Pause Game vs Idle Chest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pause Game
An incremental role-playing game controlled with a single button. Progress through the game by making strategic choices and managing resources. Offers a simple yet engaging experience for players who enjoy idle or clicker-style gameplay.
- One-button gameplay
- Incremental progression
- Resource management
- RPG elements
- Idle gameplay
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Pause Game is a little one-button-incremental RPG!
Idle Chest
Embark on a treasure-hunting adventure where every click earns rewards. Upgrade your skills, collect and enhance equipment, and unlock unique abilities. Discover the secrets of this world through engaging gameplay and an addictive incremental experience.
- Open various chests
- Loot and upgrade equipment
- Buy skill upgrades
- Unlock unique skills
- Discover game story
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Dive in "Idle Chest", an adventure where each click brings you closer to fabulous treasures. Earn rewards, upgrade your skills, and unlock new chests for endless fun! Get ready to be hooked on this addictive endless incremental clicker experience! * OPEN CHESTS Open a variety of chests and discover everything they hide, from equipments to resources or other awesome chests! * LOOT EQUIPMENTS Collect different equipments upgrade them and equip them to gain bonus and discover more legendary equipments! * BUY UPGRADES Upgrade your opening skills by buying upgrades to allow you to drop more rewards and open chests faster! * UNLOCK UNIQUE SKILLS Using skill points, unlock every skills in the skill tree to become stronger and obtain unique powers! * DISCOVER THE STORY Progress in the game to discover the secret behind this world! Come discover "Idle Chest", the new incremental, clicker game which you wouldn't want to miss !
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Verdict
Pause Game and Idle Chest both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Idle Chest's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pause Game's. Pause Game's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pause Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Chest holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 109 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pause Game's written reviews are positive against 81% of Idle Chest's.
Pause Game ships an update every 5 days, Idle Chest every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pause Game | Idle Chest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) | 4.5 (109 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Foti | Thomas Gunzburger |
Customer experience
Pause Game
Idle Chest
Bugs and requests
Pause Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Idle Chest
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress resets or reverts
- Minions not working after equipping 'Chosen One'
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Better UI for comparing damage sources
In-app purchases
Pause Game
- Boost Pack$6.99
Idle Chest
- Underwater Background Skin$3.99
- Underwater Chests Skin$3.99
- Underwater Acolytes Skin$3.99
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- No Ads$3.99
- Underwater Complete Skins Pack$8.99
