked • A free miner to claim every day, plus optional bonus rewards for watching a short video • Limited-time starter packs and promotions • Progress saved to your account with Sign in with Apple or Google, so your camp is always waiting THE CREW Every miner is drawn frame by frame: dusty hats, worn boots, and a pick that never stops swinging. The whole camp lives in a warm Wild-West palette that runs from lantern gold to deep shaft brown. Free to download and play, with optional in-app purchases. ABOUT REWARDS The mining in this game is a simulation: nothing is mined on your device. As you play, you earn a small reward in satoshis (sats) funded by the game's advertising revenue. Once your balance reaches the minimum threshold (0.0000002 BTC), you can request a payout to your own Lightning wallet through a third-party Lightning payment provider (Speed), up to 0.00004 BTC per day. The app does not provide a wallet, does not custody funds, and does not let you buy, sell, or trade cryptocurrency. Payouts may be unavailable in some regions; the game remains fully playable. Miners, gems, hash power and other in-game items are virtual content with no cash value. This game is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Bitcoin, bitcoin.org, or any cryptocurrency exchange. Terms of Service: https://bitserver.truthsseek.com/app-api/public/legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bitserver.truthsseek.com/app-api/public/legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Idle.py4 screens
Bitcoin Miner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle.py at none against Bitcoin Miner's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Idle.py sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Bitcoin Miner sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle.py ships an update weekly, Bitcoin Miner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Idle.py versus Bitcoin Miner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle.pyBitcoin Miner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB417 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByte Insights LimitedTweaking LLC

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle.py

One-time8
  • Mentor PackFree
  • +5 Insight$0.99
  • Skip 4 Hours$0.99
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  • Skip 24 Hours$1.99
  • +15 Insight$2.99
  • Founder Pack$3.99
  • Skip 7 Days$3.99
  • Sandbox Mode$19.99
19 purchases

Bitcoin Miner

One-time19
  • Ad Boost Card$0.29
  • 7-Day Withdrawal Pass$0.99
  • Valkyrie Queen 24H Trial$1.99
Show 16 more
  • Miner Trial Pack$3.99
  • Lucky Mining Crate$4.99
  • Skilled Miner$9.99
  • Veteran Miner$19.99
  • Lucky Mining Crate x5$19.99
  • Gold Baron$29.99
  • Pro Miner$49.99
  • Elite Miner Upgrade$79.99
  • Elite Miner Upgrade$94.99
  • Master Miner Upgrade$179.99
  • Master Miner Upgrade$194.99
  • Grand Master Upgrade$229.99
  • Grand Master Upgrade$244.99
  • Valkyrie Queen Upgrade$379.99
  • Valkyrie Queen Upgrade$394.99
  • Valkyrie Queen$399.99

Questions

Is Idle.py free?
Idle.py is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bitcoin Miner free?
Bitcoin Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle.py or Bitcoin Miner have ads?
Bitcoin Miner shows ads; Idle.py does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle.py or Bitcoin Miner?
Idle.py ships an update weekly, and Bitcoin Miner every 5 days. Most recently, Idle.py was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bitcoin Miner on October 27, 2026.

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