Comparison

Idle Runner vs Healer Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Idle Runner

Engage in an AFK defense RPG where your hero battles automatically while you strategically manage resources and upgrades. Explore multiple worlds, optimize your build with various powers and equipment, and progress through deep endgame systems. Enjoy continuous simulation even when offline.

Highlights
  • AFK auto-battle gameplay
  • Strategic resource management
  • Multiple worlds and enemy types
  • Deep upgrade and optimization systems
  • Endgame content and progression
  • Companions, skins, and seasons
  • Cloud save across devices
Features
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Your hero holds the line. You build the machine that keeps it standing. Idle Runner is an AFK defense RPG. Your hero stands its ground and fights on its own — firing at range, meleeing whatever gets close — while you decide where every coin goes. IT REALLY RUNS WHILE YOU'RE GONE Most idle games just estimate what you missed. Idle Runner keeps simulating. Close the app, lock your phone, walk away — waves keep coming, coins keep dropping, your build keeps earning. A notification tells you when your hero finally falls, so you know exactly when to come back. 8 WORLDS, ENDLESS WAVES Enchanted Forest, Dark Cavern, Scorched Desert, Corrupted Forest, Volcanic Wastes, Void Realm, Celestial Spire and Frostbound Forest. Each brings its own enemies, its own look, and a boss every 10 waves. Goblins, trolls, knights, vampires and necromancers all behave differently — and punish different mistakes. A BUILD WORTH OPTIMIZING • Workshop — permanent upgrades that stack run after run • Ascension — push past max level for bonuses that never reset • 10 active powers — Fireball, Frost, Berserker, Timewarp, Shadow Clone, Fire Nova and more, each upgradeable • Equipment — six rarities up to Mythic, with magical powers, sockets, merging and salvage • Runes — offense, defense, economy and utility, with synergy sets • Passive skills that unlock as you hit milestones Maxing an upgrade doesn't finish it. Ascend it for bonuses that ignore the cap, then raise the ascension ceiling itself through Awakening — and go again. The waves never stop, and your coin counter stops fitting normal notation long before you run out of things to buy. THE ENDGAME IS THE POINT • Sanctum — long-form rituals that reshape how your run behaves • Awakening — a deep node tree with real tier gates • Artifacts — craft them, attune them, complete the set bonuses • Jewelry — rings and amulets with procs that chain, burn and explode • Forge — turn raw materials into the gear you actually wanted • Trials — modifier runs for players who want the ceiling raised • Dark spells — a separate resource with its own risk COMPANIONS, SKINS, SEASONS Animated companions fight beside you and level from every wave survived. Hero skins bring their own look and bonuses. A season pass runs free and premium tracks side by side, with daily and weekly quests, and War Banners that snowball the longer you last. BUILT FAIR No energy bar. No paywall. No timer telling you to stop. Diamonds come from playing — chests, quests, milestones and optional ads. Everything in the game is reachable without spending a thing. BUILT TO LAST Cloud save across devices. An in-game encyclopedia for when you want the actual numbers instead of a guess. Runs that take minutes, and a progression curve measured in months. Actively developed — new worlds, new systems and new seasons keep landing while you're still climbing the last one. Hold the line.

About

Healer Simulator

Manage your mana and triage incoming damage to keep your party alive in this real-time healing simulation. Master different healer playstyles and boss patterns to progress through dungeons and raids.

Highlights
  • Real-time healing simulation
  • Multiple healer classes and playstyles
  • Nerve-wracking triage decisions
  • Mana resource management
  • Predictive boss pattern reading
  • Skill, gear, and relic progression
  • Dungeon and raid endgame content
Features
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You're the healer. Your party handles the damage. Your one job: make sure nobody dies. Amid a storm of incoming damage, decide who to save first, spend your mana wisely, and read boss patterns to pre-cast shields and heal-over-time. A real-time healing simulation that captures the tension of a raid healer, built for touch. [4 Healers, 4 Playstyles] Paladin: A dual-resource guardian who keeps the tank standing Priest: Reactive single-target healing with the highest raw output Druid: Pre-stacks heal-over-time and covers a wide range of dispels Shaman: Chain and area heals that dominate large raids [Nerve-Racking Triage] Damage and debuffs hit all at once. Read the priorities and decide in the moment. [Resource Management] Overheal and your mana runs dry. Every second is a choice between efficient heals and fast heals. [Predictive Play] Watch the timer bars and boss callouts to brace for the next hit before it lands. [Growth & Collection] Unlock and upgrade skills, gear up with relics and equipment. Progress from 5-player dungeons to 10-player raid endgame. 5 to 8 minutes per run. Easy to pick up, deep to master. Feel what it's really like to heal.

Screenshots

Idle Runner4 screens
Healer Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Runner at 4.7 against Healer Simulator's 4.0. Idle Runner also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 1). Healer Simulator's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Idle Runner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Healer Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Runner has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Idle Runner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Healer Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Runner ships an update every 4 days, Healer Simulator weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Runner versus Healer Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle RunnerHealer Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB103 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBLACKBYTE sp. z o. o.SONGHWA CHAE

Customer experience

Idle Runner

All ratings42 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Healer Simulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Runner

One-time10
  • Hero's Starter Pack$0.99
  • Season Pass$3.99
  • 550 Diamonds$4.29
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  • 1,200 Diamonds$8.49
  • Quality of Life Pack$11.00
  • 3,250 Diamonds$16.99
  • Remove Ads$21.00
  • Aether 1500$42.49
  • Ultimate Pack$42.49
  • Aether 2500$63.90
1 purchases

Healer Simulator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Idle Runner free?
Idle Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Healer Simulator free?
Healer Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Runner or Healer Simulator?
Idle Runner is rated higher. Idle Runner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Healer Simulator averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Runner or Healer Simulator have ads?
Both Idle Runner and Healer Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Runner or Healer Simulator?
Idle Runner ships an update every 4 days, and Healer Simulator weekly. Most recently, Idle Runner was updated on November 10, 2026 and Healer Simulator on October 31, 2026.

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