Comparison

Cookies Inc. vs Idle Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Cookies Inc.

Build a massive cookie empire in this idle tycoon game. Unlock hundreds of unique cookies and upgrades, manage your bakery, and earn billions offline. Enjoy optional multiplayer and a relaxing swipe-to-collect mechanic.

Highlights
  • Build a cookie empire
  • Unlock 300+ unique cookies
  • Over 1,000 upgrades
  • Optional co-op and competitive multiplayer
  • Offline progress
  • Swipe to collect cookies
  • Prestige system
Features
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Played 100,000+ times each day! Only 1% of players get $10 million within 3 minutes - can you?! • NO annoying forced video ads bothering you • Completely optional competitive or casual co-op multiplayer • Unfolding gameplay where you unlock and discover new features • 300+ unique hand drawn cookies including pizza cookies (yes, you read that right) • 1,000+ super cool upgrades to give you amazingly cool boosts • Very active community and always listening to your feedback about cool new things to add Come and check out the best incremental (clicker) game you’ve ever played! Go on an adventure to build your massive cookie empire and earn millions and billions of cookies creating your tycoon business! Enjoy the best idle cookie simulator offline or online with co-op and competitive multiplayer with teams. If that’s not your thing, this is one of the best offline games around! There are no ads (video) that you’re forced to watch. All video ads are opt-in only. It’s rare to find an ad free idle game but we promise we won’t annoy you with ads! Endless gameplay that will make sure you’re never bored. There are always new upgrades, boosts, prestige and items to collect. You’ll experience a roller coaster of upgrades with hundreds of unique buffs. No internet connection required and lots of auto clickers that will help you on your adventure. Instead of merge or clicking gameplay, Cookie Inc. - Idle Tycoon Games lets you swipe to collect cookies. No strain on your finger and it’s much more relaxing. Play it casual and chill or play hardcore and be competitive with your team and leagues. The idle gameplay works like an automatic auto clicker so you’re always making progress. Enjoy idle inc style games? This is the one for you! The best idle simulator and the best idle tycoon game. No forced video ads, optional multiplayer with teams, tons of upgrades, super easy to use and simple to learn interface, secrets to discover, optional weekly seasons and leagues with loot, constant updates with new content - what’s not to love! Bake cookies and farm resources to get super rich! Auto tappers and autoclickers will help you on your epic cookie quest. Level up many times with unique prestige gameplay that unlocks new upgrades each time you prestige. Create your dream bakery with the most realistic simulator that involves cookies (yes, that’s a real category). You will have to manage your cookie business and spend cookies where it matters to get the best upgrades. Become a cookie capitalist and make it rain billions of cookies. Let the game idle and continue earning cookies when you’re offline. Manage and create your dream bakery with this addicting idle game. Baking has never been so fun! Start your idle journey and play through the cookie saga and uncover the secrets of the Cookieverse. Instead of your usual cooking games, Cookie Inc. - Idle Tycoon Games has unique clicker gameplay to always keep it fun and easy. Become a collector and mine millions of cookies. Your idle empire has never been so close! Run your own bakery and jam out to some super catchy music while you’re at it. If you love incremental (clicker) or idle games, we sure you'll love ours! :)

About

Idle Heroes

Assemble and train a powerful squad of heroes in this idle RPG. Your heroes train automatically while you're away, gaining new abilities and becoming stronger. Explore dungeons, battle darkness, and compete in global arenas and guild wars.

Highlights
  • Idle hero training
  • Hero collection and evolution
  • Strategic team building
  • Dungeon crawling
  • Guild wars
  • Worldwide arena battles
Features
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【The unique IDLE RPG on App Store. Form your heroes and battle for victory!!!!】 Join millions of other players around the world and start your journey from Sara Forest to the High Heaven, leading your band of heroes into ancient ruins to battle the forces of darkness! ------ GAME FEATURES ------ ■ Idle System Set your heroes training while you’re away. When you return to your phone, they will be stronger, gained new abilities, and ready for battle. Grow & Train a powerful squad without all the grinding! ■ Evolving Strategy More than 400 Heroes in different factions with specific skills. Summon your Warriors, TRAIN them to become powerful heroes, or convert them into Spirit material for EVOLVING. Forge magical gears, and outfit your warriors for victory! ■ Tons of Content With battlegrounds galore and dungeons aplenty, heroic quests, mysterious towers, arena, guild, much fun to enjoy! ■ Guild Wars Fight alongside your friends and players everywhere in a war for control of the floating continent. Join multiplayer guild boss-battles and lead your guild to supremacy! ■ Worldwide Arena Put forth your best heroes to do battle in the ARENA. Watch them PK online in a multiplayer contest for glory! Climb the Leader board for the best rewards! ————— Subscription Extra Gold: 1. Gold coin in auto-battle +100% for one week 2. A special gold dragon avatar for one week $0.99 weekly(Price may vary by location) ————— Price may vary by location. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period,and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period,if offered,will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication,where applicable. —————— Privacy Policy: http://www.droidhang.com/privacyen.html Terms of Service: http://www.droidhang.com/privacyen.html Contact us: Email: idleheroes.feedback@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdleHeroes Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdleHeroes

