Pilots vs Idle Block Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilots
An aviation idle and incremental strategy game where you build an airfield from scratch. Research new technologies, design aircraft, and manage pilots to progress through different flight eras. Enjoy offline progress and dynamic weather without timers or ads.
- Idle and incremental strategy gameplay
- Fleet and route design
- Dynamic weather system
- Pilot experience and ranks
- Prestige reset for permanent upgrades
- Offline progress simulation
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Build from a grass airstrip to interstellar flight, one horizon at a time. Pilots: Ascension is an aviation idle and incremental strategy game. It starts with a hand-cranked fuel drum and a wood-and-fabric machine that has no business leaving the ground. Your job is to get it into the sky anyway. You are the quartermaster of a tiny airfield. Crank fuel, recruit crew and coax the first aircraft into the air. Then build an industry: depots, mines, smelters and workshops. Assign aviators to the jobs that suit them and research your way up the altitude spine through seven eras: Dawn of Flight, the Propeller Age, the Jet Age, the Rocket Age, Orbit, the Interplanetary frontier and the Interstellar Age. IT KEEPS THE LOOP YOU KNOW Gather, build, assign, research, trade, prestige. Then it adds mechanics built around flight: • Adventure campaign: five flight programs tie era research to real flying. Aircraft must be capable of their route, so your fleet choices matter. • Grand Expeditions: three voyages and 16 story legs with changing routes, flight modes and supply needs. Earn Bronze, Silver and Gold honors that stay with every future career. No deadlines. • Flight Operations: seven stories and 21 mission stages across all seven eras. Choose relief service or scientific survey. • Flight modes: Standard, Economy, Express and Survey trade speed, fuel, risk and science output for each aircraft. • Route mastery: successful landings earn better payouts and lower risk on familiar routes. • Simulated weather: four in-game seasons plus changing conditions. Tailwinds, fog and thunderstorms can ground flights and shift production. • Pilot ranks: aviators climb from Rookie to Wingman to Veteran to Ace, multiplying their output. • New Horizon: take a Final Flight, bank Legacy, Ace Points and Renown, pick a Founding Charter and, if you want, a challenge for your next run. Your career log remembers your last 50 runs. A CALMER, CLEARER AIRFIELD A compact home screen puts one crank button beside your crew and fuel stats. Tap any resource to see what produces it, what stores it and what consumes it. Fleets group by aircraft, route and mode, with bulk controls for dispatch. CLASSIC AND ADVENTURE New careers begin in Adventure. Existing careers keep the original rules as Classic, and you can choose Adventure at a voluntary New Horizon. Offline progress for up to three days: your fleet keeps flying while you are away. Your save lives on your device. No timers nagging you. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account or login. Start with a windsock and an empty field.
Idle Block Blaster
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Build an unstoppable defense, blast through endless block waves, and grow stronger even while you’re away. Idle Block Blaster combines satisfying automatic turret combat with deep incremental progression. Defend your core against fast enemies, ranged attackers, tanks, splitters, and massive bosses. Earn coins, improve your defenses, unlock powerful cards, and push farther with every run. BUILD YOUR TURRET DEFENSE Upgrade turret damage, attack speed, tap power, health, shields, regeneration, critical hits, enemy rewards, and passive income. Unlock additional side turrets and configure their weapons and targeting behavior. UNLOCK UNIQUE TURRETS Choose from Machine Gun, Leech, Mortar, Sniper, Cryo, Tesla, and Standard turrets. Target the nearest enemy, farthest enemy, highest-health enemy, or specific enemy types to optimize your build. KEEP PROGRESSING OFFLINE Your defenses continue generating rewards while you are away. Return to collect offline earnings, complete research, strengthen your build, and break through your next wall. RESEARCH PERMANENT UPGRADES Invest bricks into lasting improvements for stronger attacks, faster firing, better defenses, increased rewards, improved critical hits, and enhanced offline income. COLLECT CARDS AND SPECIAL POWERS Open card packs, level up passive bonuses, unlock powerful Mega Cards, and activate devastating abilities such as the Mini-Nuke. FEATURES • Idle tower-defense combat • Automatic battles with active tap power • Deep incremental upgrades • Offline earnings and AFK progression • Seven configurable turret types • Permanent research upgrades • Collectible cards and Mega Cards • Boss battles and varied enemies • Powerful special abilities • Adjustable game-speed controls • Neon cyber-arcade visuals and music Build smarter. Blast harder. Survive longer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Idle Block Blaster at Free against Pilots's $0.99. Idle Block Blaster also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Pilots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Idle Block Blaster is free to download; Pilots costs $0.99 up front. Idle Block Blaster sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pilots asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pilots | Idle Block Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Das Creative LLC | KAL Foundry, LLC |
In-app purchases
Pilots
No in-app purchases
Idle Block Blaster
- 100 Gems$0.99
- 300 Gems$2.99
- 500 Gems$4.99
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- 1000 Gems$8.99
- Ad Free Mode$9.99
- 10,000 Gems$49.99
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