Comparison

Avalar vs Epic Shadow

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

Head to head
About

Avalar

Embark on an epic fantasy RPG adventure with fast-paced combat and strategic team building. Explore dungeons, battle mythical creatures, and collect diverse characters to upgrade and conquer challenging bosses.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced combat
  • Strategic team building
  • Dungeon raiding
  • Boss battles
  • Character collection
  • Hero upgrades
Features
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Embark on an epic journey in Avalar, an immersive Action RPG set in a fantastical world of medieval mystique. Dive into fast-paced combat, where strategic thinking meets adrenaline-pumping action. Assemble your own team, each with unique abilities and skills, to take on the challenges within the dungeon's depths. RAID THE DUNGEON: Engage in heart-pounding battles as you venture through mysterious dungeons teeming with mythical creatures and ancient secrets. Navigate intricate mazes, overcome traps, and confront hordes of enemies. Your combat skills will be put to the test in this dynamic and engaging experience. CREATE YOUR OWN TEAM: Set your team from a diverse roster of characters, each with their own abilities and elemental power. Build the ultimate team by strategically selecting characters that complement each other. Unleash powerful combos and synergies to overcome even the toughest adversaries. DEFEAT INSANE BOSSES: Challenge colossal bosses that guard the treasures hidden within the depths of Avalar. These mythical creatures will test your team's mettle and strategy. Adapt your tactics, exploit weaknesses, and emerge victorious to claim legendary rewards. COLLECT THE CHARACTERS: Discover a vast array of characters, from valiant knights and mystical mages to cunning rogues and enigmatic creatures. Unlock and collect these characters to diversify your team and uncover the rich lore of Avalar. UPGRADE THE STRENGTH: Forge your heroes into formidable champions by upgrading their skills, talents, and equipment. Enhance your team's strength to face increasingly challenging foes as you progress through the game. Equip the mythical weapon to match your character and dominate the battlefield. Avalar awaits, and only the bravest will prevail. Are you ready to Raid the Dungeon and become a legend in this thrilling fantasy adventure? Download now and embark on an epic quest in a world where danger and glory go hand in hand!

About

Epic Shadow

Assemble a cybernetic army and battle through digital underworld campaigns. Enjoy idle progression with strategic upgrades and diverse troops. Conquer territories, face bosses, and compete globally in this immersive RPG.

Highlights
  • Idle progression
  • Strategic upgrades
  • Diverse cyber troops
  • Epic campaigns
  • Prestige system
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Epic Shadow: Idle RPG War - Dominate the Digital Frontier Assemble your elite cyber force and wage war on the digital underworld in Epic Shadow: Idle RPG War! Build an unstoppable army of cybernetic warriors and defend humanity from relentless cyber threats. Effortless Cyber Warfare: Idle Progression: Your cyber army fights tirelessly, even when you're offline. Reap the rewards and upgrade your forces for ultimate dominance. Strategic Upgrades: Enhance your cyber warriors with advanced weaponry, cutting-edge implants, and powerful abilities to conquer the digital battlefield. Diverse Cyber Troops: Recruit a wide range of cybernetic soldiers, each with unique combat styles and specializations. Create the perfect cyber army to crush your enemies. Unending Digital Conflict: Epic Campaigns: Engage in thrilling campaigns against formidable cyberlords and their sinister minions. Endless Battlegrounds: Explore treacherous digital landscapes, facing off against waves of cyber threats and powerful bosses. Expand Your Territory: Conquer new digital territories, unlocking advanced technology and resources to strengthen your cyber empire. Immersive Idle Features: Prestige System: Reset your progress to unlock powerful cybernetic enhancements and face even greater challenges. Daily & Weekly Rewards: Log in daily and complete weekly missions to earn valuable resources and accelerate your cyber dominance. Global Leaderboards: Compete with players worldwide to prove your cyber supremacy and climb the ranks. Epic Shadow: Idle RPG War combines the thrill of idle gameplay with strategic depth, offering an immersive experience for both casual and hardcore gamers. Download Epic Shadow: Idle RPG War today and become the ultimate defender of the digital realm!

