Idle Drops vs Idle Guns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Drops
Tap the screen to drop balls into slots and grow your in-game fortune. Upgrade drops to earn more money and boost balls to unlock new levels and story elements. Enjoy an idle clicker experience with strategic upgrades.
- Tap to drop balls
- Upgrade drops for more earnings
- Boost balls for new levels
- Unlock story elements
- Collect all drops
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Idle Drops is a visually focused incremental game where you collect colorful drops and create a cascade of chaos. But beneath the surface, there is something more. Discover the truth of your existence as you delve deep into realm beyond the mirage. Features: - Beautiful and mesmerizing soundtrack - Multiple ways to advance, including prestige system - Highly polished UI and animations - Deep sci-fi story - No forced ads Idle Drops is a game built in the Judicator Jane LitRPG universe.
Idle Guns
Engage in endless shooting gameplay with satisfying haptic feedback. Collect offline earnings daily and upgrade your arsenal. This free-to-play game requires no internet connection and is suitable for ages 9 and up.
- Tap/Hold to shoot
- Collect offline earnings
- Endless gameplay
- Upgrades available
- No internet required
- Haptic effects
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Tips: •Tap/Hold to shoot •Open the game everyday to collect your offline earnings! -Free to play, NO ADS -Endless gameplay and upgrades -No internet connection required -Satisfying haptic effects -Play in a boring class or meeting More is comming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Guns at none against Idle Drops's 12. Idle Guns also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Idle Drops's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and ratings volume (813 vs 6). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Idle Drops sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Idle Guns asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Idle Drops against 4.3 for Idle Guns. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 813 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Idle Drops's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Guns's.
Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, Idle Guns daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Drops | Idle Guns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (813 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Studio Rouleau Inc | Dan Lespect |
Customer experience
Idle Drops
Idle Guns
Bugs and requests
Idle Drops
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads causing game freezes
- Losing progress after prestiging
- Inconsistent ad reward functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add more level variety
- Improve ad implementation
- Implement cloud save/sync
- Expand on the story/lore
Idle Guns
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Drops
- VIP Membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- 10 Diamonds$0.99
- Dragon Drop$0.99
- Ad-Free Collect x2$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Ad-Free Drops x2 and Multi x2$2.99
- 55 Diamonds$4.99
- Mega Pack Remove Ads$6.99
- Mega Pack$6.99
- 120 Diamonds$9.99
- Permanent VIP$19.99
- 250 Diamonds$19.99
Idle Guns
No in-app purchases
Questions
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