# Idle Sword Master — user reviews > 264 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Sword Master by MAD PIXEL, rated 4.60/5 from 1,988 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-sword-master/id6743114573/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-sword-master/id6743114573.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,579 · 4★ 216 · 3★ 75 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 89 ## Newest reviews (12 of 264) ### 3/5 — Pretty good game *2026-08-10, version 2.3* Aight. The game’s pretty fun. I’ll give it that, but who in the hell thought of the damage scaling for swords?? My brother in Christ, a level two sword should not be out dps’d by two level one swords! Also, upgrading the sword level doesn’t actually change anything besides upping the damage because all of the swords in your inventory are also upgraded by one level! Riddle me this, why do I still have to buy 64 swords to get the next level even after buying a sword level upgrade for ancient bricks?? The game would feel much more balanced if you just upgraded the spawn level and added like a sell function for swords below that level. Also also, how come the swords only attack the top? Is that just a later upgrade or something?? If the swords are spinning around me, it stands to reason that I should be able to hit an enemy to the left or right if my sword collides with it!! Aside from all this, the game is still pretty fun but devs please, I’m begging you! Fix this and the game will be perfect!! ### 3/5 — Idk *2026-08-02, version 2.3* Am I gonna forget about this game in a week? Yes. It’s still pretty good tho ### 3/5 — Interesting, but *2026-07-23, version 2.3* But not enough day activity. RAIDs for 3 minute? Where are the guilds? Pvp? Boss battles or smth like that? Give players more active gaming, not just watch 24/7 ### 3/5 — Boring *2026-07-10, version 2.2* I absolutely love the game. But there's no activity. Guilds? Guild battles? Tournaments? PvP? You get 3 minutes of raid gameplay per day. And only a leaderboard. That's it. I want to play, but at level 10000 I got bored. Sad. ### 3/5 — Донатная, рекламная помойка. *2026-07-08* Донат везде. Но если заходить раз в несколько дней и не заморачиваться то играть можно. ### 2/5 — Ads Too Long *2026-06-28, version 2.1* Writing this review strictly to express my annoyance that the ads for this game (that play on other games) are like 3 minutes long. Nothing makes me want to download a game less. ### 2/5 — Purchase bonuses quit working *2026-06-28, version 2.1* I purchased one of the packs and I’ve noticed the bonuses are no longer working. ### 5/5 — I request a balance patch. I am someone who spends a lot of money and loves this game. *2026-06-28* I have an abundance of Scrollos, but there is nothing I can use them for. I have unlocked all companions, but the experience gain seems too low. The monster kill speed is also slow. I have already purchased the Reset Manager VIP and am receiving double experience, but it seems this needs balance adjustment. Currently, my companions can level up to a maximum of 350, but the leveling speed is too slow, and Scrolls are just piling up uselessly. Please apply a balance patch. It is costing too much money. The balance between shield gems and enhancement success rates is completely off. It is too unfair and restrictive. Please loosen up this aspect a bit. Leveling up takes too long, and it feels like you are pushing for excessive spending. ### 3/5 — Fun game too many ads *2026-06-26, version 2.1* it feels like you need to watch 10 minutes of ads before you can start to enjoy the game or spend the $10 for no ads. Once you get past the ads then it's a super fun game! ### 2/5 — Almost *2026-06-20, version 2.1* Great concept, but too small. Try horizontal screen with hidable crafting area ### 5/5 — Idle Sword Master *2026-06-18, version 2.1* This is the best game, I have ever played and I love it, please make more of this game!