Comparison

Samawa Idle vs Vault Runner

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

Vault Runner

Features
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Vault Runner is a fast arcade treasure escape game built for quick runs, risky choices, and satisfying upgrades. Enter ancient vaults, hunt for keys, collect relics, grab the main treasure, and race to the exit before the collapse catches you. Every run is short enough to play anytime, but each floor adds more traps, guards, debris, and pressure. Why play Vault Runner? - Fast treasure runs made for mobile - Scaling vault difficulty as you level up - Randomized starts, exits, loot, traps, guards, and relic locations - Permanent upgrades for health, speed, dash, luck, and treasure sense - Relics that add useful powers across your collection - Coins, gems, premium relic chests, optional rewarded ads, and one-time support packs - Works on iPhone and iPad - No account required Vault Runner is easy to start and tense to master: find the key, unlock the chamber, grab the treasure, then decide whether to escape safely or stay for more loot. Download Vault Runner and start your next vault run.

Screenshots

Samawa Idle4 screens
Vault Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Samawa Idle at every 6 days against Vault Runner's every 3 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 Vault Runner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, Vault Runner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Samawa Idle versus Vault Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamawa IdleVault Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 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 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAbdullah AlhijailyRandy Torres

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
3 purchases

Vault Runner

One-time3
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Founder's Edition$7.99

Questions

Is Samawa Idle free?
Samawa Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vault Runner free?
Vault Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Samawa Idle or Vault Runner have ads?
Both Samawa Idle and Vault Runner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Samawa Idle or Vault Runner?
Samawa Idle ships an update every 6 days, and Vault Runner every 3 months. Most recently, Samawa Idle was updated on November 4, 2026 and Vault Runner on October 31, 2026.

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