Comparison

Village Blacksmith vs Progress Knight

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

Head to head
About

Village Blacksmith

Craft tools and weapons to help a growing village thrive. Unlock new materials and upgrade your smithy to manage your blacksmithing business. Be mindful of your finances to avoid bankruptcy.

Highlights
  • Create tools and weapons
  • Unlock 15 materials
  • Upgrade smithing abilities
  • Economy management
  • Progression while offline
  • No microtransactions
Features
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Be the blacksmith the village needs. You can create tools and weapons for the village. Both can be donated, tools to unlock new material and weapons to maintain the garrison and increase prices. There are 15 materials that you can unlock and play with. You can also buy upgrades like autosmithing and smithing multiplier. Go and try to live a life of a villages blacksmith. Just be careful with the money, you can easily go bankrupt. Features: 15 Materials to play with Progression when you are not playing Autosmithing Bonuses Smithing multiplier Economy management No microtransactions

About

Progress Knight

Engage in strategic PvP combat in a medieval fantasy world. Gather gold, develop skills, and climb the ranks of The Order by defeating opponents. Reset your progress with retained power for faster advancement.

Highlights
  • Incremental PvP combat
  • Skill and ability progression
  • Gold gathering
  • Rank climbing
  • Strategic resets
  • Fantasy medieval world
Features
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Progress Knight: Multiplayer is an exciting incremental player versus player game that builds on the success of its predecessor, Progress Knight: Mobile. Set in a rich fantasy/medieval world, players must gather gold and progress their skills to fight against their opponents. As a novice of The Order, you start at the bottom rung of the ladder. However, through your faith and dedication, you can discover new skills and abilities that allow you to overpower your rivals and climb the ranks of The Order. You must choose whether to rely on their wits and skills alone, embrace your belligerent side, or use your dedication to deter potential attackers. In Progress Knight: Multiplayer, combat is a key aspect of the game. You can engage in battles with other players to steal their gold and gain ranks. But be warned, you can only attack those of a lower rank than you. Eventually, you will hit a plateau and find it difficult to progress further. However, among the ranks of The Order, you may discover a way to start over while retaining some of your power to progress even faster than before. This adds an extra layer of strategy to the game, as you must balance short-term gains with long-term planning.

Screenshots

Village Blacksmith4 screens
Progress Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Progress Knight at 4.7 against Village Blacksmith's 4.0. Progress Knight also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Village Blacksmith's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Progress Knight sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Village Blacksmith asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress Knight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 314 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Village Blacksmith ships an update every 6 weeks, Progress Knight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Village Blacksmith versus Progress Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVillage BlacksmithProgress Knight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (182 ratings)4.7 (314 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.4% of reviews
Number of ratings182314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB64 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJakub TomesNoe LE PHILIPPE

Customer experience

Village Blacksmith

All ratings182 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral14.8%
Negative15.9%

Progress Knight

All ratings313 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

Village Blacksmith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Progress Knight

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Prices and in-game information don't update without app restart
  • Infinite loading and server connection issues
  • Login functionality broken
  • Unable to change account name
  • Account deletion without warning
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  • UI glitches affecting gameplay
  • Inaccurate gold gain projections during attacks
  • Missing attack completion notifications

Requested features

10 requests
  • Guild or clan system for cooperative play
  • Team-based friendly events and competitions
  • Notification system for completed attacks
  • More in-depth story and cinematic elements
  • Housing or resource management system
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  • Improved PvP balance and incentives
  • Better tutorial for new players
  • Clearer chat moderation rules
  • Account name change functionality
  • AFK status indicators for players

In-app purchases

None

Village Blacksmith

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Progress Knight

One-time9
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Longer boosts$1.99
  • Gift Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Gift longer boosts$1.99
  • Fast autolearn$1.99
  • Gift fast autolearn$1.99
  • Gift 5 boosts$9.00
  • Gift 10 boosts$18.00
  • Gift 20 boosts$35.00

Questions

Is Village Blacksmith free?
Village Blacksmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Progress Knight free?
Progress Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Village Blacksmith or Progress Knight?
Progress Knight is rated higher. Village Blacksmith averages 4.0 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Progress Knight averages 4.7 from 314 ratings.
Do Village Blacksmith or Progress Knight have ads?
Progress Knight shows ads; Village Blacksmith does not.
Which is updated more often, Village Blacksmith or Progress Knight?
Village Blacksmith ships an update every 6 weeks, and Progress Knight fortnightly. Most recently, Village Blacksmith was updated on October 3, 2026 and Progress Knight on October 21, 2026.

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