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Ascend Calculator
TL;DR: Ascend when your Investor bonus outweighs time lost rebuilding income.
Use the calculator below to find the right moment to rebirth. Enter your current income and the Investors you will earn, and it calculates your break-even time.
Your save
Investors are the permanent boost a reset grants. Each Investor adds 1% to your cash, so more Investors means a bigger next-run multiplier.
Verdict
ASCEND NOW
New multiplier x3.9 — about +29% income next run.
Time to break even~12 min
nowbreak-even+1 hr
New multiplierx3.9
Effective income boost+29%
Cash lost on reset2.5M
Worth it?YES
FAQ
When should I ascend in Sell Lemons?
Ascend when your Investor bonus outweighs the time lost rebuilding income. A common rule is to reset once you can roughly 10x your current Investor count, since each Investor adds about 1% to your cash.
What do Investors do in Sell Lemons?
Investors are earned when you rebirth, and each one permanently adds about 1% to your cash generation. The more you bank, the faster you rebuild income after each reset.
Last updated 2026-07-09