Screenshots

Cookies Inc.4 screens
Idle Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Heroes at none against Cookies Inc.'s shown. Idle Heroes also leads on ratings volume (107K vs 6.8K) and chart position (#101 vs unranked). Cookies Inc.'s advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cookies Inc. sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Heroes sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cookies Inc. against 4.8 for Idle Heroes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Heroes has 107K ratings behind it against 6.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cookies Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Idle Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookies Inc. ships an update every 4 weeks, Idle Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cookies Inc. versus Idle Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookies Inc.Idle Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings)4.8 (107K ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better72.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K107K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB714 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPIXELCUBE STUDIOS INC.DHGames Limited

Customer experience

Cookies Inc.

All ratings6,817 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.0%

Idle Heroes

All ratings106,585 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews2,394 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.6%

User reviews

Cookies Inc.

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍪 Satisfying cookie-collecting experience
  • 🕹️ Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 No forced ads
  • 🏆 Competitive leagues and teams
  • 💰 Easy to earn in-game currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cheating issues and lack of anti-cheat measures
  • 🤖 Ads covering important UI elements
  • ⏱️ Slow progression and high upgrade costs
  • 🔑 Difficulty accessing online features offline

Idle Heroes

From 107K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast progression for new players
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay and character collection
  • 🕰️ Idle/passive progression when away from the game
  • 💎 Generous free currency rewards

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases and pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for free-to-play players
  • 🐛 Bugs, crashes, and server issues
  • 💬 Toxic or spammy chat environment

Bugs and requests

Cookies Inc.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bakery reset bug
  • Showcase item boost changes causing regression
  • Cookie mastery not registering properly

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bulk open for mystery/team/crown packs
  • Option to turn off frenzies
  • More use for cupcakes
  • Team management features (password, kick/ban)
  • Offline cupcake generation
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  • Showcase item progress indicator
  • Bakery name change option
  • Milk and cookie set ideas (robotic, zodiac, etc.)
  • Competitive league system with rewards

Idle Heroes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing/lost in-game items and progress
  • Infinite loading screens and connection issues
  • Unresponsive or confusing UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved customer support and account recovery
  • More F2P-friendly progression and event design
  • Global chat or better guild communication features
  • Increased hero/gear storage and inventory management

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Cookies Inc.

One-time14
  • Magical Tip Jar I$0.99
  • Oven #1$0.99
  • Oven #2$0.99
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  • Oven #3$0.99
  • Super Pass$1.99
  • Level Master$2.99
  • Event Boost$2.99
  • Special Pack$2.99
  • Super Auto Collector$2.99
  • Mega Magnet$2.99
  • Second Helpings$2.99
  • Silver Starter Pack$2.99
  • Magical Tip Jar$3.99
  • Magical Tip Jar$4.99
11 purchases

Idle Heroes

Subscriptions1
  • Consecutive Weekly Privilege7 Days trial$0.997 Days
One-time10
  • event package 1$4.99
  • value package m1$4.99
  • best value package 2$4.99
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  • carnival package$9.99
  • event package 2$9.99
  • best value package 1$14.99
  • event package 3$19.99
  • event package 4$29.99
  • event package 5$49.99
  • event package 7$99.99

Questions

Is Cookies Inc. free?
Cookies Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Heroes free?
Idle Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cookies Inc. or Idle Heroes?
Cookies Inc. and Idle Heroes are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6.8K and 107K ratings respectively.
Do Cookies Inc. or Idle Heroes have ads?
Cookies Inc. shows ads; Idle Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Cookies Inc. or Idle Heroes?
Cookies Inc. ships an update every 4 weeks, and Idle Heroes every 2 months. Most recently, Cookies Inc. was updated on September 23, 2026 and Idle Heroes on September 24, 2026.

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