Comparison

Torn PDA vs Guildmaster Idle

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

Head to head
About

Torn PDA

This app enhances the Torn City gaming experience by providing quick access to game data, notifications for important events, and tools for trading and combat. It helps players manage their in-game resources, track progress, and strategize effectively.

Highlights
  • Profile page with status data and cooldowns
  • Travel status and arrival notifications
  • Foreign stock market analysis
  • User script support
  • YATA mobile interface integration
  • Quick item management and trade calculator
  • Automatic city item finder
  • Faction chain watcher and target lists
Features
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Torn PDA has been developed as an assistant for players of Torn City (www.torn.com). It was conceived to enhance the experience of playing Torn from a mobile platform, and other already existing applications, such as YATA, have been a great influence. * Profile page with shortcuts to you preferred sections, access to basic status data, recent events, cooldowns and net-worth calculation. You can also manually activate notifications so that you don't waste any energy, nerve, or miss any cooldown expiry. * Check your travel status and configure notifications just before you arrive. No more forgetting and being mugged abroad. Also, configure the notification shown so that it is safe to use even at work or in other public environments. * Have a look at foreign stocks directly in the Travel section. Filter and sort items at your convenience, including profit based on item capacity. Also, by using the in-app browser, you are contributing by sending stock data automatically to the shared database! * User scripts support. * YATA mobile interface: new sections (e.g. Awards) that constitute the first official YATA mobile interface. Data comes straight from your YATA account. * Ability to fill max items on arrival to destination, based on current capacity and money available. Then, use the quick home return button in the top bar to make your stay quicker and safer. * Quick crimes option when you visit the crimes section. Just set up your preferred crimes and they'll appear in the top bar. * Quick Items: browse to the items section in Torn with the full browser and add your prefer items for a quick access later on. * Trade calculator with total price calculation for cash, items and shares, plus the ability to copy total figures for a quick trading. If you are a professional trader, you can also synchronize with Torn Trader and the Arson Warehouse. * Automatic city items finder in the map. * Automatic alerts for travel, energy, nerve, hospitalization, drugs, racing, messages, events, trades and stocks. * Torn chat: options to highlight your name or hide the chat completely if you wish. * Follow your faction's chain live from the app, with instant energy updates. Use the chain watcher feature to avoid surprises. * Create your own target list, adding your own comments and many other details. Import and export your targets to/from YATA. While chaining, automatically skip targets that can't be attacked (hospitalised/jailed or in a different country). Get optimal targets directly from Torn Attack Central, included in the Chaining section. Chaining has never been easier. * Have a look at your last few attacks, with simple statistics so that you can decide when/who to add to your common chaining targets. * Export targets as a backup or share them with other players. * When in hospital, send Nuclear Central Hospital a revive request by clicking a button. * Create a friends list, with quick access to in-game messaging, trading and other important details. Also, add note to your friends' profiles. Backup functionality included. * Activate alerts for NPC loot. * Dark mode.

About

Guildmaster Idle

Manage and grow an interactive idle RPG guild. Engage in various minigames to gather resources, craft gear, and train adventurers for quests and dungeons. Attract new heroes and forge alliances to become a legendary guildmaster.

