Samawa Idle vs Shadow Leveling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unique towers with special attacks
- Roguelike elements with random rewards
- Customizable skill tree
- Offline progress and farming
- Two layers of prestige
- Automated gameplay
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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
Shadow Leveling
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
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.
| Parameter | Samawa Idle | Shadow Leveling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 292 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Alhijaily | Nathan Oliveira |
In-app purchases
Samawa Idle
- 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
Shadow Leveling
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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