Comparison

Exchange vs Labmaster

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

Head to head
About

Exchange

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Exchange is a frontier commodities-trading incremental game. You are a lone trader building a fortune on a network of markets where prices move every day โ€” driven by trends, cycles, volatility, and sudden news shocks. Read the regimes and allocate: buy low, sell high, and ship goods between markets to capture spreads. But arbitrage is never free โ€” goods are locked in transit for days, so every spread is a timing bet. Manage real risk. Borrow on margin to amplify returns, but mind your maintenance margin: fall below it and your positions are force-sold. Push too hard and a margin call becomes bankruptcy. Retire and Refound to bank Reputation, scaled by your peak net worth, and spend it on permanent edges: more starting capital, cheaper fees and shipping, a bigger credit line, short selling, futures, optional securities desks, and rule-based automation so the late game runs hands-off. Features: โ€ข Eight markets and sixteen commodity complexes, each with its own price regime โ€ข Three shipping campaigns with fifteen chapters, deadlines, cash bonuses and lasting Reputation โ€ข Eleven freight investments: cheaper shipping, faster dispatch and richer new delivery bids โ€ข Inter-market shipping with route modes, transit time, cost, and arrival moments โ€ข Delivery contracts, closing auctions, and net opportunity scoring โ€ข Leverage, interest, margin calls, and the genuine risk of ruin โ€ข Short selling, futures, and optional paper desks unlocked through prestige โ€ข Standing-order automation for hands-off trading โ€ข A deterministic, seeded simulation โ€” runs play out reproducibly โ€ข Pause and resume your campaign without losing your place Trade well.

About

Labmaster

Features
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Labmaster is an idle computer lab tycoon about growing a tiny rack into a huge server farm that actually runs. Drop nodes, match colored ports, and keep data flowing through processors, buffers, gateways, and bigger lab parts. A simple route starts earning credits, then guided contracts push you to rebuild smarter, unlock more tools, and expand across 12 rack rows. It starts easy: blue goes with blue, yellow output goes to gateways, and clean routes earn more. As the lab expands, splitters, upgrades, energy limits, and generated missions turn each layout into a satisfying incremental optimization puzzle. Core features: - Build a visual node graph with colorful live connections. - Route data through processors and gateways to earn in-game credits. - Grow an idle server farm across 12 expandable rack rows. - Add buffers, splitters, CPUs, and late-game system parts. - Follow clear three-step missions and rebuild smarter. - Zoom, drag, expand, and keep improving your computer empire. - Optional rewards and boosts stay optional. Labmaster is designed as a free-to-play game. Credits and cash shown in the game are fictional in-game resources and are not real-money earnings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Exchange4 screens
Labmaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Labmaster at Free against Exchange's $1.99. Exchange's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Labmaster is free to download; Exchange costs $1.99 up front. Labmaster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Exchange asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exchange ships an update every 3 days, Labmaster every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Exchange versus Labmaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExchangeLabmaster
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB155 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDas Creative LLCjaehyun pung

In-app purchases

None

Exchange

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Labmaster

Subscriptions1
  • Lab Pass Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • 120 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Lab Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • 730 Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Exchange free?
Exchange costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labmaster free?
Labmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exchange or Labmaster have ads?
Labmaster shows ads; Exchange does not.
Which is updated more often, Exchange or Labmaster?
Exchange ships an update every 3 days, and Labmaster every 2 days. Most recently, Exchange was updated on October 24, 2026 and Labmaster on October 28, 2026.

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