Comparison

Idle Champions vs Fiveish

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

Head to head
About

Idle Champions

Assemble a team of legendary heroes from across the D&D multiverse to battle monsters and embark on endless adventures. Optimize your formation and unlock unique abilities to overcome challenging quests, even while offline.

Highlights
  • Recruit legendary D&D champions
  • Optimize champion formations
  • Automatic combat and rewards
  • Collect over 140 unique champions
  • Explore the D&D multiverse
  • Regular content updates
Features
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ABOUT THIS GAME Recruit legendary Champions for the ultimate endless adventure! Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a strategy management game that unites iconic Champions from D&D TRPG campaigns, video games, novels, actual plays, comic books, and shows into a grand adventure. Optimize formations using over 140 Champions, each with unique abilities, to defeat countless monsters across hundreds of adventures. Mastery requires pushing formations further with every adventure – only the most powerful formations will complete the greatest challenges Idle Champions has to offer. COLLECT ICONIC CHAMPIONS Unlock unique Champions from across the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse, each with their own formation abilities and ultimate powers. Fan favorites include Drizzt Do'Urden and the Companions of the Hall, Minsc & Boo, Astarion and Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3, …and many, many more! EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER Manage multiple adventuring parties to test your Champions' mettle and earn even greater rewards. Your Champions automatically fight enemies until defeated, even if you close the game. Your Familiars automate basic gameplay like leveling Champions and picking up gold so YOU can focus on optimizing your formation strategy. Build powerful synergies and unleash the full power of your Champions to complete the most difficult adventures! TRAVEL THE D&D MULTIVERSE Adventure throughout the Sword Coast and beyond. Visit legendary cities like Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, and Sigil, the City of Doors. Explore the mists of Barovia, brave the endless Blood War of Avernus, and sail the Astral Sea. REGULAR CONTENT UPDATES There are multiple content updates every month. Since launching in 2017, Idle Champions has introduced 140+ Champions, over 200+ adventures, 8 campaigns based on official TRPG releases, and introduced dozens of new features and systems to the game. The next big update is never far away! For more information on Premium Purchases, please visit http://help.idlechampions.com/?page=privacy © 2025 Wizards of the Coast LLC. All Rights Reserved. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, Dragonlance, Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, Forgotten Realms, Wizards of the Coast, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries, and are used with permission. The characters Arkhan and Chango are trademarks of 3:59, Inc. and are used with permission. © 2025 3:59, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About

Fiveish

Experience a rapid-fire arcade adventure with a new minigame every five seconds. Master simple controls to navigate challenges, compete with friends, and unlock cosmetic rewards through gameplay.

Highlights
  • 12 original arcade minigames
  • New minigame every 5 seconds
  • Simple joystick and one-button controls
  • Dynamic difficulty
  • Unlockable character skins
  • Offline play
Features
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Description Simple arcade games are perfect on mobile, but one game gets old fast. Fiveish fixes that — a new minigame every 5ish seconds, nonstop. ◆ 12 MINIGAMES, 5 SECONDS EACH Dodge bees, race cars, swing on vines, shoot zombies, dig tunnels, fly biplanes — Fiveish throws a different arcade challenge at you every 5 seconds. No time to get bored, no time to breathe. ◆ MULTI PLAYER Pass the phone! Challenge 2-4 friends and family — each player runs the full gauntlet, then see who collected the most marbles. Perfect for game night. ◆ TWO BUTTONS, ZERO TUTORIALS Every minigame uses the same joystick and action button. Pick it up instantly, master it over time. Dynamic difficulty keeps it fair whether you're a casual player or an arcade veteran. ◆ EARN MARBLES, DROP THEM IN THE PEGBOARD Collect marbles by playing and drop them through the pegboard prize machine to unlock extra lives, power-ups, and new skins. No luck-based purchases — you earn everything by playing. ◆ 12 CHARACTERS, 12 WORLDS Buzzy the bee, Nova the spaceship, Catarina the tank, Zed the zombie slayer, Derby the racer, Monky the vine swinger, and more. Each character brings a completely different game with its own art, music, and mechanics. ◆ DESIGNED FOR PLAYERS, NOT PROFIT No ads. No in-app purchases. No data collection. No internet required. One price, the whole game. A premium experience built for fun. ◆ KEY FEATURES ◉ 12 original arcade minigames ◉ New minigame every 5 seconds ◉ Play with joystick + one button ◉ Dynamic difficulty for all skill levels ◉ Original chiptune soundtrack ◉ Pegboard prize machine ◉ Unlockable character skins ◉ No ads or in-app purchases ◉ No internet required — play offline

Screenshots

Idle Champions4 screens
Fiveish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fiveish at 100% against Idle Champions's 27%. Fiveish also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Idle Champions's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (722 vs 3). On ads and device support 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

Idle Champions is free to download; Fiveish costs $2.99 up front. Idle Champions sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Fiveish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fiveish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Champions has 722 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Idle Champions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fiveish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Champions ships an update every 9 days, Fiveish every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Idle Champions versus Fiveish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ChampionsFiveish
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.6 (722 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings722 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCodename EntertainmentJohn Jenkins

Customer experience

Idle Champions

All ratings721 ratings
Positive62.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative28.3%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive27.0%
Neutral17.8%
Negative55.2%

Fiveish

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Idle Champions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when opening store or menus
  • Progress resets or does not save properly
  • Negative damage and other game-breaking bugs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Cross-platform save syncing
  • Larger UI and text for mobile
  • More strategic depth and less grind

Fiveish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Champions

One-time10
  • 3 Event Chests$5.99
  • Flash Sale$9.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
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  • 7 Event Chests$11.99
  • 7 Gold Chests$11.99
  • Naked Champion$11.99
  • 1,600 (+160 Bonus) Platinum$11.99
  • Flash Sale$14.99
  • Flash Sale$19.99
  • Geared Champion$22.99
None

Fiveish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Champions free?
Idle Champions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fiveish free?
Fiveish costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Champions or Fiveish?
Fiveish is rated higher. Idle Champions averages 3.6 out of 5 from 722 ratings, while Fiveish averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Idle Champions or Fiveish have ads?
Neither Idle Champions nor Fiveish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Champions or Fiveish?
Idle Champions ships an update every 9 days, and Fiveish every 2 days. Most recently, Idle Champions was updated on November 2, 2026 and Fiveish on October 31, 2026.

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