# Idle Shopping: The Money Mall — user reviews > 100 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Shopping by Lab Cave Gaming SL, rated 3.20/5 from 217 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-shopping-the-money-mall/id1445677038/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-shopping-the-money-mall/id1445677038.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 83 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 65 ## What do users think of Idle Shopping? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Addictive idle game mechanics - 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay - 💰 Not pay-to-win - 🏪 Multiple malls to unlock - ✨ Good concept and potential - ⚡ Smooth performance on some devices **Cons** - 📺 Excessive forced ads (every 2-10 minutes) - ⏱️ Unskippable 30-second ads - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 💾 Progress loss after crashes - ⏳ Extremely long upgrade wait times - 📱 UI not compatible with iPhone X/XR/XS notch - 🔋 Rapid battery drain - 🎯 Offline earnings too low - ⚙️ Ad boost feature broken/non-functional - 🛑 Game becomes unplayable after ads run - 🔐 Excessive data/location permission requests **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when watching ad boost videos - Progress/money lost after crashes - Floors/upgrades reset or degrade after restart - UI elements cut off on iPhone X/XR/XS due to notch - Game freezes after ad completion - Ad positioning causes screen zoom/distortion - Offline earnings display inconsistent across malls - Stock doesn't refill when app is closed - In-app purchases not persisting (require restore each session) - Ad boost multiplier doesn't work - Game won't load or start - Internet connection error despite having connection - Coins disappearing without explanation - Money capped at certain amounts (4.94ag issue) - Screen glitches when ads pop up first on launch **Most requested features** - Reduce ad frequency or add ad-free premium option - Allow skipping ads after 5 seconds - Implement prestige/reset system with bonuses - Improve offline earnings multiplier - Add video option to skip upgrade wait times - Reduce upgrade costs and wait times - Better elevator upgrade scaling (not just -10ms) - Improve UI compatibility for notched iPhones - Add competitive/point system - More customization options - More malls beyond 3 - Upgrade customers and cities - Better stock replenishment system - Persistent purchase restoration without manual restore ## Newest reviews (10 of 100) ### 4/5 — Fun game adds *2021-06-09, version 1.1.7* Fun game to play like to pick what stores you want to add and adds are annoying pop up every ten seconds ### 2/5 — it’s ok but not great *2020-10-25* it’s okay but i would make it easier to complete one of the mall levels then i will give it better stars ### 3/5 — 広告の報酬が *2019-12-01, version 1.1.7* しょぼすぎるなー ### 3/5 — İphone 11 pro *2019-11-15, version 1.1.7* İphone 11 pro kullanıyorum ama oyun kasıyo ### 2/5 — FORCED ADS AS YOU CLICK ON UPGRADES *2019-09-19* Getting an ad for simply playing the game rather than making it a choice is not cool. It’s like someone literally taking your phone from you and counting 10 tedious seconds and then handing it back to you. I will not play any game that does this. Why can’t you put ads while playing the game without interrupting the gameplay? It was a great game for what little I played of it. Sadly held back by bad marketing choices. ### 1/5 — Тупо 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 *2019-08-05, version 1.1.4* Вообще никакая. Тупо на увеличение уровней. Не интересно совершенно. Идеи нет, игрового процесса ноль. ### 3/5 — Too many ads and upgrade time *2019-07-20, version 1.1.4* It’s a great game, but the insane amount of ads which are 30 seconds long that you can’t skip mixed with the massive upgrade times which are a complete waste of time are dragging the game down ### 3/5 — Idek *2019-07-09, version 1.1.4* It’s fun but it just keep giving adds for no reason ### 2/5 — Glitches *2019-06-20, version 1.1.4* At first I was super excited about this game but as I started playing it it glitched and kicked me out. And then when I went back in I lost half of my progress. Otherwise game is fun. I like the big head touch. ### 1/5 — Fun game- ads make it unplayable *2019-06-19* The first night I played this game I really liked it, although the times on the upgrades are ridiculous. There should be an option to watch an ad and skip the time. Also- the amount of ads you are forced to watched is unbelievable. And there is no payoff to them. No gems, money, nothing. You have to watch them to just play the game. Today I’ve had to watch an ad every 3-5 mins and I’m about to just delete the entire app at this point. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Werbung Werbung .. *2023-02-13, version 1.5.2* Alle 1-2 Minuten Werbung, viel zu viel. ### 1/5 — Ads every 2 minutes *2021-01-17, version 1.1.7* 1 play for 2 minutes and an annoying ad pops up. Ads pop up at random. Reduce ads ASAP. When I do anything, an ad covers the screen. AND I CAN’T SKIP IT. Cannot avoid ads. 45 minutes is acceptable, but 2 MINUTES?! ### 1/5 — I love this game *2020-07-27, version 1.1.7* Hi ### 1/5 — Rezalet *2020-05-23, version 1.1.7* Reklamdan oyun oynanmıyor indirmeyin ### 1/5 — 🤦‍♂️ *2020-01-11, version 1.1.7* Заебала реклама прям на входе! Ещё даже игра не началась, а уже реклама, которую нельзя закрыть! ### 1/5 — Eigentlich gute App doch die viele Werbung *2019-11-22, version 1.1.7* Mache das Spiel gerne zum Zeitvertreib, doch permanente Werbebanner und alle 2 min ein Viedeo ist einfach Zuviel schade das ich es wieder löschen muss habe es gerne gespielt. Alle 10 min ein Viedeo wäre ja noch ok. Die Betreiber sollten sich mal überlegen ob sie damit nicht eher die Anwender vergraulen, ich bin dann mal weg. ### 1/5 — T *2019-11-10, version 1.1.7* Des que je lance le jeux j’ai une pub, j’appuie sur croix pour enlevé ma pub et me jeux s’éteint sa me le fais tout le temps je le déconseille ### 1/5 — Stop the ads *2019-10-17, version 1.1.6* I like the game but the ads are annoying me how do I remove them and don’t ignore me please🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — Ads are everywhere *2019-09-29* The second you open the app, ad. When you click to upgrade something, ad. When you literally breathe, ad. This game is so full of ads that it becomes unplayable with wifi on. The multiply your income thing or whatever it is doesn’t work. It just puts a black screen on your phone and doesn’t let you play. When you restart the app the option will no longer be there and you just have the developers ad revenue for no reason. This app needs to be removed from the App Store. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2019-08-25* Great game but the adverts are absolutely ridiculous. There’s an advert every 10 seconds which takes 30seconda to skip each time ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — OKU *2021-06-01, version 1.1.7* Oyyyum efsoooo valle Kızenim geldi vallah sıfırlıyoq valle abi teşkür kozenim çok beqeniyo vallah abi oyunnu ürettiqin için sonuna kadar destek vereceö sana kötü diyenleri aldırma yanında destek veren efe ve burki var ### 5/5 — Stop rating 1 Star bots *2020-11-21* If you rate one star it’s probably because you are on iOS 5 or lower. Upgrade to iOS 11 instead. This game is fun. Well I have to wait a long time to upgrade the first floor can you fix this? ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-11-15* I have played this for minutes and it’s great so far no ads no glitches and overall a great game I have seen so much hate toward this hame and I think it does not deserve this much hate and I get it it’s a new game so it’s probably going to have a lot of bugs but I have not seen nothing like that. ### 5/5 — trop cool *2019-10-28, version 1.1.7* je vous conseille de télécharger cette application elle est juste trop bien ### 5/5 — Çooooookk güzzzzeeeelll *2019-10-26, version 1.1.6* Gerçekten oyun efsane çok gerçekçi ### 5/5 — F *2019-10-06, version 1.1.5* It’s a good app ### 5/5 — Косяк. *2019-08-06, version 1.1.4* Разработчики почему при вхрде в игру чтоб удвоить прибыль, роликине появляються. ### 5/5 — Good game *2019-07-07, version 1.1.4* Great game dose not glitch I love it ### 5/5 — Good game *2019-06-20* Love it make anther idle one ### 5/5 — Perfect Game! *2019-06-07* I absolutely adore this game, it is all up to my standards. I don’t honestly see what’s wrong other than the ads. But most games do have ads so most people will just have to deal with it! Now, if you didn’t know this game has many other idle tycoons along with it. For example: I’ll just list out all of them that I know about! 1: Theme Park Idle Tycoon 2: Super Market Idle Tycoon 3: And THIS Idle Tycoon So many games like this one have successfully approved my liking! I was tired of playing the same old boring games! Until I found these games! These Idle Tycoons with surely make you feel better on hard and tough days!! 👍🏼😄 -sincerely a hype 11yr --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*