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Independent automated assessment · 1 signal source · 491 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.

Idle Weapon Shop

Hello Games Team

Beasts have invaded the peaceful forest!

4.6 ★59,304 ratings
5M+Downloads
9+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases

About this app

Beasts have invaded the peaceful forest! The brave hunters began their adventure and you're running a post-apocalyptic weapon trading post in the forest!

As an enterprising clerk at "Weapon Shop", Your task is to manage and upgrade an eclectic array of weaponry, catering to the needs of brave explorers and hunters seeking to carve out a future in this harsh new reality. As the tycoon of your weapon shop, success lies in your ability to balance crafting, sales, and upgrades, all while expanding your business empire.

When night falls, perhaps mysterious customer will visit your store!

Starting with a humble forge and grow your trading empire!

In our game, you can:…

Preview

Real screenshots from the store listing.

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Idle Weapon Shop screenshot 3
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Idle Weapon Shop screenshot 5

Independent evidence report

Evidence and review signals

This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.

Automated analysis in progress

Which version this describes

When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.

This analysis describes version 2.1.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 2.1.0, updated 2026-09-23.

What we measured

Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.

How these are measured

Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
3 or more themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.

Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured

What the analysis found

App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.

Methodology

Positive evidence 1

Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.

Developer says data deletion can be requested
Measuredfrom the store listingview evidence
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text

One source only — shown, not confirmed 4

A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.

Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 7 distinct reviewers (1.4% of 491 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Misleading advertising: raised by 14 distinct reviewers (2.9% of 491 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 25 distinct reviewers (5.1% of 491 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Pay to progress
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 12 distinct reviewers (2.4% of 491 reviews scanned)

Highlighted reviews

Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.

Paywall blocks the basics
“Everything was great until the recent update. I actually enjoyed this game so much that I even spent money on it. Then came the update and the developers decided that breathing without paying should be the next premium feature. Almost…”
1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-27
Paywall blocks the basics
“game was originally a nice time killer but now most of the things that was free like auto exploration and 2x speed are locked behind a monthly pay wall! how is this fair to people that played before, yes the auto exploration can be…”
3★ · Google Play · 2026-09-26
Paywall blocks the basics
“Played daily but will likely stop soon do to them removing features and selling back those quality of life upgrades back behind subscription paywall. You can no longer auto craft, auto explore, or do 2x battle speed without subscription…”
1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-26

Assessment & version history

App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.

Store listing updated to version 2.1.0.

What this app sells

Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.

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