Idle Light City
Lighting Up The City
How much does Idle Light City cost?
Prices are current as of 2 Oct 2026.
9 one-time purchases from $1.99
In the United States, Idle Light City has 9 one-time purchases priced $1.99 – 24.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Diamond Pack 1 | $1.99 |
| No Ads | $2.99 |
| Diamond Pack 2 | $4.99 |
| Money Pack | $6.99 |
| Diamond Pack 3 | $9.99 |
| Sea City - Starter Pack | $9.99 |
| Starter Pack | $9.99 |
| Diamond Pack 4 | $19.99 |
| True No Ads | $14.99 – 24.99 |
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| Released | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 |
| One-time price | $9.99 | $4.99 | $7.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $2.99 | $14.99 | $9.99 | $6.99 | $9.99 |
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Idle Light City reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 80,057 reviews.
What people like
- Very fun and relaxing to play
- Works perfectly without Wi-Fi
- Satisfying city growth visuals
What they complain about
- Ads freeze and never give rewards
- Paid packs never actually arrive
- Support emails bounce or fail
- Too many annoying pop-up ads
Did someone say ads…?
Are you a fan of unlimited ads like i am?? This game is perfect for you. The most ads in any game ever! The longest ads ever! Unrelenting ads will feed into your craving for more ads! Don’t worry, the boring game play doesn’t get in the way of the ads needed to make progress. But who cares about the game play. I WANT MORE ADS!!!
“No ads” scam
You pay $15 for no ads and it doesn’t work. Then you can’t send them feedback to ask to fix it so you just have to request your money back through Apple.
good
Its is a fun idle game but has to many ad begs
Do not try to purchase the “No Ads”!!!
I used to play this game ALL the time. I just downloaded it again today, and because I have a new phone, had to purchase the No Ads again. When I played years ago it worked. Very disappointed that it no longer does anything. Your responses to other people having the same issue are pathetic. People want to support your game and purchase something, and your blatant disregard is disgusting.
Pretty laggy
So this game was pretty laggy but it looked fun when I looked around the area of the map. I wish my iPhone was better.
Scam
Should’ve check the reviews
Can’t send support
I purchased no ads plus 2x money and all the perks but its still making me watch ads! When I try to do the support and send email I type everything out and it won’t even let me send that!
Needs a change
This game is fun and totally relaxes my brain, however I’m quickly getting bored of only being able to level up by 1 every time, it takes AGES especially each time I prestige. It’s a shame you can’t have the options to level up in 10s or even the highest amount you can afford. Doing it by 1 each time makes gameplay dull and repetitive after a couple of prestige’s. I think I’ll be deleting the game very soon. Also if it had that option I think more people would be likely to pay for add ons
Made a purchase
game is fun, but i made a purchase and none of what i purchased has processed or given me the boosts, i need a refund!
Not getting anything I buy
I spent $10.00 for 400 diamonds and never got I even bout the bundle when was on sale for $12.00 and still got nothing
From an old player
I think this is a great game. I first heard about this game when I saw my friend playing idle light city on poki.com and I downloaded the app. Now I reached Block D building 5 already and have 1q+ Battery (prestige points) in happy town and have reached Block C in sea-city. Here are some things about this game. For NewPlayers: Good things 1 Completely able to play without Wi-Fi. 2 No pop up ads 3 Slow paced at first then super fast paced at last Bad Things 1 There is a limit (I already reached), so this game is not endless. I played for 3 months and almost reached it 2 that’s it! For Developers: In happy town the max power is 2.7 kw and that gets annoying when you get to Block D which needs like 15+ Mw to build things U should add more Prestige items to buy ( I already bought all of them and the most expensive is only like 8 trillion battery I have 1q+) maybe in a future update. Also, the progress in sea city is EXTREMELY SLOW. THINGS ARE SOOOOOOO EXPENSIVE. Bruh. Please respond to me. P.S. I think the skin pack is a bit expensive. 30 dollars! U should make it 20 and I think I’ll buy it. Cause I have all the skins already. (For developers) P.P.S Nice game. How long did it take for you to make it?
