Comparison

Goblin's Shop vs Akindo

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

Head to head
About

Goblin's Shop

Run a fantasy shop in this pixel-art simulation game. Craft weapons, armor, and potions for monsters to help them defeat humans. Embark on RPG adventures to gather materials and upgrade your shop and team.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art simulation gameplay
  • RPG adventures with monster customers
  • Craft over 100 items
  • Customizable shop facilities
  • Monster skill trees and talents
  • 44 adventure territories
  • Multiplayer challenges
Features
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***** 2017 / 10, Featured by App Store globally ***** ***** 2018 / 3, Selected as Today's Game in China & Honk Kong ***** ● Introduction This is a pixel-art simulation game in which the player runs a shop, together with RPG adventures. In Goblin’s Shop, the player is a goblin who has been bullied by humans and he always wants to get it even. Unfortunately, however, Mr. Goblin realizes that he is too weak to beat any human soldier. Then the idea of opening a shop occurred to him, so he decided to sell weapons, armors and potions to other monsters. To take revenge against humans, he puts together an adventure team with other monsters. In the game, the player has to undertake adventures with his customers constantly, to acquire better crafting materials. During any adventure, the player might face fiery counterattack from human soldiers, so it is imperative to craft better equipment for customers, and then the customers can kill humans more efficiently. The ultimate goal is to attack humans’ castle and gain victory in the end. ● Features: - More than 100 items for crafting - Shop facilities with unique functions are accessible to set up - Various monsters are available for the player to adventure with - Skill tree for the player and random talent systems of the monsters - Random events and quests - 44 territories for adventure - The presentation of monsters are customizable - Player is able to adjust the color of shop objects and arrange various decorations - Challenge human hero together with the other players ● Login & Edit Account Info: http://fstoke.me/goblinxshop/player/ ● Help Translating Text: http://fstoke.me/goblinxshop/game_text/ ● FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/goblinxshop ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/goblinxshop ● Wiki: https://goblinxshop.fandom.com/zh-tw/wiki/Goblin's_Shop_Wiki ● TouchArcade Forum: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=311644

About

Akindo

Engage in real-time battles and develop a deteriorating island in this comical pixel-art RPG. Explore, gather resources, build facilities and roads to revitalize the economy and increase the population. Unlock new islands by meeting development deadlines.

Highlights
  • Real-time auto-battles with finger tracing controls
  • Explore and gather materials/gold
  • Invest in industrial facilities
  • Craft equipment for companions
  • Build roads to revitalize economy
  • Boost and enhance escort characters
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This is a real-time battle RPG focused around themes of "reconstruction and development" in a comical and fun pixel-art world. Explore a deteriorating island, gather materials, invest in industrial facilities, and build roads to revitalize the economy. ◆ Real-time battle that you can enjoy with easy controls! Just trace the map with your finger and specify the route you want to explore, and the game will move and fight automatically. If you are at a disadvantage in battle, activate the skills of your escort characters. You can also damage enemies with the coin gun, which can only be used by the main character, the merchant. ◆Gather materials through exploration to develop the island! You can get materials and gold by exploring each area and defeating enemies. Invest the gold you get in industrial facilities to develop the island's economy or craft materials to create equipment for your companions. ◆Invest in industrial facilities and build roads to encourage distribution! By building industrial facilities and roads with the materials and gold you acquire, the island's economy will be revitalized and the island's population will increase. By liberating the island within the amount of days set by the merchant guild, you will be able to explore new islands. ◆ Boost your escorts! During battle, the player themselves has no means of attack. Your companions will automatically fight for you. There are various types of guards, so you can organize your party according to the route you choose to explore. You can even enhance the rarity of your guards by leveling them up or synthesizing them.

