Comparison

Samawa Idle vs DepthDrift

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

DepthDrift

Explore mysterious caves and build a team of unique characters in this idle RPG. Your team battles and collects treasure even while you're offline. Craft gear, research technology, and upgrade your base for permanent progression.

Highlights
  • Idle exploration and combat
  • Six unique character classes
  • Base building and facility upgrades
  • Equipment crafting and enhancement
  • Research for permanent bonuses
  • No ads or pay-to-win mechanics
Features
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Dive deep into mysterious underground caves in DepthDrift — the idle RPG where your team explores, battles, and collects treasure even while you sleep. Recruit 6 unique character classes. Craft powerful gear. Research ancient technology. How deep can you go? EXPLORE THE DEPTHS Send your team of explorers on expeditions into forgotten caverns. They'll fight monsters, find rare loot, and push deeper — all on their own. Come back to discover what they've uncovered. 6 CHARACTER CLASSES Build the perfect team from six distinct classes: - Warrior: Tanky front-line defender - Mage: Elemental magic damage dealer - Scout: Fast explorer with treasure-finding bonuses - Healer: Keep your team alive in the deep - Engineer: Crafting specialist with equipment bonuses - Summoner: Command mystical creatures IDLE PROGRESSION THAT NEVER STOPS Your expedition continues while you're away. Close the app, go to sleep, live your life — and return to find treasure, experience, and surprises waiting for you. Real progress with zero pressure. BUILD & UPGRADE YOUR BASE Invest resources into 6 upgradeable facilities: - Laboratory for permanent research bonuses - Forge for crafting and enhancing equipment - Warehouse for expanded storage - Trading Post to buy, sell, and exchange - And more to discover as you go deeper CRAFT POWERFUL EQUIPMENT Gather rare ores and materials from cave expeditions. Forge weapons, armor, and accessories. Enhance your gear to push past previously impossible depths. RESEARCH & PERMANENT UPGRADES Unlock permanent bonuses through the research system. Every discovery makes your team stronger — not just for one run, but forever. NO ADS. NO PRESSURE. DepthDrift is designed to respect your time. No forced ads, no energy timers, no pay-to-win walls. Just a calm, rewarding idle RPG that fits into your life. Start your expedition today. The caves are waiting.

Screenshots

Samawa Idle4 screens
DepthDrift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Samawa Idle at Free against DepthDrift's $3.99. Samawa Idle also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (41% vs 0%). DepthDrift's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Samawa Idle is free to download; DepthDrift costs $3.99 up front. Samawa Idle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. DepthDrift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Samawa Idle holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samawa Idle has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Samawa Idle's written reviews are positive against 0% of DepthDrift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, DepthDrift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Samawa Idle versus DepthDrift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamawa IdleDepthDrift
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAbdullah AlhijailyTakumi Kanzaki

Customer experience

Samawa Idle

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral18.2%
Negative40.9%

DepthDrift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
None

DepthDrift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samawa Idle free?
Samawa Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DepthDrift free?
DepthDrift costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Samawa Idle or DepthDrift?
Samawa Idle is rated higher. Samawa Idle averages 3.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while DepthDrift averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Samawa Idle or DepthDrift have ads?
Samawa Idle shows ads; DepthDrift does not.
Which is updated more often, Samawa Idle or DepthDrift?
Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, and DepthDrift every 5 days. Most recently, Samawa Idle was updated on September 24, 2026 and DepthDrift on August 17, 2026.

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