Eats your money
I paid for one of the booster packs and the app never gave me what I paid for. $10 down the drain. It’s not a lot of money but it’s inconvenient and dishonest on their part. Never playing again.
Remove ads pack
I purchased the remove ads pack and I’m wondering why it isn’t taking effect. I’ve restarted the app, uninstalled and reinstalled, Restored purchase and it still hasn’t taken effect. 4 star rating for now but will update to 5 if this gets fixed. I know we can play the game for free with no purchases but sometimes, buying ad free packs help and make it more enjoyable.
Read Reviews!
The pros- This game is a pretty standard idle game. Hit button, buy upgrade, number get bigger. Yay! The cons- On newer iPhones, the spot that displays your total cash is slightly covered by the Dynamic Island bar. You can still see how much you have, but I do find this a little annoying as it would just take a small adjustment to fix where it sits on the UI. There are a few too many pop-ups for my liking. My main grief is with the yellow/orange ball that is CONSTANTLY floating around the screen, asking me to watch an ad for a small bonus. If I tap it and hit no thanks, it goes away for a very short time period before returning again with another offer. It’s very intrusive to the gameplay and I would appreciate if the time between them was increased a bit. This is the only pop-up that doesn’t go away on its own, the others are timed and also significantly less obstructive to your view. Lastly, based on other reviews, it seems that purchasing an “ad free” pack does not remove the ads, and the developers don’t care to fix this. They frequently reply to these complaints with a statement of “watching ads and making in-app purchases are completely optional”, which in itself is true, but does not address the actual complaint being made. I have not experienced this myself, but based on these reviews, I absolutely will not be considering any purchases in this game. It’s a shame, because I quite like this game and would’ve happily bought an ad free version if it was an option. Edit- as you can see by their response below, they are just using the same copy/pasted reply to any review that happens to mention in-app purchases, regardless of the actual content in the review.
Online only?
I started playing this in early 2020. The last time I downloaded it was in my doctor’s office over Wi-Fi. When I got home where didn’t have Wi-Fi or data it didn’t work. All I got was the title screen and music. When my data came back it worked but not for long. Please fix it so I can play it offline again. Last month I used all my data in a day or two. I can’t play it like this.
Literally my favorite comfort game
I’ve redownloaded this game so many times in the last few years because it’s that good. It’s one of the only idle games that gives me joy. I love seeing the cities grow and light up. This is one of the best games out there.
Didn’t receive purchase
I bought the remove ads pack while it was on sale for $14.99 and I never received it but the payment went through
Amazing Game
The game would get a 5star if i could find a way to have my game that i have already got the entire of block A on my phone i would like to have the option to sign into an account so i can save my game data so i can play it on my ipad. Other than that i love the game!
Great but broken
It is a fun game has not been updated in 2 years. Tried to remove ads that lingers works. Got a refund from Apple. Now if you did want to watch an ad that is broken also. You have to shut the game down and restart it because even the ads lock up. So now that are not getting any ad revenue. The unity ads will not finish and the game has to be closed and restarted just to continue playing. Fix your game.
Good game but ads play but don’t let you accept award
The game is good and quite addictive but a lot of the ads for boosts/power ups will play out and not allow you to exit meaning you’ve wasted 30 seconds for no reward
Best game
I love this game I have been playing it since I was 5 and I’m 10
Purchase an add-on, it doesn’t show up
Purchased a couple of the “ad free” packs, also a starter pack, and neither of them showed up in the game, restarted it, restored purchases and still nothing, almost seems like I got scammed
Building Bug
I cannot unlock b 9 in happy town no matter how much I prestige. I would rate it 5 stars but that bug prevents me to, so hopefully it can get fixed in some time and I will continue to try fixing it myself.
