Salzpenner vs Idle Spaceweaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salzpenner
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Three deposit bottles. One dream. All of Lüneburg. You wake up hungover in an alley of Lüneburg's old town – broke, but full of ambition. Collect deposit bottles, beg for scraps, and turn a few cents into a salt empire. Salzpenner is the idle RPG with local flavour, dark humour and surprising depth. THE LOOP THAT NEVER SLEEPS – Collect bottles, beg, cash in deposits. Your income keeps running even when the app is closed. Come back and rake in the offline loot. FIGHT REAL BUMS – Challenge real players in the arena. Gear up weapons, clothes and amulets, spec as tank, healer or bruiser, and climb the ranks. 11 SALT CATACOMBS, 100+ BOSSES – Descend into the old salt mines. Over a hundred hand-painted bosses, juicy drops and a serious endgame. CATCH A STREET CRITTER – Catch, breed and fuse 20+ critters and send them into battle – from cheeky rats to salt dragons. BUILD YOUR BUM EMPIRE – Upgrade your hideout, hire a crew, level stations and unlock set synergies. FOUND A CLAN – Team up, wage clan wars and conquer the districts of Lüneburg together. 12 REAL LÜNEBURG DISTRICTS – Travel the map, fight for the best spots, become King of Lüneburg. 100% free. No paywall. German & English. Sign in with Apple to play across devices.
Idle Spaceweaver
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A Space-Themed Idle Incremental game. No Energy, No Premium Currency, No Ads, No Pay-to-Win and No Internet Required. Master 18 skills, command a growing fleet and build your galactic legacy at your own pace - a complete idle space game. Developed with a simple vision: build the kind of idle game that respects its players. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • All 18 skills level to 99 - deep, earned progression • 25 unique planets, each with its own resources, markets and secrets • Ships earn their own XP, then scout out new worlds to grow your fleet • Hundreds of crew recruits, each with a portrait, personality and story • Combat with no death penalty - your ship retreats, recovers, tries again • Up to 24 hours of offline progress with a full "While You Were Away" report • 280+ quests, 100+ achievements, collections and an endgame prestige system • Plays entirely offline - optional cloud backup, home-screen widgets • No ads, no energy, no gems, no loot boxes, no paywalls A UNIVERSE OF SKILLS Chop, mine, fish, hunt and gather across alien worlds. Cook, craft, build and research your way to advanced technology. From Woodcutting and Mining to Outfitting, Astronomy and Linguistics, your combined level unlocks new systems deep into the late game. A FLEET AND A CREW Send expeditions across the galaxy, work the recruitment board and take your pick from hundreds of unique recruits. Assign them to roles and watch your whole operation speed up. OPTIONAL MINI-GAMES Chart constellations, decode alien signals, cultivate alien flora and restore ruined worlds. Play them for fun - the core game never requires them. A GALAXY WITH A STORY A motion-comic opening cinematic, an ever-growing lore Codex, rare cosmic events and a quiet sense that something out there is still looking for you. A GENUINELY FAIR GAME The only purchases are one optional one-off upgrade (full-speed offline earnings) and a tip jar to support development. No gameplay or content is ever locked behind payment. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, there's always meaningful progress to make. Your ship is waiting, Explorer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Salzpenner at none against Idle Spaceweaver's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Idle Spaceweaver sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Salzpenner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salzpenner | Idle Spaceweaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Popov | Timothy Welch |
In-app purchases
Salzpenner
No in-app purchases
Idle Spaceweaver
- Support Development$0.99
- Faster Offline Progress$4.99
Questions
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