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Cookie Clicker vs IdleOn
IdleOn is the more played game right now: 12,963 players on Steam against 9,772 for Cookie Clicker, about 33% more players. IdleOn has been ahead for 55 days straight, and has led on 55 days of the 83 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Cookie Clicker counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 77%. IdleOn is free to play, while Cookie Clicker costs $4.99.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 30 minutes. Both are Casual / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 233h in Cookie Clicker and 265h in IdleOn. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Cookie Clicker
233h
average of 50 members
IdleOn
265h
average of 26 members
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Cookie Clicker
9,497IdleOn
11,814Daily averages · latest day · IdleOn, 24% ahead of Cookie Clicker
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Read every 30 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
IdleOn has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days. Cookie Clicker last led on Aug 24, 2026.
Cookie Clicker led 28 daysIdleOn led 55 days
- Days tracked
- 83
- Current streak
- 55 days
- IdleOn
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Oct 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 83 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Cookie Clicker | IdleOn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,772 | 12,963 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,497 | 13,124 |
| 7-day average | 9,636 | 11,168 |
| 30-day average | 9,330 | 11,842 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,714 | 19,173 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,038 | 30,032 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2021 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Price | $4.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Cookie Clicker | IdleOn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 8,733 | 9,970 | 7,486 | 8,222 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,286 | 9,727 | 11,240 | 19,173 |
| Sep 2026 | 8,499 | 10,241 | 13,301 | 17,554 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 9,725 | 11,714 | 11,432 | 14,443 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Cookie Clicker or IdleOn?
IdleOn currently has more players: 12,963 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,772 for Cookie Clicker, about 33% more players.
Is Cookie Clicker bigger than IdleOn on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cookie Clicker averaged 9,330 concurrent players and IdleOn averaged 11,842. By that measure IdleOn is currently the bigger game.
Has Cookie Clicker ever had more players than IdleOn?
Yes. Across the 83 days Coilr has tracked both games, Cookie Clicker had the higher daily average on 28 days, most recently on Aug 24, 2026. IdleOn has led for the last 55 days.
Is Cookie Clicker better than IdleOn?
By Steam review score, Cookie Clicker rates higher: 96% positive across 94,038 reviews vs 77% across 30,032 for IdleOn. IdleOn has the larger player base right now (12,963 vs 9,772 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cookie Clicker growing or declining on Steam?
Cookie Clicker averaged 9,330 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,714.
Is IdleOn growing or declining on Steam?
IdleOn averaged 11,842 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,173.