Money paid
I paid to go add free it worked so the got a new device downloaded the game again no add free so hit restore purchase Button it said it worked but it did not now I tried to buy it again it says I already purchased it then tried to send a message to the developer that said not able to send messages to the developer so I’m trying here
Ads.
I remember having this game a few years ago and there was no adds whatsoever (when levelling up). But now the amount of adds is ridiculous. I understand you need to include ads and that’s fair enough. Atleast make it like it was before where there were a few ads, not ads after levelling up by 10 levels. And i know there is an option to get rid of them, but paying for partial ad removal is scandalous. People can’t afford to remove ads, but you as producers can certainly afford it. It will make us gamers lives a lot easier if they were gone. Not all obviously, but the ones that appear when levelling up the houses.
Love it but could you change it
Love the game I do love games like this too. But could you possibly change how many time you need to upgrade the house it seems it goes on forever and would be good if it came to max
Purchase and not received
I purchased a 150 gems for $4.99 and received nothing. I did it again and still received nothing. This is ridiculous. Please fix
please help
i have spent £15 on getting something on the game but i havent got the perks of it and the money has gone through
Game
It’s a fun game to kill time with. I’ve bought the no ads pack bc I’m tired of watching ads that freeze up on me and the no ads pack didn’t work
Can’t pass area c
I have prestige’s many many times. Once I complete area c there is nothing else to unlock 😔
Wow
Best game I love it can you make more like it because it is the best game I have ever played
Disappointed
I paid for no adds it didn’t give it to me then when i watch a add it freezes on the add and doesn’t give me any of my rewards i watched ad for this game is pissing me off
I love this
I have this game on every device I have but the lag I have and it taking away my money
Did not get my purchase
I purchased the starter pack and the flower pack and still have not been able to get it. I even clicked restore purchase and still nothing…
Bugs and improvements
Free spin doesn’t stack to 3 when you purchase ad free. Bit weird and counterproductive... Max purchase and rounding for house upgrades would be nice (like most idle/incremental games have) 3 stars currently Edit - Looks like you didn’t read my comment and just copy-pasted an old reply. I have removed ads. Now the free spin doesn’t stack to 3... If it’s not a bug it’s a very strange thing to deliberately add.
Light city
It is excellent I love it I am very good it is worth your time and money I am very good with 1 year of work I am excellent
Watching ads
I’ve been watching ads for the rewards that you’re supposed to get that whenever I try to upgrade or I finished watching the ads and don’t even sit there for an extra 30 seconds to make sure I am not getting my rewards and there’s no way to exit the ad. without resetting my game I think it’s a developer bug.
Good game
Addictive little game. One compliment is when you prestige and have to restart your building over again a max button would be better rather than having hold down the button for ages.
Well…
I do love this game. It’s fun with no ad interruptions without choice. However, do not attempt to purchase anything with money. I’ve spent about $10 trying to get gems from a limited deal yesterday trying get it (at $1.99 each time) to no avail. Just stolen money I’ve had to dispute with my bank. I’d like this to be corrected to I can have the close to 400 gems I purchased 😭
Fix the the Christmas Pack!
So I’be started playing the game until it shows me a Christmas Pack add on. I press the “X” button but nothing happens then I in in install it then I re downloaded it but nothing works. Developers of this game please fix this bug.
Great
This is
Bs
I bought the no ad bundle and never received any of the stuff and they took my money and then i tried to contact them and it kept saying oops try again every time not worth getting
Bit of a problem
So I love this game but I do have one problem as of the Christmas event, so when I login an in app purchase comes to buy a limited time Santa skin and I try everything but I can’t exit the pop up please fix this so that I can actually play the game again
Didn’t receive paid for items?
The game itself is fun, however I didn’t receive any of the items I have paid for in the pack advert. Have emailed numerous amount of times and no response back what so ever! WARNING!! Play the game but DON’T buy any packs!
