Comparison

Idle Deepcore vs Sisyphus with Stickers

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sisyphus with Stickers

A calming game where you push a boulder up a hill to earn stickers. Decorate your boulder with collected stickers, which change its rolling physics and appearance over time. Explore ever-changing landscapes and unlock milestones as you continue your endless climb.

Highlights
  • Push boulder up hills
  • Earn and collect stickers
  • Decorate boulder with stickers
  • Stickers affect rolling physics
  • Dynamic, changing landscapes
  • Unlock milestones and achievements
Features
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Sisyphus had it rough. Push the boulder up, watch it roll back down, repeat forever. No points, no prizes, nothing to show for it. We fixed that last part. Sisyphus with Stickers is a small, calming game about a slightly happier Sisyphus. Tap anywhere to shove your boulder up the hill. Use as many fingers as you like, because every finger counts. Stop tapping and gravity rolls it back toward the valley, or hold a finger down to rest. Crest the apex and you earn a sticker for your rock. THE LOOP • Start in a valley with your boulder. • Tap to push it up the near side. Around a hundred taps gets you to the top. • Crest the summit to earn a sticker. The boulder rolls down the far side into the next hill, and the climb starts again. • Decorate whenever you feel like it. Tap your rock to spin it up close, then pick a sticker from a random pack, the full emoji keyboard, or your own photos. PLACE IT JUST SO • Line each sticker up under the reticle. Drag to rotate the boulder, pinch to resize the sticker, twist to spin it, and add a border if you want one. • Changed your mind? Peel any sticker back off. • In a hurry? Let Surprise Me scatter your whole collection at once. KEEP GOING (please don't) Game Center puts your summit count on a leaderboard and turns each milestone into an achievement. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account required. Just you, a rock, a hill, and an ever-growing pile of stickers.

Screenshots

Idle Deepcore4 screens
Sisyphus with Stickers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sisyphus with Stickers at 100% against Idle Deepcore's 50%. Sisyphus with Stickers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Idle Deepcore's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (51 vs 4). On price 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 Deepcore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sisyphus with Stickers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sisyphus with Stickers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Deepcore has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Idle Deepcore's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sisyphus with Stickers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Deepcore ships an update every 5 days, Sisyphus with Stickers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Idle Deepcore versus Sisyphus with Stickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DeepcoreSisyphus with Stickers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (51 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlavio ValceschiniKavan Bahrami

Customer experience

Idle Deepcore

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

Sisyphus with Stickers

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99
None

Sisyphus with Stickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sisyphus with Stickers free?
Sisyphus with Stickers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Deepcore or Sisyphus with Stickers?
Sisyphus with Stickers is rated higher. Idle Deepcore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Sisyphus with Stickers averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Idle Deepcore or Sisyphus with Stickers have ads?
Idle Deepcore shows ads; Sisyphus with Stickers does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Deepcore or Sisyphus with Stickers?
Idle Deepcore ships an update every 5 days, and Sisyphus with Stickers fortnightly. Most recently, Idle Deepcore was updated on October 8, 2026 and Sisyphus with Stickers on October 10, 2026.

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