Comparison

IdleOn vs Pixel Tribe

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

Head to head
About

IdleOn

An idle RPG with endless content and deep complexity. Choose classes, level up skills, and gather resources while offline. Features include Tower Defense, Pet Battles, and extensive crafting.

Highlights
  • 17 unique classes
  • 250 skill perks
  • Extensive RPG content
  • Unlimited idle gains
  • 12 unique skills
  • Pet battles and cooking
  • Multiplayer interaction
Features
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The management RPG where your heroes keep fighting even when you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental Wizard to Cannon Pirate, and level up 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and even Construction! GAME FEATURES • 19 unique classes to specialize into! Will you max out idle gains, or go for max loot drop chance? • 250 skill perks to play with! A minmax dream! • More content than any other idle game, and rarely found in other RPG games! Complete Post Office Orders, collect and upgrade Stamps, deposit Statues, hunt rare monster for special crafting recipes, pray at the Obol Altar, compete in minigames, build a factory, command pet battles, do research, and more! What other idle games even have half as cool of features? None of them of course! • Unlimited idle gains, unlike most idle Games that cap you at 12 hours. Ew, right? • Level up 12 unique skills in true RPG fashion: Mining, Smithing, Alchemy, Fishing, Woodcutting, Construction, Breeding, Cooking, and more! • Talk to 50+ NPC's, all with hand-drawn pixel art animations • Witness the mental decline of the developer who made this game all by themselves! They've gone so insane that they speak of themselves in the 3rd person! • 200+ unique Equipment, like Helmets, Rings, uh, weapons... you know, all the normal stuff in an MMO • Talk with other REAL people! Kind of like how I'm talking to you right now, except you'll get to talk back! • Get HYPED for new content coming in the future by joining my discord at: Discord.gg/idleon • Yo man, life is too short to be reading entire game descriptions. You got this far, so you either REALLY need to go download the game, or you just scrolled to the bottom to see what's here. If so, there's nothing here except a smiley face with a nose :-)

About

Pixel Tribe

Build and manage a Viking tribe in a retro pixel art strategy RPG. Craft weapons, upgrade your kingdom, and lead your Vikings in turn-based raids and PVP battles. Farm resources, raise animals, and customize your village to become the ultimate Viking chief.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade Viking kingdom
  • Craft weapons and armor
  • Turn-based combat raids
  • Farm resources and raise animals
  • Multiplayer clans and PVP battles
  • Customize Viking skills
Features
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Pixel Tribe: Viking Kingdom is a strategy RPG with retro pixel art graphics where you build and upgrade a tribe of Vikings. As the chief, you must build your kingdom, raise a tribe of Vikings, craft weapons and armor, and send your Vikings on epic turn-based raids. Craft items and resources, upgrade your kingdom and improve your Vikings fighting skills. Build, farm, raise animals, decorate, upgrade and customize your own Viking Kingdom. Craft weapons and armor for your Vikings to give them a fighting chance against the toughest enemies in Midgard! PIXEL TRIBE: VIKING KINGDOM FEATURES CRAFT, BUILD & UPGRADE ● Craft and upgrade weapons and armor. ● Build and upgrade buildings like the Weaponsmith, Viking ship, Church and more. ● Craft resources to earn gold and upgrade your kingdom. ● Craft items and gear to upgrade your Vikings fighting skills. ● Upgrade your farm to craft food and more valuable resources. FIGHTING ● Earn rewards by fighting and raid your enemies! ● Level up your Vikings and upgrade your fighting skills! ● Fighting lets you specialize your Vikings as tanks, fighters, archers or mages. ● Top the Leaderboards by fighting your way to glory! FARM, BUILD & UPGRADE ● Build a farm and craft food to heal your Vikings. ● Plant and harvest crops. ● Build your kingdom and raise animals. ● Farm and feed your animals to produce eggs, wool, and milk. MULTIPLAYER ● Clans with Raids, Orders, and Buffs ● PVP battles ● Leagues and Leaderboards ● Visit other Players villages

Screenshots

IdleOn4 screens
Pixel Tribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Tribe at 4.9 against IdleOn's 4.3. Pixel Tribe also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). IdleOn's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. IdleOn sells 50 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Tribe sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Tribe holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of IdleOn's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pixel Tribe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IdleOn ships an update weekly, Pixel Tribe every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IdleOn versus Pixel Tribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdleOnPixel Tribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.6K ratings)4.9 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews89.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K4K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB308 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLavaflamestudios LLCKvannli AS

