Comparison

Idle Crafting Kingdom vs Glory Frontline

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

Head to head
About

Idle Crafting Kingdom

Build production sites, harvest resources, and craft them into valuable items to sell. Complete quests, expand your estate, and become the wealthiest merchant in this idle crafting simulation.

Highlights
  • Build production sites
  • Craft complex production chains
  • Harvest various goods
  • Sell items on the market
  • Complete quests for rewards
  • Build and expand your estate
Features
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Every empire starts small! Build production sites, and start crafting resources. Harvest logs, coal, iron and many other goods. Then craft them into more valuable items and sell them on the market! Complete quests, build your own estate, and become the richest merchant in all of Crafting Kingdom! Crafting Kingdom is a lovingly crafted (pun intended!) idle crafting game with a huge amount of goods to produce, complex production chains and plenty of quests for you to complete. - Buy production sites - Build complex production chains - Complete quests and get powerful rewards - Expand your storage facilities - Build you very own estate - Endless hours of fun. How much money can you make? Note to our visually impaired players: This game is fully accessible with VoiceOver. Should the accessibility mode not turn on automatically, you can enable it by tapping on the screen three times with three fingers in the main menu. While inside the game this gesture will not affect your screen curtain setting. Have fun!

About

Glory Frontline

Engage in futuristic warfare with advanced command dashboards and holographic combat simulations. Battle through challenging deep-sea invasions and treacherous fortresses, collecting divine relics and competing for glory. Recruit allies and earn rewards in this evolving battlefield.

