Comparison

Supernova vs INTEREST.EXE

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

Head to head
About

Supernova

An idle space tycoon game where you fuse hydrogen to grow and detonate stars. Earn permanent power-ups with each supernova to accelerate future runs. Features offline progress and a visually evolving star.

Highlights
  • Fuse hydrogen to create and grow stars
  • Offline progress and production
  • Visually evolving star stages
  • Prestige system with supernova cinematics
  • Deep multiplier stacking and research upgrades
  • Daily missions and streaks
  • Fully offline gameplay
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Fuse hydrogen into a living star. Grow it. Then blow it up — on purpose. SUPERNOVA is a premium-feel idle game about running a cosmic forge. Tap to spark fusion, build 12 generators from Hydrogen Wisp to Singularity Seed, and watch your star physically evolve — protostar, blue giant, red supergiant — until it is ready to collapse. Detonating it is the point: every supernova grants Neutron Cores, permanent power that makes each new universe faster than the last. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Real progress while you're away — production continues offline (extend the cap up to 24 hours with research), and a welcome-back doubler greets your return • A star that actually changes — five visual stages, rendered live, no canned art • Prestige that feels like a finale — a hand-built supernova cinematic, then a stronger start • Numbers that get gloriously big — Million, Septillion, and far beyond • Milestones every few minutes early on, deep multiplier stacking later • Daily missions and streaks that respect your time • 20 research upgrades that shape every run FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads. None. • No energy bars, no forced waits, no progress walls • Fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no internet required • Nothing collected, nothing tracked • Optional purchases exist (time warps, photons, a one-time Supporter Pack), and the entire game is balanced to be completed without spending anything THE LOOP 1. Tap your star and let generators forge Stardust 2. Hit ownership milestones — each one doubles a generator's output 3. Buy research, stack a Photon Surge boost, fill your Piggy Bank 4. Reach collapse readiness... and go SUPERNOVA 5. Keep your Neutron Cores forever. Start again, faster. Built by a solo developer in SwiftUI and SpriteKit. Every pixel is procedural — no asset packs, no stock art. Dark theme, tuned haptics, Reduce Motion respected. Your first universe is waiting. It starts with one atom.

About

INTEREST.EXE

Features
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Your role: tap the desk, and money comes out. Perform the role until the money performs itself. Questions are discouraged. INTEREST.EXE is a deadpan idle game about compound interest, corporate life, and the people who post about both. Grind at your cubicle. Buy instruments. Watch the line. Become a concept. • NUMBER GOES UP: every digit of your balance counts live, from $0.05 past the GDP of Earth • A PORTFOLIO YOU CAN SEE: piggy banks stack into towers, a rocket lands on your windowsill, at some point you own a small sun • TRADE THE LINE: buy low, sell high on a live market running on a tiny 3D laptop • SHAKE FOR VOLATILITY: HR will not elaborate • SURVIVE THE MARKET: recessions, audits, meme rallies, AI winters, tax season • CLIMB THE LADDER: from folding shirts to selling a course about selling courses to becoming a concept • COLLAPSE THE ECONOMY: on purpose, for bonds • WIN THE GAME: by exceeding the gross domestic product of Earth. The number keeps going up afterwards. That was always the point. Free to play, and the ads respect you: they only ever play when YOU press a button asking for one, in exchange for a boost. Nothing interrupts play, ever. No accounts, no cloud: your empire lives on your phone.

Screenshots

Supernova4 screens
INTEREST.EXE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: INTEREST.EXE at none against Supernova's 10. INTEREST.EXE also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Supernova's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price 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. Supernova sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. INTEREST.EXE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Supernova ships an update every 2 days, INTEREST.EXE every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Supernova versus INTEREST.EXE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupernovaINTEREST.EXE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAULocal Marketing Group Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Supernova

One-time10
  • 50 Photons$0.99
  • Time Warp: 4 Hours$1.99
  • Break the Piggy Bank$2.99
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  • Automation Core$3.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
  • Time Warp: 24 Hours$4.99
  • 300 Photons$4.99
  • 700 Photons$9.99
  • Time Warp: 7 Days$14.99
  • 1600 Photons$19.99
None

INTEREST.EXE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Supernova free?
Supernova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is INTEREST.EXE free?
INTEREST.EXE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Supernova or INTEREST.EXE have ads?
INTEREST.EXE shows ads; Supernova does not.
Which is updated more often, Supernova or INTEREST.EXE?
Supernova ships an update every 2 days, and INTEREST.EXE every 6 days. Most recently, Supernova was updated on November 5, 2026 and INTEREST.EXE on October 31, 2026.

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