Comparison

Rock Paper Scissors vs IdleSpiral

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

Head to head
About

Rock Paper Scissors

Experience the popular Rock Paper Scissors game with advanced simulation options. Use it to make decisions in your daily life or engage in friendly competition.

Highlights
  • Game simulation
  • Decision-making tool
  • Social media trend integration
  • Life simulation
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Simulate the trendy game of Rock Paper Scissors however you want. Join the big battle of the game you see on social medias... Simulate your life!!!

About

IdleSpiral

An idle, incremental game where players aim to grow a spiral. It combines simple gameplay with mathematical beauty for long-term engagement.

Highlights
  • Idle gameplay
  • Incremental progression
  • Spiral mathematics
  • Long-term engagement
  • Simple mechanics
Features
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Idle Spiral is a beautiful idle and incremental game inspired by spirals and mathematics. Grow your spiral farther and farther from the origin. Improve its parameters, discover formulas, challenge enemies, collect rewards, and watch simple mathematical rules create increasingly complex patterns. The controls are simple, but the progression is deep and designed to be enjoyed over a long time. Play actively when you want to optimize your build, or return later and continue from your offline progress. Features: • Deep idle and incremental progression • Spiral growth based on mathematical formulas • Upgrades, battles, challenges, achievements, and daily rewards • Optional ads and in-app purchases • Account, shared Mileage, and cross-platform save foundations • Performance and battery-use options for mobile devices How far can you grow your spiral?

Screenshots

Rock Paper Scissors4 screens
IdleSpiral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rock Paper Scissors at none against IdleSpiral's 12. Rock Paper Scissors also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). IdleSpiral's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (57% vs 33%). On price 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. IdleSpiral sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Rock Paper Scissors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IdleSpiral holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IdleSpiral has 79 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Rock Paper Scissors's written reviews are positive against 57% of IdleSpiral's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rock Paper Scissors versus IdleSpiral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock Paper ScissorsIdleSpiral
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.2 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews56.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings479 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGOVAND QADERIdle System, Inc.

Customer experience

Rock Paper Scissors

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

IdleSpiral

All ratings77 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Rock Paper Scissors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IdleSpiral

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Game is unresponsive
  • Ads don't work or give rewards
  • Patterns are random
  • Bar at the bottom center not growable
  • Phone gets super hot and drains battery
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  • Translation is poor
  • Offline progress not accumulating
  • Game speed items cause overheating
  • Game becomes laggy
  • Last two Z Reactors missing
  • Last three challenges missing
  • Game not idle, requires active play
  • Rewards reset when app is closed
  • Memory of Formula system confusing
  • Battles no longer progress offline
  • Text is too small
  • Daily bonus not working
  • Offline gains broken
  • Achievements not unlocking
  • Offline battles don't increase difficulty
  • Stats not functioning
  • Social sharing (screenshot/tweet) broken
  • Daily rewards unclear
  • Challenges past first versions inaccessible
  • Save process wipes progress
  • Offline enemy kills not counting
  • Spiral Equations not working
  • Difficulty of fighting tab not increasing offline

Requested features

10 requests
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Improve ad rewards and length
  • Make the game truly idle again
  • Fix offline gains and progress
  • Improve translation and text display
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  • Bring PC version content to mobile
  • Fix social sharing features
  • Add dark mode
  • Fix challenges not appearing
  • Fix Z-Reactors not appearing

In-app purchases

None

Rock Paper Scissors

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

IdleSpiral

One-time12
  • Spiral Point 500$1.99
  • Snake Spiral$4.99
  • Bubble Spiral$4.99
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  • Arrow Spiral$4.99
  • Water Spiral$9.99
  • Space Spiral$9.99
  • Bonfire Spiral$9.99
  • Permanent Bonus$9.99
  • Pixel Spiral$9.99
  • Railway Spiral$9.99
  • Spiral Point 3000$12.99
  • Spiral Point 10000$29.99

Questions

Is Rock Paper Scissors free?
Rock Paper Scissors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IdleSpiral free?
IdleSpiral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rock Paper Scissors or IdleSpiral?
IdleSpiral is rated higher. Rock Paper Scissors averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while IdleSpiral averages 4.2 from 79 ratings.

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