Highlights
  • Interactive idle gameplay
  • Professions minigames (mining, crafting, bartending, etc.)
  • Questing and dungeon crawling
  • Guild and hero progression
  • Talent tree upgrades
  • Ad-free option
Features
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With many immersive features including: Interactive Idle Gameplay: Break free from conventional clicker games as you actively personalise and grow your guild, making every decision count. A World of Minigames: Explore a rich tapestry of professions through completing various minigames such as mining, potion-crafting and bartending to gather the materials needed to equip your guild for missions. Their strength is forged through your skills, and the path to victory lies in your mastery of these professions. Quest for Glory: Embark on daring adventures of quests and dungeons. Rise to fame as you conquer challenges and complete feats, attracting new classes of adventurer to your guild, each bringing unique skills and abilities. Ad-Free Enjoyment: Bid farewell to intrusive ads with our optional ad system, ensuring uninterrupted gameplay. Take your gameplay a step above other idle games with interactive minigames for each profession: - Bartending: Serve drinks to the citizens for the gold needed to purchase upgrades for your guild. - Apothecary: Experiment with different herbs and other ingredients to discover magical potions, giving your adventurers the edge when fighting the powerful monsters scattered throughout the dungeon. - Foraging: Search through the forests to find wild vegetables and the herbs needed to craft potions. - Gardening: Manage your garden to grow the crops needed to cook the best food for your guild-members. - Cooking: Combine collected ingredients in the kitchen to provide food for your adventurers, granting them powerful buffs. - Hunting: Hunt wild beasts for meats to use in the kitchen, and hides to craft the armour needed by your adventurers. - Mining: Search through the mines for precious metals and gemstones to be used when crafting gear at the blacksmith. - Tree Felling: Chop trees for the building materials needed to expand your guild, with each new structure adding opportunities for your guild to prosper. - Blacksmithing: Craft enchanted weapons and armour at the forge to equip your adventurers with the tools they need to defeat the strongest foes. Use talent trees to upgrade each profession, dynamically changing each minigame to accelerate the growth of your guild. Grow your guild's fame to attract heroes with powerful spells and abilities from around the world to fight for you. Use the resources you gather from each profession to enhance your adventurers. Fight through quests, dungeons and tournaments, with advanced combat simulation. Gain the best loot possible as you progress through the game and use it to defeat powerful bosses. And that's just the beginning! Stay on the lookout for upcoming features that will expand your 'Guildmaster' experience in the next update. Forge alliances, conquer challenges, and become the legendary 'Guildmaster' you were destined to be. Are you ready for the challenge? Download now.

Screenshots

Torn PDA4 screens
Guildmaster Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torn PDA at none against Guildmaster Idle's 9. Torn PDA also leads on ads (none vs shown). Guildmaster Idle's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guildmaster Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 273 and 533 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Torn PDA's written reviews are positive against 75% of Guildmaster Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Torn PDA ships an update every 11 days, Guildmaster Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Torn PDA versus Guildmaster Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTorn PDAGuildmaster Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (273 ratings)4.7 (533 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better74.7% of reviews
Number of ratings273533 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB314 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperManuel OrtegaElvenry Studios

Customer experience

Torn PDA

All ratings273 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative13.3%

Guildmaster Idle

All ratings533 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.5%

User reviews

Torn PDA

From 273 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Streamlined mobile experience
  • 🔒 Robust security features
  • 🔋 Helpful notifications
  • 👍 Customizable scripts and tools
  • 💡 Integrated Torn browser

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Confusing UI navigation
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Compatibility issues with updates

Guildmaster Idle

From 533 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Practical idle game mechanics
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting concept and depth
  • 🔒 No forced ads or paywalls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain features
  • 🔍 Lack of in-game information and guidance
  • ⏱️ Overly long dungeon timers

Bugs and requests

Torn PDA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blank screen after full-screen mode
  • Unable to log in with Google
  • Travel stock updates not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Hospital timer for warring
  • Live widgets for travel and energy
  • Automatic cache clearing

Guildmaster Idle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Talent tree enhancements not working as expected
  • Gear enhancements have no material requirements
  • Unable to construct certain buildings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a wiki or knowledge base
  • Improve UI and accessibility
  • Reduce dungeon completion times
  • Introduce character/guild customization

In-app purchases

None

Torn PDA

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Guildmaster Idle

One-time9
  • 1000 Runes$1.99
  • 2500 Runes$4.99
  • Increase Max Offline Work$4.99
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  • Purchase Runes (Scrolls)$4.99
  • Purchase Rune Bundle$4.99
  • 7500 Runes$9.99
  • 15000 Runes$19.99
  • 50000 Runes$49.99
  • 100000 Runes$99.99

Questions

Is Torn PDA free?
Torn PDA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guildmaster Idle free?
Guildmaster Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Torn PDA or Guildmaster Idle?
Guildmaster Idle is rated higher. Torn PDA averages 4.5 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Guildmaster Idle averages 4.7 from 533 ratings.
Do Torn PDA or Guildmaster Idle have ads?
Guildmaster Idle shows ads; Torn PDA does not.
Which is updated more often, Torn PDA or Guildmaster Idle?
Torn PDA ships an update every 11 days, and Guildmaster Idle weekly. Most recently, Torn PDA was updated on October 6, 2026 and Guildmaster Idle on October 7, 2026.

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