Comparison

Idle Block Blaster vs The Process

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

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About

Idle Block Blaster

Features
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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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The Process

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THE PROCESS — Welcome to the Ethereal Foundry. Build a steam-and-steel factory, wire your stations together, and watch it produce. But growth never stops here: as your system wears down, REBOOT it for a permanent multiplier — and grow faster next cycle. HOW TO PLAY • Start with the Boiler (input), route it through a Refinery, deliver it to the Emitter (output). • Unlock advanced stations as you progress: Furnace, Converter, Amplifier, Transmuter. • Use Coolant to slow degradation, and place stations smartly to trigger resonance and chain bonuses. A SYSTEM THAT DEEPENS • Blueprint Tree: spend points earned from every reboot on permanent perks. • Ascension: reset your factory a second time for Aether — a passive multiplier plus the exclusive "Aether Conduit" station. • Daily Contracts + Shift Streak: fresh goals every day, rewards for showing up. • Weekly Trial: build a mini factory and compete on the global leaderboard. MAKE IT YOURS Earn pipe color palettes and node skins to give your factory a signature look — never for sale, only earned by playing. FAIR AND TRANSPARENT Ads never play themselves. When you choose to watch one, you'll always see exactly what you're getting first. Your progress saves to the cloud automatically, so it survives a device switch. An idle/incremental factory game for players who love both hands-on tinkering and watching things grow in the background. The steam never stops. Is your factory ready?

Screenshots

Idle Block Blaster4 screens
The Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Process at none against Idle Block Blaster's 6. Idle Block Blaster's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Block Blaster sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. The Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Idle Block Blaster versus The Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Block BlasterThe Process
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKAL Foundry, LLCDeniz Kaya

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Idle Block Blaster

One-time6
  • 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
None

The Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Block Blaster free?
Idle Block Blaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Process free?
The Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idle Block Blaster or The Process have ads?
Both Idle Block Blaster and The Process show ads.

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