Idle Studio

IDLE TYCOON · FREE ON iPHONE

Start with passport photos. End with a retrospective.

Idle Studio is a tycoon game about building a photography career. Tap to shoot, hire managers who keep the studio running while you're away, and open studios in 14 cities, from São Paulo to Buenos Aires.

Download on the App Store No ads, ever.

HOW IT PLAYS

Twelve jobs, hung up to dry.

Every station runs a shoot. Tap the print, watch it develop, and collect when it's done. Hire the station's manager and it keeps shooting on its own, even with the app closed.

Passport photo booth with a backdrop and lights'26 10 14
Passport PhotosFREE
A dog posing for a studio pet portrait'26 10 14
Pet Portraits60
A bright living room staged for a real estate shoot'26 10 14
Real Estate720
A sleeping newborn wrapped in a blanket'26 10 14
Newborn8.6K
A wedding couple photographed outdoors
Weddings100K
A model on a fashion editorial set'26 10 14
Fashion Editorial1.2M
A crowd and stage lights at a concert'26 10 14
Concerts14M
Art Gallery, Sports,
Food, Product, Astro
5 more170M → 3.5T

IN THE BAG

Three reasons the phone comes back out.

01 · MANAGERS

Hire someone for every station.

Ana takes over passport photos. Marina handles the weddings. Once all twelve are on staff, the studio earns while your phone sits in your pocket.

Ana · Bruno · Dana · Elise · Marina · Caleb · Rafa · Otto · Nina · Theo · Iris · Vera

02 · GEAR

27 pieces of gear you don't need.

Lenses, a full-frame body, a drone, a heated blanket for newborn shoots. Each one multiplies an income, and you will buy all of them.

“Aviation paperwork sold separately.” DRONE

03 · GOLDEN HOUR

Twice a day, everything pays double.

At your local sunrise and sunset, every station earns ×2 for an hour. You get a heads-up ten minutes before. Your location stays on your phone.

×2 47:12

PRESTIGE

Close the studio. Open the next one.

When a run slows down, sell the studio and move to the next city. You keep your Golden Frames, and each frame adds 2% to everything you earn, for good.

  1. STUDIO 01São Paulo
  2. STUDIO 02New York
  3. STUDIO 03Paris
  4. STUDIO 04Tokyo
  5. STUDIO 05London
  6. STUDIO 06Marrakesh
  7. STUDIO 07Sydney
  8. STUDIO 08Reykjavík
  9. STUDIO 09Cape Town
  10. STUDIO 10Seoul
  11. STUDIO 11Mexico City
  12. STUDIO 12Istanbul
  13. STUDIO 13Nairobi
  14. STUDIO 14Buenos Aires
Idle Studio app icon: a cream instant camera printing a photo with a gold star

Your first client needs a passport photo.

Download on the App Store

Free on iPhone. No ads, ever.

Made by Gabriel Pevide, a working photographer for more than ten years.