Comparison

Idle Champions vs SmiteSource

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

SmiteSource

This companion app provides live ranked meta, god win rates, and community-curated builds for Smite 2. Track player performance, view match replays, and follow the in-game ladder to see top player strategies.

Highlights
  • Live ranked meta
  • God win rates and matchups
  • Community builds
  • Player tracking
  • Match replays
  • Ladder following
Features
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SmiteSource is the Smite 2 companion: live ranked meta, god win rates and matchups, builds and tier lists from the community with real match performance, player tracking with SR history, and map replays. Look up any player, follow the ladder, and see what the best players actually build.

Screenshots

Idle Champions4 screens
SmiteSource4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmiteSource at 100% against Idle Champions's 27%. SmiteSource also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Idle Champions's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (721 vs 27). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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 Champions sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. SmiteSource asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmiteSource holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Champions has 721 ratings behind it against 27, 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 SmiteSource's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Champions ships an update every 9 days, SmiteSource every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idle Champions versus SmiteSource: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ChampionsSmiteSource
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (721 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings721 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB136 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCodename EntertainmentSmiteSource

Customer experience

Idle Champions

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

SmiteSource

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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

SmiteSource

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Idle Champions

One-time14
  • Sword of Kas Familiar Pack$2.49
  • Daily Boost$4.99
  • 3 Event Chests$5.99
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  • Flash Sale$9.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • 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
  • 16 Event Chests$22.99
  • Geared Champion$22.99
  • 3,333 (+500 Bonus) Platinum$24.99
None

SmiteSource

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Champions free?
Idle Champions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmiteSource free?
SmiteSource is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Champions or SmiteSource?
SmiteSource is rated higher. Idle Champions averages 3.6 out of 5 from 721 ratings, while SmiteSource averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Idle Champions or SmiteSource have ads?
SmiteSource shows ads; Idle Champions does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Champions or SmiteSource?
Idle Champions ships an update every 9 days, and SmiteSource every 5 days. Most recently, Idle Champions was updated on October 25, 2026 and SmiteSource on October 29, 2026.

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