🔥🤙🏻🥹🥰😍🤩🥳🤯 ### 4/5 — Really good but… *2026-06-17, version 2.1* Really good addictive game but wish there was more stuff to do ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 2 min ads *2026-08-25, version 2.3* Idle game based around ads. I’m ok if they are 15 or 30 seconds but 2 minutes each was enough to make me uninterested and uninstall. ### 1/5 — Laziness, Greed, and Lies *2026-08-20, version 2.3* AI-generated assets, ludicrously expensive microtransactions, and to top it all off, it’s not a “true” idle game, as progress doesn’t increment unless you’re actively playing the game. You’ll scarce find a piece of software more undeserving of your time than this. At least something like Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing vaguely resembles an actual game. ### 1/5 — Adds every 2 minutes *2026-08-19, version 2.3* Honestly I was really enjoying this game and even watching the optional adds to get more things but then on the second day of playing this I plays adds a very two minutes and honestly this game is basically ruined for me ### 1/5 — Wow *2026-08-13, version 2.3* Aggressive monetization. Horrible damage scaling. Couldn’t bind account, kept saying it could only bind once an hour and that’s why I couldn’t bind. Waited 24 hours, same problem. Then the game kept crashing, now all progress is lost. Their CS is “join our Discord!” Hard pass. ### 1/5 — Not an idle game *2026-07-21, version 2.3* You lied. There’s no offline collection in this game. Half the reason for even playing would be so that money builds while I’m offline. That way it isn’t a complete “chore”. It’s also overrun with ads. You can’t get anywhere without a million ad offers locking up every single feature on this thing. This is ridiculous. Not fun. Just super boring. Have you tried playing your own game? The payouts are low too. You jump everyone immediately into making it feel like climbing up a mountain with a weighted vest while going through a sand pit. I ain’t got time for this. I’m here to have fun. If a game doesn’t start making with the fun, I’m out. When I pay for a video game, it has serious thought and a huge amount of content. $40 would get me 40 hours of story, some different mini games to make the grinding easier, and a main game set of mechanics that would be fun to grind through. You know why I never paid money into a “free game”? It’s because they never managed to entertain me for more than 0.5-3 hours before the game paywalls you somehow. ### 1/5 — SCAM!! *2026-07-04, version 2.1* I bought the 12.99 no ads package and was charged 39.89 dollars. This game is a scam, do not purchase anything. ### 1/5 — Mid *2026-07-01, version 2.1* You have no offline play so you only advance while actively playing. It’s basically an ad farm. ### 1/5 — Была бы интересной если бы не столько рекламы. *2026-06-25* Чтобы иметь возможность играть на уровне со всеми остальными вы должны: 16 раз посмотреть рекламу утром 5 раз вечером 2 раза каждые два часа 1 раз каждые двадцать минут 30 раз еще в течении дня случайные просмотры за бонусы Длительность одной рекламы около 100секунд. Итога за день вы тратите на просмотр рекламы около 2 часов ### 1/5 — Faulty purchase *2026-06-08* just bought the speed boost and it didn’t give me the reward and yet it still took money from my account please fix!!! ### 1/5 — P2W vom Feinsten *2026-06-03* Mal als Beispiel: 20 facher Schaden kostet 9,99. Wenn man dann den entsprechenden Meilenstein erreicht hat, kann man den 400 fachen Schaden für 22,99 kaufen. Wie es dann weitergeht erfährt man erst dann. Demnach hat man ohne den Einsatz von Echtgeld keine Chance vorne mitzuspielen. Fair wäre es, wenn sich der erste Kauf automatisch erhöht, wenn man den Meilenstein erreicht hat. Aber so grenzt das schon an Betrug. Bis das nicht geändert wird, Finger weg! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Why *2026-07-28, version 2.3* Fun game, word of advice. Maybe don’t put the dismantle all button right next to merge. I have nothing now ### 5/5 — The best game for offline trips *2026-07-28, version 2.3* This game is the beast for offline trips I downloaded this before my 12 day cruise with no internet and I am no addicted I play at least one hour every day ### 5/5 — Like the ads which is weird *2026-07-26, version 2.3* I mean it’s like the ad videos, just a nice little time killer but doesn’t lie about anything ### 5/5 — No FOMO *2026-07-21, version 2.3* Fun game. No Ads purchase is enough to fully enjoy game low spend ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-19, version 2.3* One of the best idle games ive seen I highly recommend this game ### 5/5 — Ads are broken *2026-07-10, version 2.2* Ads don’t expire or allow you to claim the rewards. Stay on the screen until you reboot ### 5/5 — I love this game *2026-07-09, version 2.2* great game to pass time when your bored ### 5/5 — The game is fun, but it would be better to add Korean to the language *2026-07-08* . ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-07-02, version 2.1* Good game it actually shows what it is the game in the ad which is rare these days ### 5/5 — Not sure at first… But…. *2026-07-02, version 2.1* It’s a slow burn at first but once you master the game the better it gets. Great game to pass time. --- *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 2026-09-12.*