Pull the Spool vs Idle Rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pull the Spool
A simple and addictive game where players pull spools to collect money and become rich. Enjoy a straightforward gameplay experience designed for quick fun.
- Pull spools
- Collect money
- Become rich
- Simple gameplay
- Addictive mechanics
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Pull the spool, get the money and be rich!
Idle Rain
Experience a calming Zen Garden with satisfying ASMR fluid physics. Guide cascading drops through intricate obstacles to generate resources and unlock new biomes. Optimize your growth with upgrades and prestige systems for infinite progression.
- Satisfying ASMR fluid physics
- Idle resource generation (Dew)
- Unlockable biomes and obstacles
- Upgrade and prestige systems
- Collectible companions
- Mastery Overdrive system
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Welcome to Idle Rain, the most satisfying Zen Garden experience on mobile. Leave the stress behind and discover a sanctuary designed purely for relaxation. Cultivate the perfect soothing ASMR atmosphere while watching dynamic fluid physics unfold. Unlike complex simulation games, Idle Rain is an intuitive idle game focusing on gratification and growth. Harness the raw power of gravity and relax as infinite cascading drops flow through intricate, hand-crafted obstacles, generating precious Dew. Your simple task is to guide the flow and watch your progress accumulate, even when you're away! Explore and unlock unique biomes, transitioning from the gentle humidity of the Morning Meadow to the intense pressure of the Volcanic Caldera. Optimize your operation by upgrading your core systems, drop rates and value, and prestige with permanent upgrades. Meet adorable companions—like the cheerful Lava Sprite and the playful Bumblebee— who provide you with valuable resources. For those seeking deeper strategy, Idle Rain features the ultimate Mastery Overdrive system. When you are ready to expand, travel to the bottom of each world and execute a massive Prestige reset. Resetting your progress unlocks ancient, permanent scaling multipliers (like x100,000 Drop value) and exclusive Collectibles, providing you with global bonuses across all worlds. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, Idle Rain offers pure gratification. It is designed as a background companion, perfect for winding down. Listen to the unique acoustic tones as drops bounce off unique physics-based obstacles, or focus on the deep, low-frequency hum of thick magma merging lazily in the Volcanic Caldera. It is your ASMR flow, your time, and your infinite growth. Join the flow and start forging your sanctuary today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pull the Spool at 5.0 against Idle Rain's 4.5. Pull the Spool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). Idle Rain's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Rain sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pull the Spool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pull the Spool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Rain has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pull the Spool ships an update daily, Idle Rain every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pull the Spool | Idle Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DK Bilgi Teknolojileri | Brandon Anderson |
In-app purchases
Pull the Spool
No in-app purchases
Idle Rain
- Bundle of 100 Essence$0.99
- Bundle of 500 Essence$4.99
- Remove Ads + Essence Bundle$4.99
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- Essence 1000$8.99
- Bundle of 5000 Essence$39.99