Customer experience

IdleOn

All ratings2,572 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews718 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative31.9%

Pixel Tribe

All ratings3,962 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

IdleOn

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Constant updates keep the game fresh
  • 👍 Enjoyable and worthwhile gameplay
  • 🎮 Engaging and addictive idle mechanics
  • 🤖 Smooth cross-platform experience
  • 🕹️ Fun and humorous dialogue

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔌 Syncing issues between platforms
  • 📱 Orientation lock on mobile
  • 🤑 Concerns about recent pay-to-win additions

Pixel Tribe

From 4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 🔒 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 👍 Cozy and nostalgic aesthetic
  • 👍 Satisfying progression

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
  • 🔍 Lack of content and features
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔍 Imbalanced leveling and resource acquisition

Bugs and requests

IdleOn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Quests not tracking progress correctly
  • Character creation name input issues
  • Dungeon crashes on mobile

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to reset skill points
  • Notifications for in-game chats
  • Improved mobile UI and controls

Pixel Tribe

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or bugs
  • Soft-locking issues due to progression imbalance

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to rename or customize Vikings
  • Expanded clan/multiplayer features
  • More diverse building and decoration options
  • Reduced crafting/production times
  • Offline/background progression mode
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  • Challenging boss battles or events
  • Improved quest/progression system

In-app purchases

50 purchases

IdleOn

One-time50
  • gem_a00$1.99
  • gem_b0$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • Auto Loot Pack$4.99
  • Smol Offering$5.99
  • Storage Ram Pet Pack$8.99
  • Giftmas Bundle$9.99
  • Eggscellent Pack$9.99
  • King Doot Pack$9.99
  • Summer Bundle$9.99
  • Lil Squirrel Pack$9.99
  • gem_c0$9.99
  • Valenslimes Day Pack$9.99
  • New Year Pack$9.99
  • Easter Bundle$9.99
  • Gem Motherlode Pack$14.99
  • Pirate Glimbo Pack$16.99
  • bun_j$19.99
  • Lava Supporter Pack$19.99
  • Totally Chill Pack$19.99
  • Island Explorer Pack$19.99
  • Equinox Dreamer Pack$19.99
  • Arcane Cultist Pack$19.99
  • The Spooky Pack$19.99
  • gem_d0$19.99
  • Calm Serenity Pack$19.99
  • Gilded Treasure Pack$19.99
  • Eternal Hunter Pack$19.99
  • Blazing Star Anniversary Pack$19.99
  • Lush Emerald Anniversary Pack$19.99
  • Midnight Tide Anniversary Pack$19.99
  • Ancient Echoes$19.99
  • Dungeon Bundle$19.99
  • Secret Methods Pack$19.99
  • Decent Offering$22.99
  • Sweet and Lovely Pack$24.99
  • Armadillius Superius Pack$24.99
  • Paradise Pack$24.99
  • Kelp N Roll Pack$24.99
  • Autumn Breeze Pack$24.99
  • Windwalker Pack$24.99
  • Bloomin' Pet Pack$24.99
  • Riftwalker Pack$29.99
  • Heavy Metals Pack$29.99
  • Best Friend Bubba Pack$29.99
  • Supernova of Gems$29.99
  • Crystalline Glunko Pack$29.99
  • Timeless Pack$29.99
  • Coral Guardian Pack$34.99
  • Mongo Offering$44.99
7 purchases

Pixel Tribe

One-time7
  • Pocketfull of Gems$0.99
  • Pile of Gems$1.99
  • Bag of Gems$4.99
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  • Sack of Gems$9.99
  • Box of Gems$19.99
  • Chest of Gems$49.99
  • Golden Gem Chest$99.99

Questions

Is IdleOn free?
IdleOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Tribe free?
Pixel Tribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IdleOn or Pixel Tribe?
Pixel Tribe is rated higher. IdleOn averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Pixel Tribe averages 4.9 from 4K ratings.
Do IdleOn or Pixel Tribe have ads?
Pixel Tribe shows ads; IdleOn does not.
Which is updated more often, IdleOn or Pixel Tribe?
IdleOn ships an update weekly, and Pixel Tribe every 4 weeks. Most recently, IdleOn was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pixel Tribe on October 21, 2026.

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