Comparison

Idle Sword 2 vs Incremental ELM Quest

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

Head to head
About

Idle Sword 2

Embark on an epic clicker adventure through perilous dungeons. Tap to guide your heroes, battle monsters and bosses, and collect powerful upgrades. Discover new heroes and equip them to survive the challenges of this retro RPG.

Highlights
  • Explore Dungeons
  • Battle Monsters
  • Epic Boss Battles
  • Collect Upgrades
  • Find New Heroes
  • Tap to Guide Heroes
Features
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Enjoy the #1 action tapping flash game, now in an app! Crawl through dungeons, fight monsters and epic boss battles in an all new style of roguelike RPG. Tap to guide your heroes through dungeons, find new heroes and collect powerful upgrades. See if your heroes can survive Idle Sword 2, an epic clicker and retro RPG all in one. This is an action clicker game like you’ve never seen. Straight from the intense flash game, you’ll have to battle monsters, sell equipment and upgrade your skills to go deeper into perilous dungeons. Use your God Hand tapping powers to guide your not-so idle heroes to find hidden treasure in a pixel dungeon, making sure your idle heroes have enough gear, health and items to protect them from a certain doom. Squish giant bees, attack slugs and battle monsters of every kind in this idle RPG! Idle Sword 2 Features: Explore Dungeons - Use your God Hand tapping powers to guide and assist your heroes. - Dungeons cover the land and must be explored by the idle heroes. - Each pixel dungeon has challenging monsters and even more difficult dungeon boss. - Engage in boss battles to clear the pixel dungeon! Battle Monsters - Battle monsters to survive and collect great rewards! - Squish any monster that comes your way. - Your tap quest isn’t complete until the monster is defeated!

About

Incremental ELM Quest

Embark on a challenging incremental RPG adventure where every battle and defeat fuels your progress. Upgrade your hero, build your town, and strategize to overcome hundreds of unique foes and powerful bosses. This game offers a rewarding experience for both short sessions and extended play.

Highlights
  • Incremental RPG gameplay
  • Hero upgrades and evolutions
  • Town building for progression
  • Boss battles with unique tactics
  • Permanent bonuses from defeats
  • Hundreds of unique enemies
Features
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ELM Quest is a cozy but challenging incremental RPG where every battle pushes your progress forward. Begin your quest, fight through encounters, and upgrade your hero to survive tougher foes. Every loss results in powerful permanent bonuses that strengthen future runs. Why players enjoy ELM Quest: - 4 starting heroes, each with a unique playstyle and several evolutions each. - Face powerful bosses with unique tactics. Can you beat them all? - Hundreds of unique foes. Study your foes carefully to overcome difficult fights. - Build up your town for lasting progression. - Every defeat matters, no matter how quick. Learn, adapt, and push farther each run. Whether you play in short sessions or long grinds, ELM Quest rewards strategy, persistence, and clever upgrades. Dev note: This game was made by an incremental game fan who got bored of waiting for another to come out. You will find no ads and the game was balanced around being a completely free experience. All perks/rewards obtainable for free through gameplay.

Screenshots

Idle Sword 24 screens
Incremental ELM Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Incremental ELM Quest at free against Idle Sword 2's free with in-app purchases. Incremental ELM Quest also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Idle Sword 2's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 22) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Idle Sword 2 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Incremental ELM Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Idle Sword 2 against 4.4 for Incremental ELM Quest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Sword 2 has 234 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Idle Sword 2's written reviews are positive against 48% of Incremental ELM Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Sword 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Incremental ELM Quest every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Sword 2 versus Incremental ELM Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Sword 2Incremental ELM Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (234 ratings)4.4 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings234 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB55 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperIron Horse Games LLCEric Marin

Customer experience

Idle Sword 2

All ratings234 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative32.7%

Incremental ELM Quest

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

Idle Sword 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes after watching ads
  • Inventory UI cuts off on iPhone X
  • Saved progress not transferring between devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore purchase option
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • More content and dungeons

Incremental ELM Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Sword 2

One-time12
  • Auto Power-Up$1.99
  • Super Swiping Power!$2.99
  • Small Gem Pack$4.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Speed Boost$4.99
  • Lush Jungle$4.99
  • XP Doubler$4.99
  • Coin Doubler$4.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$9.99
  • Start Pack for New Players$11.99
  • God Powers bundle$14.99
  • Large Gems Pack$19.99
3 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest

One-time3
  • Buy Dev a Coffee (+30 Renown)$0.99
  • Buy Dev Lunch (+200 Renown)$4.99
  • Fully Support Dev (+450 Renown)$9.99

Questions

Is Idle Sword 2 free?
Idle Sword 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Incremental ELM Quest free?
Incremental ELM Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Sword 2 or Incremental ELM Quest?
Incremental ELM Quest is rated higher. Idle Sword 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Incremental ELM Quest averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Idle Sword 2 or Incremental ELM Quest have ads?
Neither Idle Sword 2 nor Incremental ELM Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Sword 2 or Incremental ELM Quest?
Idle Sword 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Incremental ELM Quest every 6 days. Most recently, Idle Sword 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Incremental ELM Quest on October 21, 2026.

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