The Best Idler Games for IOS iPhone

Update : Idle Sphere added at rank #19.
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Paragon Pioneers (2022)

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Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.


What we like:
  • Detailed explanations and tutorials
  • No ads or premium currencies
  • Easy to pick up and put down
  • Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
  • No inherent time limit
  • Over 100+ buildings to advance through
What could be improved:
  • Long waiting times
  • Lack of a thrilling narrative
  • Game mechanics become increasingly complex
  • Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
  • Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting

  • idler
  • city-building
  • colony
  • tutorial
  • management
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • crafting
  • economy
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • resource-management

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Tap Ninja - Idle Game (2022)

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Destroy enemies, earn gold, upgrade your village, become a Ninja Master!


  • idler
  • collectathon
  • clicker
  • ninja
  • rogue-like
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • medieval
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • pve
  • casual

3

Magic Research (2023)

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Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?


  • auto-battler
  • idler
  • automation
  • magic
  • text
  • resource-management
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • management

4

MergeCrafter (2021)

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MergeCrafter is a fun and relaxing puzzle game set in the magical world of Runaria where you can merge everything into better and more powerful items. Adventure through the mysterious lands, meet charming characters, complete quests, and discover hidden treasures. Use your crafting skills to harvest resources and explore unique biomes. It's a nice casual game to spend extended periods of time playing and entertaining. Play for free now!


What we like:
  • Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • Nice casual game to spend extended periods of time playing
  • Entertaining mini-game to get chests
  • Good game on most respects
  • Lack of stakes works in game's favor
What could be improved:
  • Presence of energy cap ruins the game, with no easy way to obtain premium currency without payin
  • Difficult to obtain certain items needed for quests
  • Slow rate at which new areas are unlocked
  • Mini-game chests provide no challenge and do not apply to quests

  • mining
  • idler
  • movement
  • collectathon
  • crafting
  • match-three
  • base-building
  • loot
  • relaxing
  • grid
  • puzzle
  • simulation
  • management
  • isometric

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Teeny Tiny Town (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Merge, build, and watch your town flourish before your eyes. Discover new strategies, overcome hurdles, and master the art of efficient urban planning. Compete on global leaderboards.


  • city-building
  • puzzle
  • idler
  • minimalist
  • colourful
  • building
  • family-friendly
  • strategy
  • futuristic
  • relaxing
  • crafting
  • casual
  • choices
  • puzzling
  • management

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Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Leaf Blower Revolution is a Free to Play idle game where you blow away leaves with nuclear leaf blowers, unlock upgrades, earn achievements, and more. Try out Leaf Blower Revolution now and watch numbers going up!


  • idler
  • clicker
  • relaxing
  • pixel
  • event-driven
  • top-down
  • funny
  • collectathon

7

Idle Slayer (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.


  • idler
  • clicker
  • 2d
  • experimental
  • pixel
  • casual
  • nonlinear
  • medieval
  • attack

8

Industry Idle (2021)

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IOS iPhone Android Mac OS PC Windows Linux

Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.


  • hex
  • automation
  • transportation
  • grid
  • idler
  • clicker
  • base-building
  • economy
  • resource-management
  • city-building
  • capitalism
  • building
  • minimalist
  • simulation
  • procedural

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Melvor Idle (2021)

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Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.


  • idler
  • mining
  • automation
  • fishing
  • runescape
  • magic
  • crafting
  • minimalist
  • cartoony
  • demons
  • skill

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Idle Monster TD: Evolved (2022)

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Join the battle against invading humans in Idle Monster TD: Evolved, a never-ending tower defense game with over 150 unique monsters and pets, from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons. Strategize your monster placement and watch them evolve and gain new abilities to defend your base against the never-ending swarm of humans. Featuring 40 unlockable monsters with 3 evolutions each, 5 different maps, mini-games, and bi-weekly PvP tournaments. With offline progression and cute 3D graphics, it's a perfect blend of Idle and Tower Defense genres.


What we like:
  • Hidden depth to the game
  • Entertaining simple tower defense idler concept
What could be improved:
  • Aggressive monetization
  • Not a true idle game
  • Too much grinding and slow progress
  • Initial excitement fades quickly due to lack of challenge and small maps

  • tower-defense
  • auto-battler
  • idler
  • clicker
  • fantasy
  • 3d
  • time-management
  • cute
  • deckbuilder
  • pve
  • magic
  • dragon
  • strategy
  • robots

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