Highlights
  • Holographic combat sandtables
  • Deep-sea invasion battles
  • Cataclysm Fortress survival mode
  • Divine Relics treasure hunting
  • Ally recruitment system
  • First recharge diamond reset
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Glory Frontline 2.0 biggest ever transformation is here — Future Battlefield opens, your move first! Command Nexus: Dimensional Leap "Not a tweak — a dimensional leap!" General MacArthur's virtual command echoes; Glory Frontline enters a new visual era. Deep-sea smoke rises, holographic sandbox activated, battlefield rebuilt — future warfare redefined! This time, not just fighting — dominating; This time, not just upgrading — evolving! Ready for Battle New visuals, disruptive systems, revolutionary command — all set. Steel legions await your order! Rule the future battlefield! 【FarewelltoRoughSketches—WelcometotheFutureWarRoom】 Military-gradeprecisiondashboards—everydatapointdecidesvictory. Floatingholographiccombatsandtables—real-timesimulations,fullbattlefield control. Reconstructedinformationhierarchy—criticalintelcapturedataglance,eveninthe heatofbattle. Youarenolongerjustasoldier.Youarethetheatercommanderwhodecidesthe war. 【WrathoftheSeaAnnihilation—TheDeepIsYourTrialGround】 Time:Daily11:00–23:00(UTC+8),invasionsonthehour.Warstartsontime. “High-riskbossesoccupysunkenwarships.Top-priorityorderissued:Eliminatethem all.” ClearLoneHero–Stage4toinstantlyunlock30minutesofextremeteamcombat. Fivebossdifficultytiersrotaterandomly—nobattleeverrepeats. Bosskillsgrantrewardsautomatically—nodistractions,nodelays. Upto5rewardopportunitiesperday—howfarcanyoursquadgo? Thenewfollowsystemislive:assemble,deploy,crush. Atrueteamdoesn’twait. 【CataclysmFortress—OneSoldier,OneGun,FacetheAbyss】 “Outsidethewallslieslight.Inside…humanity’slasthope.” Noretries.Noretreat. Everystepisunknown.Everyfloorislifeordeath. FromReapers,toAnnihilators,totheelusiveExecutioners—eachenemydemands tacticaldestruction. Andmorethanthat—The“FirstAscenderProgram”IsLiveAcrossAllServers Thefirstplayertobreakthroughdesignatedfloorswillnotonlyunlockglobalrewards, buthavetheirnameeternallyengravedinthehistorymonumentofGloryFrontline. Thisisyourchancetobecomethelegenditself. 【DivineRelics—InsaneDropRates,EndlessRewards】 Abrand-newtreasurehuntingsystemarriveswithexplosiveimpact. Rareitemsareeverywhere. Ultra-highdropratedesign—youmayevenclearanentirefloor’srewardsinasingle draw. UseRelicTicketsorDiamondstopulltreasures—everyfloorhidespricelessloot. Limited-timeGoldexchangeforRelicTickets—fairaccessforeverywarrior. Sprinttherankings.Claimyourmedals. Top50playersearnmassivemedalrewards. Samefloor?Firsttoreachwins. Speedispower. 【Multi-DimensionalEventsErupt—RewardsFloodtheBattlefield Commander’sSecretOrder:MedalSeizure】 IndividuallydefeatbossesinWrathoftheSeaAnnihilationtoearnraremedals. Onlyskillmattershere—notbackground. RallyAllies,ReclaimGlory Shareyourinvitelink. Successfullyrecruitalliesandreceivetieredrarerewards. Theeraoffightingsidebysidehasreturned. 【MajorBenefits—FirstRechargeDoubleDiamondsRESET】 Whetheryou’veclaimedfirst-rechargebonusesbeforeornot— alltiersarefullyreset.Onemorechance. Thisopportunitycomesonlyonce. Loadyourammo.Thewarhasbegun. 【ChristmasSurvivalAssault—FireworksLighttheNight】 Duringtheevent,participateinSquadAssaultandSurvivalEliminationmodes. DefeatnormalenemiesforachancetodropWelcomeGift. DefeatbossesforachancetoobtaintheLuckyStartPack. Forfulleventdetails,pleasecheckin-gameannouncements. 【FinalUltimatum—TheWarHasChanged.WhatAreYouWaitingFor?】 Whenenemymarkersfirstflashacrosstheholographicsandtable, whendeep-seabeastsroarandshakethedeck, whendarknessintheCataclysmFortressdevoursthelastlight— Youwillrealizethistruth:Theoldbattlefieldisdead.Aneweraisbeingborninyour hands. Everyinterfaceflicker.Everyoceansurge.Everyheartbeatinthedepthsofthe fortress—Allscreamthesamecommand:Login.Command.Conquer. Thescreenfades.Hologramsrecalibrate.MacArthur’svoicethundersoncemore: “Allunits—gearup,formranks,advanceintoGloryFrontline!” Areyoureadytofacethefuture? Clicktologinandentertheneweraofwarnow. GloryFrontline—Therearenodrillshere.Onlyvictory.

Screenshots

Idle Crafting Kingdom4 screens
Glory Frontline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glory Frontline at none against Idle Crafting Kingdom's shown. Idle Crafting Kingdom's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (162 vs 48). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 Crafting Kingdom sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Glory Frontline sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Crafting Kingdom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 162 and 48 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Idle Crafting Kingdom's written reviews are positive against 64% of Glory Frontline's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Crafting Kingdom ships an update every 2 months, Glory Frontline every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Crafting Kingdom versus Glory Frontline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Crafting KingdomGlory Frontline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (162 ratings) — better3.8 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews64.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB443 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetalPop, LLC北京心智互动科技有限公司

Customer experience

Idle Crafting Kingdom

All ratings156 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral20.8%
Negative16.9%

Glory Frontline

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

Idle Crafting Kingdom

From 162 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ♿ Excellent VoiceOver accessibility support
  • 🎮 Engaging incremental/idle gameplay mechanics
  • 🎵 Enjoyable music and audio design
  • 👍 User-friendly interface for blind gamers
  • 💰 No mandatory in-app purchases required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 VoiceOver accessibility severely degraded in recent updates
  • 🐛 Constant need to toggle VoiceOver on/off for video rewards
  • 🐛 Game freezes and becomes unresponsive with many production slots
  • 🐛 Video reward ads don't close properly with VoiceOver enabled
  • 😤 Forced game reset after completing quests loses all progress

