Idle Runner Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience66.7% of reviews
Neutral8.3% of reviews
Negative experience25.0% of reviews

~ Based on 12 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Idle Runner Safe?

Idle Runner: Hero Idle RPG appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Idle Runner is 84/100.

This assessment is based on 33 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

87.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 33 App Store ratings for Idle Runner.

Is Idle Runner Legit?

Idle Runner: Hero Idle RPG has limited verification signals. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Idle Runner is 58/100.

Based on 58 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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1.4.0 sucks

Wish I never updated the app to 1.4.0 menus became worse some things that were free are paywalled now over all this update was an downgrade

Great Little Game

As the Developer states in his Reddit ads, there are no intermittent ads. There are ads of course, he has to make money someway other than IAP, but you control when/if you see them. They aren’t needed to enjoy the game either, yes it lets you upgrade powers or runes faster but you get gems naturally while playing as well.

This is a great little incremental game with some fun mechanics to it.
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A solidly great idle game

Plenty of ways to grow stronger either through custom choices or RNG. No forced ads, no stamina bars and no limit to spell slots. I do love the details in this game, all menus are openable while in battle and an option in settings to not pause the game while tinkering in said menus with even ads and closing the game still running the battle until defeated. Spells don’t get generic growth but 3 categories so you can chose your ideal setup until you can max everything.

Not much to complain about other than generic “more content”, haven’t awakened yet (prestige-like feature) but I hope workshop offensive gets a few more unique abilities or at least more options as I’ve maxed more than half on this first run. Paid no ads pack and QoL pack should be halved if not more, dev seems to know what there doing but it’s still a mobile game with not enough content to support (Not that a mobile game cannot be worth it, this one just isn’t at that point yet) Weekly quest seem easy to knock out in one day but I’ve only seen one set of these quest so far. Would be nice to see another playable mode.
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Finally - an idle game that’s fair on your wallet

This is the first idle game I’ve played where when the developer said “everything is obtainable through playtime”, it wasn’t just blowing smoke. It’s not one of those games where you get 6 gems per hour, your first unlock costs 1000 and they’re making it so you have to spend to actually get somewhere. You can legitimately progress without spending money if you don’t want to.

There are no final currencies locked behind PvP battles where only the whales can win. Theres not 8 different premium currencies you have to try to micromanage.

The game is simple, solid and offers good background progression. This is the first time I’ve ever felt like a game deserved to be reviewed.
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Excellent Idle Game

I have been playing for a few weeks now and having a lot of fun. Lots of different systems to get to know and can be played as much or as little as you want and you will still feel like you are making meaningful progress. The developer is active is discord and is always willing to listen to feedback which is a huge plus.
Highly recommended.
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Bruh, not pausing the game and allowing a run to end because I’m watching one of your ads and can’t buy buffs is cheap and a waste of my time.

Lovin it!

Great game in the early stages with a dev constantly updating it.

Great idle game.

Very good for idle game , a lot of interesting options , devs listen and are activity making game better (which it’s already great!). Very minimal ads for a free game and lots of room to progress , don’t expect to beat this game or cap out in a few days!

Come join us!

Could have some potential if it wasn‘t for p2w

I discovered the game through a reddit ad where it was marketed as a game made by an indie dev. Usually these games tend to be more balanced and less pay2win but boy was I wrong. Almost EVERY progression system is gated behind gems to meaningfully progress.

I don‘t have anything against AI usage. Everything is AI, the UI, the Texts, many of the games assets and it’s quite enjoyable at first. But please if you already cut development time and cost by 2/3rds because of using AI, don‘t paywall the game so hard. I mean one look at the shop is enough to see whats going on. Where other idle games charge $10 for an ad free package. Here it‘s 30€.

And that goes through everything. Equipment, Runes, Powers, Sanctums. And not in a „medium-spending-gets-you-decent-results“ way. Rather in a very exploitative exponential gem costs way.

Sadly an otherwise decent idle game is destroyed by the developers greed.
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Response from developer

Hey! Thanks for the feedback. Just wanted to say that while the gem packs might speed up the progress, most of our players is 100% of F2P. Game delivers hundreds of diamonds each day to every player (via daily chest and quests) which is enough to enjoy and progress steadily. This game is developed for long therm engagement and nobody F2P or not won't be able to explore everything within days or even few weeks.

No ads as promised

Fun way to pass time without expending much effort

Game crash

The game is nice cause you can start a run, put your phone down and check it periodically. The issue with the game so far is that it’s completely unplayable. Literally. When you click play the game just force closes. Reached out to support and no reply.

Response from developer

Hey thanks for reporting this. We have fixed the issue as soon as you reported it. I cannot guarantee 24/7 support as this is a single dev made game, but I am doing my best to improve the situation asap! Hope you will be back to us as we are constantly improving!