Comparison

Samawa Idle vs Shadow Leveling

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

Head to head
About

Samawa Idle

Engage in a monster-slaying adventure with strategic tower defense and roguelike elements. Enjoy offline progress and deep customization through a skill tree and prestige systems. Automate gameplay for a truly idle experience.

Highlights
  • Unique towers with special attacks
  • Roguelike elements with random rewards
  • Customizable skill tree
  • Offline progress and farming
  • Two layers of prestige
  • Automated gameplay
Features
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Jump into a world where monsters are everywhere, and it's up to you to stop them! -A flexible game that you can play as your main activity or enjoy casually while working or playing other games. Key features: -Unique Towers: Choose from a different set of towers, each with its special way of attacking and upgrading. -Roguelike Elements: With random rewards and various passives and upgrades, no two resets will feel the same. -Skill Tree: Spend skill points on new upgrades to boost your gameplay. With six paths filled with skills, you can customize your game experience. -Offline Progress: When you exit the game, your towers will keep farming for you. When you come back you will find all the precious rewards they found. -Two Layers of Prestige: Unlock three new contents, The Champion, Shards of Valor and Books of Powers to significantly improve your stats. -The Automator: A feature that's plays the game for you, unlocks towers and purchases upgrades by itself. -And many more

About

Shadow Leveling

Features
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You are an E-Rank hunter, the weakest of them all. Until the day the System chooses you. Climb the Infinite Castle, slay hordes of monsters and turn every fallen enemy into a soldier of your SHADOW ARMY. From E-Rank to SSS, become the Shadow Monarch. ADDICTIVE ROGUELIKE ACTION • One-finger controls: move and your attacks fire automatically • Fast, intense runs, perfect for playing anywhere • Hundreds of enemies on screen at once RANK UP AND EVOLVE • 8 hunter ranks: E, D, C, B, A, S, SS and SSS • Your hero gets a new look at every rank • Grow stronger with every floor SHADOW ARMY • Raise defeated enemies as your soldiers • Command up to 10 shadows that fight by your side • Turn even bosses into allies EPIC BUILDS • Blades, lightning, shadow novas, scythes and more • Combine weapons and passives to AWAKEN skills • Every run is different BOSSES AND GUARDIANS • Giant bosses on every floor • Unique guardians in every zone of the castle • Anime-style cinematic entrances 240-MONSTER BESTIARY • Discover and collect creatures across different zones FORGE AND GEAR • Permanent Power, Vitality and Fortune upgrades • Gear from common to legendary • Daily quests and login rewards GLOBAL LEADERBOARD • Compare your highest floor with hunters worldwide Free to play. Works offline. Arise, hunter. The castle awaits.

Screenshots

Samawa Idle4 screens
Shadow Leveling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Samawa Idle at every 6 days against Shadow Leveling's every 16 months. Samawa Idle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Samawa Idle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow Leveling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, Shadow Leveling every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Samawa Idle versus Shadow Leveling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamawa IdleShadow Leveling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAbdullah AlhijailyNathan Oliveira

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Samawa Idle

One-time7
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • Super Offer$4.99
  • 550 Gems$4.99
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  • 1150 Gems$9.99
  • 2400 Gems$19.99
  • 6500 Gems$49.99
  • 15000 Gems$99.99
1 purchases

Shadow Leveling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Samawa Idle free?
Samawa Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Leveling free?
Shadow Leveling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Samawa Idle or Shadow Leveling have ads?
Both Samawa Idle and Shadow Leveling show ads.
Which is updated more often, Samawa Idle or Shadow Leveling?
Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, and Shadow Leveling every 16 months. Most recently, Samawa Idle was updated on November 4, 2026 and Shadow Leveling on November 5, 2026.

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