Comparison

Lumber Loop vs Polystar

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

Head to head
About

Lumber Loop

Features
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Build your own lumber empire in Lumber Loop โ€” a relaxing and satisfying idle farming game where every tree grows your business. Plant trees, grow your forest, cut logs, sell your harvest, and use your earnings to upgrade and expand. Unlock new circular plots, discover colorful tree varieties, and automate your farm as your lumber business grows. PLANT, GROW & HARVEST Plant saplings and watch your forest come to life. Harvest mature trees and turn every log into profit. BUILD YOUR LUMBER EMPIRE Sell logs, earn coins, upgrade your production, and grow from a small tree farm into a powerful lumber business. UNLOCK NEW RINGS Expand your circular farm one ring at a time. Unlock new areas, new trees, and more ways to earn. UPGRADE & EARN MORE Improve tree yield, growth speed, harvesting, and production to make every part of your farm more profitable. AUTOMATE YOUR FARM Unlock automation and let your farm keep producing while youโ€™re away. Come back, collect your earnings, and keep expanding. SATISFYING IDLE PROGRESSION Every harvest, sale, upgrade, and expansion moves your empire forward. Watch your income grow as your farm becomes faster and more efficient. DISCOVER NEW TREES Unlock colorful and exotic tree varieties as you progress and transform your farm into a vibrant circular forest. Whether you want a relaxing farming game, a satisfying tycoon experience, or an idle game packed with upgrades and progression, Lumber Loop is easy to pick up and satisfying to grow. Plant. Grow. Cut. Sell. Upgrade. Repeat. Start building your lumber empire today!

About

Polystar

Features
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Everything begins with a single point. Tap the glowing core and watch simple shapes multiply into a hypnotic cosmic mandala. Points become lines, lines become triangles, and orbit after orbit your universe blooms into something beautiful. Polystar is a relaxing idle clicker made entirely of geometry. No clutter, no noise: just pure shapes, soft light and numbers that keep growing, even while you're away. TAP AND COMBO Tap the core to earn vertices. Keep tapping to build your combo and watch the whole mandala spin faster. BUILD YOUR UNIVERSE Unlock new shapes, each with its own orbit. As they fill up, they connect to each other and reveal new patterns. 47 UPGRADES Symmetries, fractals, sacred geometry... Every upgrade makes your universe more powerful and more beautiful. CATCH GOLDEN STARS Stars drift across your universe from time to time. Tap them for a big burst of vertices. TRIGGER THE BIG BANG When your universe reaches its limit, collapse it back into a single point. You'll earn Singularities that make you stronger forever, and start again, faster every time. Relax, tap, and let your universe grow.

Screenshots

Lumber Loop4 screens
Polystar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Polystar at daily against Lumber Loop's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Lumber Loop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Polystar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumber Loop ships an update fortnightly, Polystar daily. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Lumber Loop versus Polystar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumber LoopPolystar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size238 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIGMIG DIJITAL PLATFORM ANONIM SIRKETINetdomuz

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lumber Loop

One-time10
  • Ticket 1$1.99
  • Ticket 2$4.99
  • Skip It Pack 3$9.99
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  • Ticket 3$9.99
  • Ticket 4$14.99
  • Skip It Pack 4$19.99
  • Ticket 5$19.99
  • Ticket 6$29.99
  • Skip It Pack 5$39.99
  • Skip It Pack 6$59.99
3 purchases

Polystar

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Polystar Premium$3.99
  • Permanent x2 Boost$3.99

Questions

Is Lumber Loop free?
Lumber Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polystar free?
Polystar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lumber Loop or Polystar have ads?
Both Lumber Loop and Polystar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumber Loop or Polystar?
Lumber Loop ships an update fortnightly, and Polystar daily. Most recently, Lumber Loop was updated on November 13, 2026 and Polystar on November 13, 2026.

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