Okay
I keep accidentally pressing the +10 ad button and I hate that. Less ads popping up would make it a better game.
Love it!!!! Some ideas:
I love this game so much!!!!! Play it all the time!!!!! I would love another city and a few more of the buildings that need tickets to unlock, that would be so much fun!!!!!!
My dlc content didnt work
I had bought a pack that promised some skins, but all i had obtained was nothing, i find my money to have been taken without the deal being complete. That is all.
4 stars
It's ok game not going mad on it but I do like it..... it's my first time playing this game
Fun game - overburdened with ads
The premise of this game I really enjoyed but the amount of ads and ad opportunities is just too overburdening. There’s ads to spin the wheel (okay with that). It then tried to get you to click an ad every few house upgrades, following by an annoying orange ball that follows you around until you click it (again asking for an ad). On top of these there are forced ads at time intervals. If we had a way to remove these or if these were toned down then it would be a 4* games, but right now there’s far too much to enjoy it.
Enjoyable but stuck
I was enjoying the game but on the 11th house in block A there is just a ticket above the house instead of how many lightbulbs you need. My lightbulbs keep running in and nothing happens. I’m not sure if I am missing anything but I cannot progress any further
Idle Light City price by country
A one-time purchase costs $4.99 in Bahrain and $12.85 in Sweden — 3× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $5.99 |
| Albania | $6.99 |
| Algeria | $5.99 |
| Angola | $5.99 |
| Anguilla | $5.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $5.99 |
| Argentina | $4.99 |
| Armenia | $6.99 |
| Australia | A$14.99$10.41 |
| Austria | €9.99$11.26 |
| Azerbaijan | $6.99 |
| Bahamas | $6.99 |
| Bahrain | $4.99 |
| Barbados | $6.99 |
| Belarus | $6.99 |
| Belgium | €7.99$9.01 |
| Belize | $5.99 |
| Benin | $6.99 |
| Bermuda | $5.99 |
| Bhutan | $5.99 |
| Bolivia | $5.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €6.99$7.88 |
| Botswana | $9.99 |
| Brazil | R$39.90$7.69 |
| British Virgin Islands | $5.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $5.99 |
| Bulgaria | €5.99$6.75 |
| Burkina Faso | $5.99 |
| Cambodia | $9.99 |
| Cameroon | $6.99 |
| Canada | CA$9.99$7.04 |
| Cape Verde | $5.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $5.99 |
| Chad | $5.99 |
| Chile | CLP 6,990$7.18 |
| Colombia | COP 29,900$9.04 |
| Congo | $6.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $5.99 |
| Costa Rica | $5.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $6.99 |
| Croatia | €6.99$7.88 |
| Cyprus | €7.99$9.01 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 199.00$9.17 |
| Denmark | DKK 59.00$9.18 |
| Dominica | $5.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $4.99 |
| Ecuador | $5.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 299.99$5.74 |
| El Salvador | $5.99 |
| Estonia | €6.99$7.88 |
| Fiji | $5.99 |
| Finland | €5.99$6.75 |
| France | €7.99$9.01 |
| Gabon | $5.99 |
| Gambia | $5.99 |
| Georgia | $6.99 |
| Germany | €7.99$9.01 |
| Ghana | $6.99 |
| Greece | €5.99$6.75 |
| Grenada | $5.99 |
| Guatemala | $5.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $5.99 |
| Guyana | $5.99 |
| Honduras | $5.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$88.00$11.21 |
| Hungary | HUF 1,990$6.09 |
| Iceland | $7.99 |
| India | ₹999.00$10.37 |
| Indonesia | IDR 149,000$8.29 |
| Ireland | €7.99$9.01 |
| Israel | ₪29.90$9.71 |
| Italy | €9.99$11.26 |
| Jamaica | $5.99 |
| Japan | ¥1,100$6.97 |
| Jordan | $9.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 2,990.00$6.75 |
| Kenya | $6.99 |
| Kosovo | €6.99$7.88 |
| Kuwait | $9.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $6.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $6.99 |
