# Idle Research

> Fun Incremental Game!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1538381108](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1538381108)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1538381108`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Considera Core LLC
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (875 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.21.9
- **Last updated:** 2022-08-22
- **First published:** 2022-08-01
- **Size:** 455 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/idle-research/id1538381108)
- **Website:** [https://s615badc6.app-ads-txt.com/app-ads.txt](https://s615badc6.app-ads-txt.com/app-ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/cryptoclickers-privacypolicy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/cryptoclickers-privacypolicy/home)

## Description

Idle Research is an addictive idle and clicker game where you research, craft, and automate to grow massive numbers. Manage energy, unlock up to 18 colorful items, and speed progress with 62 accelerators, 70 skills, 12 potions, and 17 upgrades. Explore 7 zones with infinite stages and enjoy prestige, simulations, and automation that keep the numbers climbing.

Expect cute, colorful art, a modern UI, and hundreds of hours of content. The game supports cloud saves, lively content updates, and a solo developer who pours love into every feature. Best of all, Idle Research is free to play—dive in and start expanding your labs today.

## Rankings

- #57,190 — Overall

## Review summary

Idle Research is praised for its addictive idle progression and frequent feature unlocks, plus optional, unobtrusive monetization and a varied Solitaire mode. Core strengths are balanced by recurring issues: delayed updates, missing Cylinders content, UI polish gaps, and stability problems. The game shines when updated and polished, but requires ongoing development and refinement to sustain long-term appeal.

### Pros

- Addictive idle progression with satisfying growth as numbers climb and new mechanics unlock.
- Regular feature updates and new mechanics keep gameplay feeling fresh (ice, tubes, dark age, combat, daily solitaire).
- Non-pushy monetization with optional IAP and rewarded video ads only.
- Solitaire and other modes add variety, enhancing long-term engagement.
- Casual and accessible, great for long trips or quick, relaxing sessions.

### Cons

- Long update gaps and signs that the game is stagnating or abandoned.
- Cylinders feature is repeatedly promised but not released, causing endgame bottlenecks.
- UI/UX is inconsistent and sometimes poorly polished (confusing menus, forced landscape, no sound effects).
- Performance and stability issues (phone overheating, battery drain, crashes in solitaire).
- Requests for quality-of-life improvements like cloud saves remain unmet.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1538381108)