Glory Frontline

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Enjoyable game
  • 💡 Good ideas

Room to improve

  • 🤕 Finger fatigue from constant shooting
  • 🎮 Difficult controls, especially for turning and using items
  • 🗣️ Cluttered global chat with no translation

Bugs and requests

Idle Crafting Kingdom

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • VoiceOver stops working after recent updates
  • Video reward screen incompatible with VoiceOver
  • Game menu locks player out from gameplay
  • Progress lost after game update
  • Boost slots showing as locked after quest completion
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  • Game crashes when accessing video rewards
  • Gems disappearing without explanation
  • Purchased gems not credited to account
  • Purchased workshops not delivered
  • Automation restart button not responding
  • Game freezes with 50+ production slots
  • VoiceOver speech sluggish and jumpy
  • Direct Touch incompatible with VoiceOver
  • Accessibility toggle cannot be turned back on
  • Game accessibility features broken in latest update
  • Binary math error with gold calculations (2.1 billion threshold)
  • Quests not progressing or resetting properly
  • Time tracking inconsistencies with princess gifts
  • Production stops when app is closed
  • Reward videos stuck and unresponsive
  • Text descriptions blotchy and overlapping
  • Game crashes on iPhone more than iPad
  • Website link broken in app store
  • No back button to exit locked purchase screens

Requested features

20 requests
  • More quests and higher reward amounts
  • Additional buildings and estate expansions
  • Player-to-player trading system
  • Multiplayer or PvP features
  • Auto-sell feature for products
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  • Ability to change all production slots at once
  • Stop button for unwanted production
  • Quest reward tracking across resets
  • Ability to claim rewards without game reset
  • More farm products (eggs, milk, vegetables)
  • Bakery and other practical buildings
  • Mini-games for downtime
  • Chat or social features
  • Keyboard support for accessibility
  • iOS compatibility updates
  • Gold-to-gems conversion option
  • Longer boost and video reward durations
  • Notification system improvements
  • Better ad closure mechanism
  • Reduced gem store popup frequency

Glory Frontline

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with monthly/weekly pass activation and rewards
  • Weapon switching problems and inability to progress past certain levels
  • Login and account creation problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • External keyboard or controller support
  • Separate language channels or real-time translation for global chat
  • Adjustable difficulty levels

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Idle Crafting Kingdom

One-time6
  • Small Gem Package$1.99
  • Welcome Offer$1.99
  • Unlimited Ad-Free Boosts$4.99
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  • Medium Gem Package$4.99
  • Large Gem Package$9.99
  • Extra Lage Gem Package$19.99
8 purchases

Glory Frontline

One-time8
  • 60 Diamonds.$0.99
  • Weekly Card$0.99
  • 300 Diamonds$3.99
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  • Monthly Card$3.99
  • 680 Diamonds$9.99
  • 1280 Diamonds$19.99
  • 3280 Diamonds$49.99
  • 6480 Diamonds$99.99

Questions

Is Idle Crafting Kingdom free?
Idle Crafting Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glory Frontline free?
Glory Frontline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Crafting Kingdom or Glory Frontline?
Idle Crafting Kingdom is rated higher. Idle Crafting Kingdom averages 4.3 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Glory Frontline averages 3.8 from 48 ratings.
Do Idle Crafting Kingdom or Glory Frontline have ads?
Idle Crafting Kingdom shows ads; Glory Frontline does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Crafting Kingdom or Glory Frontline?
Idle Crafting Kingdom ships an update every 2 months, and Glory Frontline every 3 months. Most recently, Idle Crafting Kingdom was updated on November 2, 2026 and Glory Frontline on November 11, 2026.

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