Comparison

Asteroid Clicker vs Idle Space Mining

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

Head to head
About

Asteroid Clicker

Mine asteroid belts, gather resources, and rebuild your ship to escape an alien-infested territory. Engage in a virus-blasting mini-game and compete on global leaderboards. Progress through challenging space sectors and earn daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Mine asteroid belts for resources
  • Research and deploy advanced Shields
  • Virus Blaster mini-game
  • Global Leaderboards competition
  • Progress through space levels
  • Daily rewards and streaks
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Save the Crew. Repair the Argo. Reach Earth. Alan Rusk and his crew have been pulled through a wormhole into the heart of Thrakuhn territory—and their ship, the Argo, is in pieces. As the lead engineer commander, your mission is simple but dangerous: mine the asteroid belts, gather resources, and rebuild the Argo before the alien swarm closes in. MODERNIZED FOR A NEW GALAXY This isn’t just a ship repair; it’s a fight for survival. We’ve completely overhauled the experience with slick new visuals, a deep storyline, and more ways to play than ever before. CORE FEATURES: UPGRADE & PROTECT: It’s not just about mining. Research and deploy advanced Shields to protect the Argo from the relentless Thrakuhn viruses. VIRUS BLASTER MINI-GAME: Need a break from the belt? Jump into the high-octane Virus Blaster mini-game. It’s fast, it’s frantic, and it’s the best way to earn bonus tech. CHALLENGE THE GALAXY: Don’t just survive—thrive. Compete with friends on the Global Leaderboards and see who is the ultimate space engineer. CLIMB THE LEVELS: Progress through increasingly difficult sectors of space. Each level brings the crew one step closer to the blue marble we call home. DAILY REWARDS & STREAKS: Log in daily for resource drops! Hit a 4-day streak for exclusive ship parts and massive boosts. The Thrakuhn are watching. The crew is waiting. Are you ready to bring the Argo home?

About

Idle Space Mining

Build and expand a space mining empire through incremental upgrades and strategic choices. Reset your progress to gain permanent bonuses and achieve ultimate power. Earn resources even while offline.

Highlights
  • Incremental mining empire building
  • Strategic doctrine choices
  • Prestige system with Dark Matter
  • Permanent upgrades via Star Shards
  • Offline earnings
  • Challenging game modes
  • Comet catching events
Features
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Tap an asteroid. Build a mining empire. Then destroy it — and come back stronger. IDLE SPACE MINING is an idle game about scale. You start hand-mining ore from a bare rock. You end up rewriting local physics so the ore was always there. BUILD THE COLONY Twenty-six machines, from a rickety Drone Hangar to the Terminus Drillhead. Each one runs its own harvest cycle — watch the bars fill, watch the ore land. Every 10 you own doubles that machine's output, and every tier lifts the one beneath it. CHOOSE YOUR DOCTRINE At each tier you pick ONE of three paths and forfeit the other two. Triple your early generators, or cut the price of everything, or tighten your milestones. There is no right answer — and you re-decide every single run. ASCEND When growth stalls, collapse the whole colony into a singularity. You lose your ore, your generators, your tech. You keep DARK MATTER — and every scrap you have ever earned makes you permanently stronger. Dark Matter is deliberately scarce. Each one matters. HEAT DEATH Then there's the prestige above prestige. Let the universe run down, trade everything — even your Dark Matter — for Star Shards, and buy upgrades that survive the end of everything. TAKE ON CHALLENGES Mine with no hands. Run with triple-length cycles. Build with only three generator types. Beat one and keep the bonus forever. CATCH COMETS Comets drift past while you play. Tap one for a lump of ore or a burst of production. EARN WHILE YOU SLEEP Your colony keeps mining when the app is closed. Come back to a pile. One optional ad, and only if you want it: watch a Supply Drop for double production for four hours. No banners, no interstitials, nothing that interrupts play. No energy timers, no countdown "offers". Just numbers going up, forever.

Screenshots

Asteroid Clicker3 screens
Idle Space Mining4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Space Mining at none against Asteroid Clicker's 3. Idle Space Mining also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 150 months) and device support. Asteroid Clicker's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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. Asteroid Clicker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Space Mining asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asteroid Clicker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asteroid Clicker ships an update every 150 months, Idle Space Mining weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Asteroid Clicker versus Idle Space Mining: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroid ClickerIdle Space Mining
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 150 monthsWeekly — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB121 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTrevor NellISAAC MICHAEL FRETT

Customer experience

Asteroid Clicker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Idle Space Mining

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Asteroid Clicker

One-time3
  • 5 Shield Pack$0.99
  • 20 Shield Pack$1.99
  • Speed Boost$1.99
None

Idle Space Mining

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Asteroid Clicker free?
Asteroid Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Space Mining free?
Idle Space Mining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Asteroid Clicker or Idle Space Mining?
Asteroid Clicker is rated higher. Asteroid Clicker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Idle Space Mining averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Asteroid Clicker or Idle Space Mining?
Asteroid Clicker ships an update every 150 months, and Idle Space Mining weekly. Most recently, Asteroid Clicker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Idle Space Mining on October 24, 2026.

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