Comparison

Idle Summoner vs Pinball Saga

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

Head to head
About

Idle Summoner

Summon historical heroes and build powerful squads to battle monsters in this idle RPG. Collect equipment, upgrade your heroes, and explore mysterious dungeons to restore order to the world.

Highlights
  • Idle gameplay for hero progression
  • Summon historical figures
  • Build squads with four major classes
  • Collect equipment and upgrade heroes
  • Explore mysterious dungeons
  • Idle quests for automatic rewards
Features
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Clicker Endless RPG. Summon historical figures, build squads of heroes, collect equipments, and survive against a wide range of monster. The Dresden School of Magic is a famous institution on the magical continent. All the magicians dream of the ideal temple. The summoner is a unique singer in the magician. They can use the spiritual power to summon the hero to do things for themselves. Eliza is an outstanding summoner at the School of Magic. She is smart and brave. She is very much valued by teacher Dres. Recently, a large number of monsters who do not know where they are coming suddenly invaded the world, and they have disturbed the world order. The summoners have summoned heroes to resist the invasion of monsters, and Eliza is one of them... Eliza has never faced such a large-scale actual attack. Although there is no experience, the sense of mission drives her to defend the world, and Eliza has never I never thought that this fierce battle was caused by myself... - Idle RPG - Power your heroes with idle gameplay. - Four major classes - Summoners have different spiritual powers and can summon different characters. Warriors, shooters, mages and pastors, four major classes, with the most appropriate lineup. - Idle Quests - Idle Quests automatically help you earn coins, collect rich rewards in real time! - Mysterious Dungeons - Different mysterious copies hide all kinds of BOSS, defeat BOSS to get random dropped materials and weapons. Use them to upgrade and strengthen heroes. The world has fallen, how can the genius summoner stand by and watch the fish! Come and summon your hero to defend the continent and restore the order of the world!

About

Pinball Saga

Engage in a unique brick-breaking adventure where you gather diverse partners and utilize a variety of projectiles and magical abilities to defeat waves of monsters. Strategize your attacks and build your brave's power through systems like skills, combos, and equipment to defend your home.

Highlights
  • Partner collection with unique attacks
  • Diverse projectile types
  • Magic and skill systems
  • Combo and strengthening mechanics
  • Equipment customization
  • Roguelike gameplay
Features
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Brave, please defeat the incoming monsters! [Numerous Partners] Gather Warrior, Mermaid, and even a dog as partners to fight the monsters, and each partner has a unique attack method! [Various Attack Methods] There are dozens of bullets, bones, wooden swords, axes, and magic balls that can be fired at the monsters. Please aim and shoot at the best angle to inflict multiple damages! [Various Systems] Various systems such as magic, skills, combos, strengthening, and equipment are available to make the brave more powerful. Choose your own style to create the best team to defeat the monsters! A large group of monsters are approaching, and the brave leads his partners in defending their homes together. Aim! Shoot! Rebound! Defeat the monsters!

Screenshots

Idle Summoner4 screens
Pinball Saga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Summoner at 4.7 against Pinball Saga's 4.2. Idle Summoner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (62 vs 12). Pinball Saga's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Summoner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pinball Saga sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Summoner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Summoner has 62 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Idle Summoner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pinball Saga's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Summoner ships an update weekly, Pinball Saga every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Summoner versus Pinball Saga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle SummonerPinball Saga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (62 ratings) — better4.2 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better12
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB86 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer道驰 蔡苏 舒

Customer experience

Idle Summoner

All ratings62 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Pinball Saga

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Summoner

One-time10
  • Advancing Package 2$0.99
  • Advancing Package 1$0.99
  • Advancing Package 3$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Small Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Advancing Package 4$2.99
  • Advancing Package 5$2.99
  • Bag of Diamonds$2.99
  • VIP Package (30 days)$2.99
  • Equipments Package 2$4.99
  • Box of Diamonds$8.99
10 purchases

Pinball Saga

One-time10
  • Special Offers 1$0.99
  • Special Offer 2$1.99
  • Limit Pack 1$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Diamond Pack 1$4.99
  • Ad-Free$6.99
  • Diamond Pack 2$9.99
  • Limit Pack 2$9.99
  • Diamond Pack 3$19.99
  • Diamond Pack 4$49.99
  • Diamond Pack 5$99.99

Questions

Is Idle Summoner free?
Idle Summoner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinball Saga free?
Pinball Saga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Summoner or Pinball Saga?
Idle Summoner is rated higher. Idle Summoner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Pinball Saga averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do Idle Summoner or Pinball Saga have ads?
Pinball Saga shows ads; Idle Summoner does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Summoner or Pinball Saga?
Idle Summoner ships an update weekly, and Pinball Saga every 10 days. Most recently, Idle Summoner was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pinball Saga on June 1, 2026.

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