Comparison

ATHROID2020 vs Idle Marathon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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ATHROID2020

Features
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โ—† Synchronize with athlete-type androidใ€ATHROIDใ€‘and challenge the world record! Action sports app was set in the near future! ! Use theใ€ATHROIDใ€‘to break the walls of records that humanity can not overcome! Player become pilot of the ATHROID and challenge world records. Operation is as simple as tapping the button at the good timing. If you get a knack of the operation, your self record will be updated more and more. โ—† First get the ATHROID at the shop A variety of ATHROID and items are available at the shop. Items will be added as you progress through the story. โ—† Synchronize with the ATHROID at the hangar Operation is possible by synchronizing with the owned ATHROID. You can also use items to increase the level of ATHROID. โ—† ATHROID laboratory By completing various research tasks, research on ATHROID will progress and items and coins will be obtained. Depending on the task, a more powerful ATHROID can be completed. โ—† Training mode Train to get used to each competition. Training also increases the level of ATHROID and makes it easier to get new records for each competition. โ—† Local cup mode Participate in all competitions and get coins according to the total score. Coins are required to get new ATHROID and items. You get more experience points than in training mode, which makes it easier to increase your ATHROID level. โ—† World Cup mode As with the local cup, you will get coins according to the total score of all competitions. Participation rewards such as coins and experience points are even higher than local cup. World Cup records will be reflected in the world rankings. Let's aim for world record number 1! โ—† Event mode Compete in real time with 4 players from around the world. In competitions, only if the average of all 4 players crosses the border line will event points be awarded according to the ranking. Depending on the event points, coins and items, new ATHROID, etc. can be obtained. Show off your trained skills to other players! โ€ป This app is free to download & start. โ€ป This app offers some contents in-app purchases. โ€ป Internet connectivity is required. โ€ป The language depends on the language settings of your iPhone(iPad). Copyright HOUEN Inc.

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Idle Marathon

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An around-the-world marathon that runs itself. Your runner keeps running while the app is closed. Open it now and then, give him water, spend the coins he earned. Simple to play, with more to it than it looks. โ–  Run 191 countries, one after another You start from your own country, run to the next one, then the next. All the way around the world, until one day you come home again. โ–  Collect a badge for every flag One badge for each country you reach, 192 in all. See how much of the collection you can complete. โ–  New scenery with every arrival City, suburb, forest, coast, mountain, desert, snow. The weather and the time of day shift as well. Built so that simply watching him run is part of it. โ–  What you do is simple Give him water to restore stamina. Spend coins on Speed and Stamina. Raise your runner and send him on to the next country. โ–  Can you make the target time? Every destination has its own time limit. Make it and you earn the badge; miss it and he runs the same leg again. Either way, you never lose the distance or the coins. The kind of game that is just nice to check in on. ใƒปNo account or sign-up required

Screenshots

ATHROID20204 screens
Idle Marathon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Marathon at none against ATHROID2020's 9. Idle Marathon also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). ATHROID2020's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ATHROID2020 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Marathon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ATHROID2020 ships an update every 3 months, Idle Marathon every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
ATHROID2020 versus Idle Marathon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterATHROID2020Idle Marathon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size133 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKohei SaitoGOLDEN DOG, K.K.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

ATHROID2020

One-time9
  • World Cup Ticket ร—5$0.99
  • Level Up Bottle ร—3$0.99
  • High Spec CPU ร—1$0.99
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  • ATHROID Coin ร—100,000$0.99
  • Event Point +10$0.99
  • World Cup Ticket ร—20$1.99
  • Level Up Bottle ร—9$1.99
  • High Spec CPU ร—3$1.99
  • ATHROID Coin ร—500,000$2.99
None

Idle Marathon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ATHROID2020 free?
ATHROID2020 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Marathon free?
Idle Marathon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ATHROID2020 or Idle Marathon have ads?
Idle Marathon shows ads; ATHROID2020 does not.
Which is updated more often, ATHROID2020 or Idle Marathon?
ATHROID2020 ships an update every 3 months, and Idle Marathon every 8 days. Most recently, ATHROID2020 was updated on October 19, 2026 and Idle Marathon on October 18, 2026.

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