Screenshots

Goblin's Shop4 screens
Akindo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goblin's Shop at 80% against Akindo's 48%. Akindo's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Goblin's Shop sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Akindo 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

Akindo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 198 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Goblin's Shop's written reviews are positive against 48% of Akindo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goblin's Shop ships an update every 3 weeks, Akindo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Goblin's Shop versus Akindo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoblin's ShopAkindo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (193 ratings)4.6 (198 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings193198 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size428 MB135 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJUNG CHUN HUNGzoo

Customer experience

Goblin's Shop

All ratings192 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.2%

Akindo

All ratings197 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative27.3%

User reviews

Goblin's Shop

From 193 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and charming pixel art style
  • 💰 Generous free-to-play model with no paywalls
  • 🎮 Satisfying RPG and shop management mechanics
  • 🕰 Offline playability

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow progression and leveling
  • 🕹️ Frustrating combat system and AI
  • 🏪 Limited shop customization and expansion options
  • 🔍 Unclear or missing information on game mechanics
  • 🤖 Buggy and unstable at times

Akindo

From 198 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Interesting gameplay loop
  • 💡 High potential for the format
  • 👍 Base building and RPG aspects
  • 👍 Mini battle game enjoyment
  • 👍 Replayability

Room to improve

  • 💥 Too many ads
  • 💥 Forced ads are stressful
  • 💥 Unskippable ads
  • 💥 Game won't start offline
  • 🐛 Freezing issues

Bugs and requests

Goblin's Shop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Inability to collect dropped items or resources
  • Inconsistent or broken quest/level progression
  • Graphical and UI issues on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to equip and control the player character
  • Expanded shop customization and management options
  • Improved combat and enemy AI
  • Better resource gathering and progression systems
  • Clearer tutorials and in-game information

Akindo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game freezes after 1-2 hours of play
  • Game freezes after watching reward ads
  • Exploration progress lost after freezing
  • Ads appear without user interaction
  • Game won't start offline
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  • Freezing during gameplay
  • Game won't start (white screen with version)
  • Display bug when gacha ticket is used immediately
  • Game freezes when entering combat at date change
  • Character becomes immobile during boss battles
  • App crashes during gameplay
  • Laggy on the biggest island

Requested features

24 requests
  • Update content (new maps, weapons, characters, dungeons)
  • Increase boss material drop rate
  • Add automation for bigger maps
  • Add buy full game option
  • Add extra armor slots (Head, Torso, Neck, Legs, Boots, Artifact)
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  • Increase armor and weapon drop rates
  • Add special boss/mob dropped weapons and armor
  • Implement player classes with unique skills
  • Add artifacts that can be upgraded
  • Implement weapon and armor rarities
  • Implement weapon and armor enhancing and enchanting
  • Add abandoned structures that can be taken over
  • Add iCloud save functionality
  • Make 100 gems always get a 3-star item
  • Add more updates and content
  • Add more unique actions to partake in
  • Make paid ad removal offer more benefits (e.g., constant battle speed-up, double drops)
  • Implement character unlock system with stone purchases instead of ads
  • Add a creator support option for a small fee
  • Add machine change transfer function
  • Allow collecting resources from offline hours and other islands
  • Improve UI for resource collection summary
  • Add more islands
  • Add more variety to islands

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Goblin's Shop

One-time7
  • 30 gems$0.99
  • Full Version$2.99
  • 200 gems$4.99
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  • 450 gems$9.99
  • 1000 gems$19.99
  • 2700 gems$49.99
  • 6000 gems$99.99
1 purchases

Akindo

One-time1
  • Ad Hiding Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Goblin's Shop free?
Goblin's Shop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Akindo free?
Akindo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Goblin's Shop or Akindo?
Akindo is rated higher. Goblin's Shop averages 4.3 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Akindo averages 4.6 from 198 ratings.
Do Goblin's Shop or Akindo have ads?
Both Goblin's Shop and Akindo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Goblin's Shop or Akindo?
Goblin's Shop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Akindo monthly. Most recently, Goblin's Shop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Akindo on October 22, 2026.

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