# Crafting Idle Clicker

> Craft complex production lines

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292539617](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292539617)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1292539617`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bling Bling Games GmbH
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (3,663 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.2.14
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2017-12-19
- **Size:** 320 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crafting-idle-clicker/id1292539617)
- **Website:** [https://blingblinggames.com/CIC](https://blingblinggames.com/CIC)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://blingblinggames.com/privacy.html](http://blingblinggames.com/privacy.html)

## Description

**Crafting Idle Clicker** is an incremental factory management game where you mine resources, craft products, automate sales, and build complex production lines. Upgrade crafting units, unlock over 100 items and 500 achievements, collect blueprints, and ascend through 100 levels as you grow your industrial empire.

Play your way with active tapping, passive automation, closed-app progress, and offline gameplay. Customize your workshop, invest in research, complete missions for permanent prestige rewards, and participate in event workshops with unique content and prizes. Regular updates continue to expand the crafting experience.

## Rankings

- #30,197 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, Crafting Idle Clicker is widely praised for being fun and engaging with a steady progression that works as a satisfying time-killer, and it remains appealing to long-time players even without spending money. However, reviewers repeatedly flag monetization and ad-related friction, with progress sometimes tied to watching ads. Technical and UI issues also surface, including offline reset limitations, occasional startup problems, display scaling glitches, and overheating on some devices. Localization requests and smoother support contact are also noted. Despite these drawbacks, the core loop keeps players coming back.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging gameplay that makes it a solid time-killer.
- Steady, rewarding progression with an enjoyable crafting loop.
- Can progress without spending money; monetization is optional.
- Great for passing time and has strong long-term appeal.
- Long-term player retention with users coming back for years.

### Cons

- Ads are pervasive and can be required to progress, causing monetization friction.
- Cannot reset or progress offline; requires an internet connection.
- UI/display issues like a black void on the left and inconsistent aspect ratio scaling.
- Startup crashes or the game sometimes won’t launch reliably.
- Device overheating on some hardware (e.g., iPhone 13).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292539617)