Don't get fired! vs Realm Grinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Don't get fired!
A hardcore survival game where you navigate the harsh realities of the corporate world. Start as an intern with nothing and climb the company ladder to become president. Experience challenging work conditions and make your career dreams come true.
- Climb the company ladder
- Start as an intern
- Experience harsh working conditions
- Simple controls
- Survival gameplay
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Viral sensation in Korea! 1 Million downloaded indie game! Job seekers destroyed their cell phones, and contract workers cried like little girls after they played this game! Hardcore company survival… ‘Don’t get fired!’ has finally arrived! For all job seekers!! ‘Don’t get fired!’, is a survival game where you get to play a character who has no money, no connections whatsoever. You need to make him climb up the company ladder from an ‘intern’ to the ‘president’. You can play ‘Don’t get fired!’ for free! Experience the extremely harsh working conditions in Korea with simple control! How many companies will you have to go through to become the president? To all tired, and frustrated job seekers and contract workers! Make your dream come true in this game! Until you get to the top of the ladder… Don’t. get. fired! [No matter what you expect, you will see more XD] ---------------------------------------------- Send me an email if you have any questions or requests. quick_turtle_en@naver.com
Realm Grinder
Build a vast kingdom from humble beginnings, earning wealth even offline. Explore deep strategic choices by aligning with diverse factions, unlocking hundreds of upgrades, and discovering new game systems. Enjoy frequent events and collect numerous achievements.
- Kingdom building and offline wealth generation
- Deep strategic choices with multiple factions
- Hundreds of upgrades and unique buildings
- Unlock new game systems and content
- Collect hundreds of achievements
- Frequent in-game events
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Grow your kingdom, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPG's ever! Use your money and influence to grow your kingdom from a single farm to a huge realm that earns wealth even while you're not online! In Realm Grinder, the player is given an incredible array of choices in how they build forge their new kingdom. KEY FEATURES: *Deep Strategy - Choose to align yourself with a dozen different factions, each of which has their own distinct play style. Will you align with the elves, who reward tapping for treasure, or the demons, who give massive bonuses to the most powerful structures? *Hundreds of Upgrades - Further fine tune your strategy by choosing unique upgrades, buildings, and spells to invest in. *Tons of Content - Continue to unlock new and exciting systems like new factions, research, reincarnations, excavations, and way more. Months and months of unique content! *Collect Hundreds of Achievements - Achievement hunters will be delighted with the broad range and depth of the achievement system. And it's not just eye candy! Many strategies rely on collecting trophies in order to boost certain upgrades. *Frequent Events - Beyond the expansive base content in the game, there are frequent events where players can enjoy unique mechanics and exciting bonuses. Please Note: Realm Grinder is a free-to-play game, but some extra game items can be purchased for real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings.
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Verdict
Don't get fired! and Realm Grinder both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Don't get fired!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Realm Grinder's. Realm Grinder's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Don't get fired! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Realm Grinder sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Don't get fired! against 4.5 for Realm Grinder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.6K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Don't get fired!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Realm Grinder's.
Don't get fired! ships an update every 3 months, Realm Grinder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't get fired! | Realm Grinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (3.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 63.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.6K — better | 3.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | QuickTurtle Co., Ltd. | Kongregate |
Customer experience
Don't get fired!
Realm Grinder
User reviews
Don't get fired!
From 8.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Engaging corporate ladder climbing
- 💡 Unique and relatable concept
- 🤗 Humorous and self-aware
- 🔥 Challenging but rewarding progression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Slow progression and high grind
- 🤯 Extremely difficult to avoid getting fired
- 💰 Monetization through ads and IAPs
- 🤔 Lack of customization options
Realm Grinder
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic game, getting even better
- 🚀 Best idle game imo
- 🚀 Really Good!
- 🚀 Great game, just hard to read the text
- 🚀 Amazing, Addicting, Creative, and Addicting Game!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scry not working - no response from support team
- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- 🐛 Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- 🐛 Broke
Bugs and requests
Don't get fired!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to click on managers/higher-ups
- Part-time job feature not working properly
- Promotion chance resetting after failed promotions
- Inconsistent responsiveness of UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable character and appearance
- Retain promotion progress after getting fired
- More upgrades and challenges to acquire
- Detailed background on higher-level characters
- Adjustable UI element sizes
Realm Grinder
Reported bugs
10 issues- Scry not working since last release
- Crashes constantly
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Can't collect lava stone, only holy symbols
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- No lava stones
- UI bad
- Crashes every time it connects to Game Center
- Spells cast not counting
- Can't purchase anything
Requested features
5 requests- Have to add some faction wars
- Change the screen bigger for newer iPhone models please
- Please add Chinese
- Please add Chinese
- Suggestion
In-app purchases
Don't get fired!
- Charging challenge count$0.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 1$0.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 2$2.99
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- No Ads$2.99
- Doubled Pension$2.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 3$5.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 4$9.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 5$29.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 6$59.99
- Shop Purchasing Gold 7$99.99
Realm Grinder
- Gift of the Heroes$4.99
- Small Pack of Rubies$4.99
- Gift of the Kings$9.99
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- Medium Pack of Rubies$9.99
- Gift of the Faithful$9.99
- Gift of the Myths$14.99
- Gift of the Gods$19.99
- Large Pack of Rubies$19.99
- Huge Pack of Rubies$49.99
Questions
Is Don't get fired! free?
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