Comparison

Cookies Inc. vs Bud Farm

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

Bud Farm

Build a cannabis empire from a small island farm. Invest in businesses, unlock unique characters and items, and engage in bongo battles to earn rewards. Grow your earnings and lead a cultural revolution.

Highlights
  • Build a cannabis empire
  • Invest in businesses
  • Unlock characters and items
  • Earn rewards in bongo battles
  • Grow earnings
  • Lead a cultural revolution
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Wanna stick it to the man, and build up a Budding Island Empire? Put down the bizz-ong (just for a minute) and download Bud Farm: Idle Tycoon! On a tiny island in the Pacific Northwest, a lovable group of stoners are taking their family farm worldwide! Shorty, Dave, and Uncle Floyd grow the best kush, hands down... But they need YOUR help to save their home from a greedy billionaire. He's got cash to burn and a crew of dickish henchmen who won't rest until they get their sausage-like hands on the deed to the farm! Everybody knows that the only way to smoke a billionaire... is to become one yourself! • INVEST! Fight fire with fire and start pulling down some SERIOUS figures by turning a humble commune into a global cannabis empire! • UNLOCK! Collect an assortment of freaky pot heads, cuddly critters, and far-out 420-friendly businesses! • IMPROVE! Free to play, groove to win! Earn dope rewards in frantic BONGO BATTLES! • PROFIT! Watch your earnings grow higher and higher... and HIGHER! • REPRESENT! Help Uncle Floyd and the gang plant the seeds of a worldwide cultural revolution! Bud Farm: Idle Tycoon is free to download, with new content being added just as fast as we can crank it out! The surgeon general warns that Bud Farm: Idle Tycoon may be habit-forming! He knows what he's talking about. Not only is he surgeon, but he's also a friggin' GENERAL! Bud Farm: Idle Tycoon is free to download and play, but some game items can be purchased for real money. A network connection is not required, but you will have limited access to in-game functions. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Have questions or need help? Contact us. Support: http://budfarmidle.zendesk.com Privacy Policy: http://www.ldrlygames.io/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: http://www.ldrlygames.io/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

Cookies Inc.4 screens
Bud Farm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cookies Inc. and Bud Farm both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Cookies Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Bud Farm's. Cookies Inc. also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Bud Farm's advantage is ratings volume (96K vs 6.8K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Bud Farm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Bud Farm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bud Farm has 96K 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 61% of Bud Farm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cookies Inc. versus Bud Farm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookies Inc.Bud Farm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings)4.8 (96K ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better60.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K96K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB192 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPIXELCUBE STUDIOS INC.LDRLY

Customer experience

Cookies Inc.

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

Bud Farm

All ratings96,464 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.5%

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

Bud Farm

From 96K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 😂 Funny and engaging storyline
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 🕹️ Fun mini-events and challenges
  • 💰 Reasonable progression without paying

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy at higher levels
  • 💰 Difficult to compete in events without spending money
  • 🔍 Confusing or unclear mechanics
  • 🔋 Battery draining issues
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes

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
Show 4 more
  • Showcase item progress indicator
  • Bakery name change option
  • Milk and cookie set ideas (robotic, zodiac, etc.)
  • Competitive league system with rewards

Bud Farm

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Leaderboard issues and freezes
  • Ads not working or crashing the game
  • Upgrade bonuses not persisting between events
  • Sync issues when switching devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Skip option for dialogue and cutscenes
  • More variety in events and challenges
  • Improved offline progress tracking
  • Better character/business upgrade system
  • Ability to reset game progress

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
10 purchases

Bud Farm

One-time10
  • Tiny Pack.$1.99
  • Mini-Event Starter Pack$1.99
  • Small Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • MiniEvent FirstTimeBuyer Pack$4.99
  • 01 - Event Dank Deal$4.99
  • Medium Pack$9.99
  • 02 - Event Dank Deal$9.99
  • Event Starter Package$9.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
  • 07 - Event Dank Deal$19.99

Questions

Is Cookies Inc. free?
Cookies Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bud Farm free?
Bud Farm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cookies Inc. or Bud Farm?
Cookies Inc. and Bud Farm are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6.8K and 96K ratings respectively.
Do Cookies Inc. or Bud Farm have ads?
Both Cookies Inc. and Bud Farm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cookies Inc. or Bud Farm?
Cookies Inc. ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bud Farm every 2 months. Most recently, Cookies Inc. was updated on September 23, 2026 and Bud Farm on September 24, 2026.

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