Comparison

Idle Analyst vs Energy Foundry

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

Head to head
About

Idle Analyst

A relaxed incremental game where you build and automate a spreadsheet. Grow your workbook with formulas, unlock new features, and optimize your strategy for endless progression. Enjoy offline earnings and a satisfying refactoring mechanic.

Highlights
  • Build formula cells
  • Unlock new sheets
  • Automate with AutoFill
  • Refactor for permanent Insights
  • Offline progress
  • Chase achievements
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Every great analyst starts with a single empty cell. Idle Analyst is a relaxed incremental game about building a spreadsheet that quietly takes over your screen. Start with one humble formula, watch the numbers tick upward, and reinvest your output into smarter cells, bigger functions, and clever automation. Tap to grow your workbook, then sit back as it runs itself. The real game is optimization: which cell to upgrade next, when to lean on conditional logic, and exactly when to refactor and start fresh — faster and stronger than before. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Build a grid of living formula cells — references, sums, averages, lookups, randomness, and conditional logic that rewards clever play • Unlock new columns and entire sheets as your workbook grows • Automate the busywork with AutoFill once you've earned it • Refactor to bank permanent Insights that multiply everything • Keep earning while you're away with offline progress • Chase achievements and archive every workbook you outgrow A career's worth of progression, told one milestone at a time — from your very first assignment to things no spreadsheet was ever meant to do. No timers nagging you. No pressure. Just numbers going up, a workbook getting smarter, and that perfect "one more refactor" feeling. Grab a coffee. Open the workbook. Watch it climb.

About

Energy Foundry

Build a growing energy economy starting with a single Mote. Construct machines, unlock new energies, complete quests, and design custom machines to optimize production. This minimalist text-based idle game focuses on compounding systems and progressive upgrades.

Highlights
  • Build an expanding energy economy
  • Construct machines in your Foundry
  • Unlock higher energies
  • Complete quests
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Design custom machines
Features
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Build an expanding energy economy from a single Mote. Tap the orb, construct machines in your Foundry, unlock higher energies, complete quests, prestige for permanent power, and design custom machines that bend the production chain. Energy Foundry is a minimalist text-based idle game about compounding systems, progressive upgrades, and watching numbers go up to become huge.

Screenshots

Idle Analyst3 screens
Energy Foundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Energy Foundry at 5.0 against Idle Analyst's 3.0. Idle Analyst's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Analyst sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Energy Foundry sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Energy Foundry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Idle Analyst versus Energy Foundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle AnalystEnergy Foundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert RiceRICCARDO STELLA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Idle Analyst

One-time2
  • Offline Boost$1.99
  • Analyst Pro$3.99
2 purchases

Energy Foundry

One-time2
  • 20 Surge Cores$0.99
  • 100 Surge Cores$1.99

Questions

Is Idle Analyst free?
Idle Analyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Energy Foundry free?
Energy Foundry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Analyst or Energy Foundry?
Energy Foundry is rated higher. Idle Analyst averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Energy Foundry averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Analyst or Energy Foundry have ads?
Neither Idle Analyst nor Energy Foundry shows ads.

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