Screenshots

Avalar4 screens
Epic Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Avalar at none against Epic Shadow's shown. Avalar also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 36%). Epic Shadow's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Avalar sells 30 one-off in-app purchases and Epic Shadow sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epic Shadow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 95 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Avalar's written reviews are positive against 36% of Epic Shadow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avalar ships an update every 3 weeks, Epic Shadow every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Avalar versus Epic Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvalarEpic Shadow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (151 ratings)4.8 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better95
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB296 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperEnigma Publishing LimitedFansipan Limited

Customer experience

Avalar

All ratings150 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative29.3%

Epic Shadow

All ratings94 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative47.2%

User reviews

Avalar

From 151 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 Interesting gameplay
  • 👍 Fun to play
  • 👍 Good combat
  • 👍 Nice characters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Very buggy
  • 🐛 Terrible optimization
  • 🐛 Game crashes often
  • 🐛 Unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Pay to win elements

Epic Shadow

From 95 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good fun idle game
  • ✨ Attractive graphics and movements
  • 🎮 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 💯 Can be enjoyed without ads removal
  • 🌟 Engaging combat feel and speed

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads for F2P
  • 💰 Expensive ad removal cost
  • 📉 Unbalanced difficulty after updates
  • 😴 Boring gameplay, just watching
  • 💸 Greedy monetization practices

Bugs and requests

Avalar

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Game closes by itself in adventure mode
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Hero disappeared after forced update
  • Game crashes every 5 minutes
  • Character gets stuck and does not move during auto-play or grinding
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  • Boss sends party out of arena
  • Cannot read anything due to in-game resolution
  • Experience points not accumulating
  • Equipped weapons disappear
  • Adventure level 30 and cannot upgrade
  • Game crashes after chapter 1-3 on iPhone 7
  • Game closes when playing Arena
  • Experience not increasing from level 49 to 50
  • Game crashes every 5-10 minutes
  • Cannot transfer data from Android to iOS due to lack of Facebook login
  • No Facebook or Google login for iOS

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add keyboard controls for macOS
  • Add Google and Facebook login for iOS
  • Add PvP and rankings
  • Add more summons
  • Add more content
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  • Add better rewards for higher difficulty battles
  • Add Portuguese subtitles
  • Add WASD directional controls for Mac OS
  • Add racial diversity
  • Add more events
  • Add story
  • Add voice acting

Epic Shadow

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • UI is broken when receiving new quests
  • Cannot close pop-ups
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Hero does not appear after recruitment
  • Game hung after new update
Show 7 more
  • Hero disappears after changing
  • Equipped hero not appearing
  • Game lagging after a week
  • Cannot play after closing and reopening
  • Cannot use skills
  • Login issues after update
  • Cannot rotate screen

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add guilds and guild bosses
  • More events and side quests
  • Leaderboards
  • In-game chat
  • Guilds
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  • PVP
  • More updates

In-app purchases

30 purchases

Avalar

One-time30
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 1$0.99
  • 1.99$ Pack$1.99
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  • 2.99$ Pack$2.99
  • 3.99$ Pack$3.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 2$4.99
  • Monthly Pass$4.99
  • 4.99$ Pack$4.99
  • 5.99$ Pack$5.99
  • 8.99$ Pack$8.99
  • 9.99$ Pack$9.99
  • Battle Pass Pack 1$9.99
  • Ads Pass$14.99
  • 14.99$ Pack$14.99
  • Monthly Pass Premium$14.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 3$14.99
  • 15.99$ Pack$15.99
  • Battle Pass Pack 2$19.99
  • 19.99$ Pack$19.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 4$29.99
  • 29.99$ Pack$29.99
  • 39.99$ Pack$39.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 5$49.99
  • 49.99$ Pack$49.99
  • 59.99$ Pack$59.99
  • 69.99$ Pack$69.99
  • 79.99$ Pack$79.99
  • 89.99$ Pack$89.99
  • Eternal Sphere Pack 6$99.99
  • 99.99$ Pack$99.99
25 purchases

Epic Shadow

One-time25
  • Adventure Package$1.99
  • Handful of Gem$1.99
  • Dungeon Pack$1.99
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  • Remove Ads Pack (3 days)$2.99
  • Elite Dungeon Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads Pack (10 days)$4.99
  • Auto-Blessing Pack$4.99
  • Growth Package$4.99
  • Guardian Pack$9.99
  • Magic Package$9.99
  • Market Package$9.99
  • Membership$9.99
  • 3 Mythic Package$9.99
  • Premium Pass$9.99
  • Ascension Package$9.99
  • Month Pack 2$9.99
  • Month Pack 3$9.99
  • Celebration Pack 2$9.99
  • Celebration Pack 3$9.99
  • Remove Ads Pack (30 days)$11.99
  • Hero Package$19.99
  • Month Pack 1$19.99
  • Celebration Pack 1$19.99
  • Premium Pass +$24.99
  • Remove Ads Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Avalar free?
Avalar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epic Shadow free?
Epic Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Avalar or Epic Shadow?
Epic Shadow is rated higher. Avalar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Epic Shadow averages 4.8 from 95 ratings.
Do Avalar or Epic Shadow have ads?
Epic Shadow shows ads; Avalar does not.
Which is updated more often, Avalar or Epic Shadow?
Avalar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Epic Shadow every 11 days. Most recently, Avalar was updated on October 23, 2026 and Epic Shadow on October 24, 2026.

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