| Latvia | €6.99$7.88 |
| Lebanon | $5.99 |
| Liberia | $5.99 |
| Libya | $5.99 |
| Lithuania | €5.99$6.75 |
| Luxembourg | €9.99$11.26 |
| Macedonia | $5.99 |
| Madagascar | $5.99 |
| Malawi | $5.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 29.90$7.31 |
| Maldives | $5.99 |
| Mali | $5.99 |
| Malta | €6.99$7.88 |
| Mauritania | $5.99 |
| Mauritius | $6.99 |
| Mexico | MX$149.00$8.15 |
| Micronesia | $5.99 |
| Moldova | $7.99 |
| Mongolia | $5.99 |
| Montenegro | €5.99$6.75 |
| Montserrat | $5.99 |
| Morocco | $6.99 |
| Mozambique | $5.99 |
| Myanmar | $5.99 |
| Namibia | $5.99 |
| Nauru | $5.99 |
| Nepal | $6.99 |
| Netherlands | €6.99$7.88 |
| New Zealand | NZ$12.99$7.30 |
| Nicaragua | $5.99 |
| Niger | $5.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 9,900.00$7.46 |
| Norway | NOK 89.00$9.24 |
| Oman | $9.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 1,900$6.86 |
| Palau | $5.99 |
| Panama | $5.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $5.99 |
| Paraguay | $5.99 |
| Peru | PEN 24.90$7.22 |
| Philippines | ₱449.00$7.15 |
| Poland | PLN 29.99$7.71 |
| Portugal | €5.99$6.97 |
| Qatar | QAR 39.99$10.99 |
| Romania | RON 29.99$6.41 |
| Russia | RUB 599.00$7.18 |
| Rwanda | $5.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $5.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 39.99$10.66 |
| Senegal | $6.99 |
| Serbia | €6.99$7.88 |
| Seychelles | $5.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $5.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 9.98$7.80 |
| Slovakia | €6.99$7.88 |
| Slovenia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Solomon Islands | $5.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 119.99$7.20 |
| South Korea | ₩11,000$8.09 |
| Spain | €7.99$9.01 |
| Sri Lanka | $9.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $4.99 |
| St. Lucia | $5.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $5.99 |
| Suriname | $6.99 |
| Swaziland | $5.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 129.00$12.85 |
| Switzerland | CHF 6.00$7.21 |
| Taiwan | NT$220.00$6.88 |
| Tajikistan | $6.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 17,900.00$6.76 |
| Thailand | THB 249.00$7.40 |
| Tonga | $5.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $5.99 |
| Tunisia | $5.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 299.99$6.11 |
| Turkmenistan | $5.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $6.99 |
| Uganda | $6.99 |
| Ukraine | $6.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 39.99$10.90 |
| United Kingdom | £6.99$9.23 |
| United States | $9.99 |
| Uruguay | $5.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $6.99 |
| Vanuatu | $5.99 |
| Venezuela | $5.99 |
| Yemen | $5.99 |
| Zambia | $6.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $6.99 |
Idle Light City FAQ
- Is Idle Light City free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 171 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $1.99 (US), across 9 one-time purchases.
- Does Idle Light City have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Idle Light City cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs $4.99 in Bahrain and SEK 129.00 (≈$12.85) in Sweden, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Idle Light City?
- Idle Digging (4.6 from 113,058 reviews, premium from $1.99), Idle Island - City Tycoon (4.7 from 88,495 reviews, premium from $1.99) and Idle Courier (4.8 from 80,938 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Idle Light City download
Last updated 2 years ago.
Idle Light City sells in 171 countries. It was released 6 years and 10 months ago, on 27 Nov 2019. It holds a 4.6 rating from 80,057 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Idle Light City make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 49%
- United Kingdom 5%
- Australia 4%
- Canada 4%