DrillKing Space vs Idle Star Empire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrillKing Space
Mine resources and build colonies on alien planets. Upgrade your drills, factories, and depots to expand your base and discover unique minerals. Complete quests to unlock new gears and advance your interstellar mining operation.
- Resource mining and management
- Base building and expansion
- Explore 5 unique planets
- Upgrade drills, factories, and depots
- Complete quests for rewards
- Sell resources and buy new gears
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Manage resources and build your base! Join the interstellar resource war! Flip your device to sell resource! Upgrade drill and extend your base to colonize the planet! Just flip your device to proceed through most events! Features Drillking is a game where you mine resources and build colonies. "There are 5 distinctive planets to explore. Communicate with Earth to receive requests and new gears." How to play "The deeper you dig down, the more minerals you'll find. Use them to upgrade drill, factory, etc to improve your base." Digging mines! Each planet has its unique set of minerals. Use your resource strategically to upgrade drill. Some planets require drill upgrade due to gravity Drill : Drill is the core mining device. Dig deeper to access new minerals. Factory : Factory enhances mining ability. Upgrade factory for faster resource mining. Depot : This is where you store resources. Upgrade depot to increase maximum resource capacity. Sell resources in Space Center and buy new gears in Lab! Tip : Check quests! Quests rewards are very useful for progress! Some quests will unlock new gears in Lab for more effective mining. Synopsis Planet Earth, 327 Space Year "Due to constant rise of population and use of resources, the human race faces a new crisis." "Scientists developed a resource mining craft that could adopt to any environment…" 5 years later, an inhabitable and rich planet is discovered, and a giant setup for migration begins. Digging the soil! Notice! Data cannot be transferred between platforms/devices. Deleting the app will terminate all save files.
Idle Star Empire
Become an intergalactic conqueror in this idle space exploration game. Gather resources, upgrade your fleet, research technologies, and conquer new planets. Forge alliances or wage war to build the most powerful empire in the galaxy.
- Idle resource gathering
- Spaceship fleet management
- Technology research
- Planet exploration
- Diplomacy and conquest
- Empire building
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Welcome to "Idle Star Empire", the ultimate idle game set in the vast expanse of space. In this game, you will take on the role of an intergalactic conqueror, leading your fleet of spaceships to explore new planets, have diplomatic relations and conquer new civilizations. Your ultimate goal is to build the most powerful and advanced space empire in the galaxy. As you gather more resources, you can use them to upgrade your spaceships, build new ones, and research new technologies. Researching new technologies is a key part of the game. You can unlock new technologies by investing resources and time into research. These technologies will give you an edge in battles and allow you to explore and conquer new planets more efficiently. As you explore new planets, you will encounter different alien civilizations. You can choose to negotiate with them, form alliances, or wage war to conquer their planet. Overall, "Idle Star Empire" is an exciting idle game that combines strategy and space exploration. With its cool strategy features and the ability to conquer new planets and research new technologies, it offers hours of gameplay and endless possibilities. Are you ready to become the ultimate intergalactic conqueror? Play "Idle Star Empire" now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrillKing Space at 5.0 against Idle Star Empire's 3.8. DrillKing Space also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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. DrillKing Space sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Star Empire sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrillKing Space holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | DrillKing Space | Idle Star Empire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JINOH Cho | Frederic Nagler |
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DrillKing Space
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In-app purchases
DrillKing Space
- 1000 Stars$0.99
- 3000 Stars$1.99
- 6000 Stars$2.99
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- 12000 Stars$4.99
- 25000 Stars$9.99
Idle Star Empire
- Medium Pack$4.99
- Supporter Pack$6.99
- Timewarp Pack$7.99
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- Tournament Pack$7.99
- Terraformer Pack$7.99
- Big Pack$9.99
- No Ads for 365 Days$12.99
- Explorer Pack$14.99
- Large Pack$19.99
- No Ads Forever$34.99
- Giant Pack$49.99
- Legendary Pack$99.99
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