Layer Tycoon vs Kargola
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layer Tycoon
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From one 3D printer in your bedroom to a glowing print farm full of machines: Layer Tycoon is a cozy idle tycoon game about running a real 3D printing business. It's midnight. Your first Benchy turns into spaghetti, the second one comes out perfect, and your very first order arrives. Print it, pack it, hand it to the courier… and keep growing. A REAL SLICER Every order wants something different. Set print speed, layer height, walls and infill, and turn supports on for overhangs. Print too fast and spaghetti becomes likely, fine layers take time, strong parts eat filament. A prototype, a figurine and an engineering part each need their own settings. FROM BEDROOM TO GLOBAL HQ Seven places to grow: Bedroom, Garage, Workshop, Maker Studio, Print Farm, Metal Lab and Global HQ. Every move unlocks new machines, materials and bigger customers. UNLOCK NEW PRINTERS Fast CoreXY, multicolour, resin, industrial FDM and metal SLM printers. Print in PLA, silk PLA, PETG, TPU and resin. Add a filament dryer, a wash & cure station and an AI spaghetti camera. HIRE A CREW Apprentices collect prints, packers box them, a shipping clerk calls the courier, operators run the printers and technicians clear the spaghetti. Go from doing everything yourself to managing a busy print factory. IDLE & OFFLINE EARNINGS With a team, your print shop keeps producing while you're away. Come back and collect what you earned. QUIRKY CUSTOMERS Emma the cosplayer, Jake from the corner café, Dr. Patel the dentist, Old Joe who prototypes everything… Regulars leave reviews and return with big orders when they're happy. Sign company contracts, hit daily goals and race against rush orders. THE REAL DRAMA OF 3D PRINTING Greasy beds, filament that soaks up moisture on rainy days, failed prints, washing and UV-curing resin, and the sweet satisfaction of a perfect first layer. MAKE IT YOURS Name your shop, create your maker and pick your style. • Free to play. An ad now and then after shopping; the Ad-free Office removes them. Rewarded ads for Turbo or doubled earnings are always optional. • Play offline, no account needed. • English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese and Korean. Love 3D printers, idle games, tycoon and business simulators or factory management games? Layer Tycoon is made for you. Start your print farm today!
Kargola
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In Kargola you run a warehouse that picks, packs and ships online orders. You start in a small garage with one aisle, four products and a single courier, and every shipment earns XP and research points to grow your business step by step. • Pick and pack: Select an order, tap the glowing shelves and your worker loads the cart. Choose the best-fit box, tape it, print the label and put it on the belt. • Beat the truck: Every courier has its own pickup times. On-time orders earn five stars; late ones cost stars and future orders. • R&D tree: Unlock 17 products through 37 research projects. Padding for the fragile vase, care for the valuable smartwatch, ribbons for gift orders. • Expand: New aisles, ramps, a loading yard, a break room and a mezzanine with a lift. Your garage turns into an industrial logistics hub. • Automate: Taping and labelling machines, picker robots, a packing robot and extra staff. Your warehouse keeps working while you are away. • Corporate bulk orders: Companies order dozens of the same item. Split them into boxes and get every box on the same truck. • Big sale days: Once a week orders double. Stock up in advance! • A second depot on the plot next door: Depot B, a covered walkway and the Kartal Kargo ramp. • Prestige: sell your depot and start over in a new city with permanent bonuses. • Seasons: New Year, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Back to School, Black Friday and holidays, with season tasks and exclusive cosmetics. • Cosmetics: worker outfits, warehouse walls, truck patterns. • Day and night music, haptic feedback, iCloud save sync, Game Center achievements and a dedicated landscape layout on iPad. Plays offline. No forced ads; ads only when you choose to watch one for a reward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Layer Tycoon at every 2 days against Kargola's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Layer Tycoon sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Kargola sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Layer Tycoon ships an update every 2 days, Kargola weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layer Tycoon | Kargola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mevlut Sava | SEVKET CAGATAY OLMEZ |
In-app purchases
Layer Tycoon
- Small coffee$0.99
- Finish Pack$2.99
- Big coffee$2.99
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- Founder Pack$3.99
- Ad-free Office$5.99
- A week of coffee$9.99
Kargola
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Boss Pack$2.99
Questions
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