Comparison

Zen Idle vs Grimoire Incremental

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

Head to head
About

Zen Idle

Engage in a relaxing physics-based puzzle game where you can choose to play actively or passively. Upgrade your game elements, collect powerful cards, and strategize to maximize your progress. Earn idle income even when you're away.

Highlights
  • Upgrade balls and stages
  • Collectible cards for bonuses
  • Evolving perk system
  • Prestige system for bonuses
  • Strategic card and perk combinations
  • Idle income generation
Features
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Play passively or actively. Plenty of deep strategy to try or simply sit back and relax. Some main features include - Upgrading balls and stages to increase income - Collectible cards - provides massive permanent bonuses to your game - Perk system - evolves every playthrough - Prestige - reset and begin again with massive bonuses to push further - Strategize - test strategies to see which cards and perks work best together - Game progresses while away, earn idle income See how far you can progress in this physics based, relaxing idle game. Choose to idle and take the zen path. Or develop a strategy and maximize productivity. 1000's of upgrades to buy! The game will continue to evolve and receive updates based on user feedback. From the creator of Idle Planet Miner and Idle Tap Zoo.

About

Grimoire Incremental

Engage in a narrative-driven idle or clicker game where your choices shape society and unlock new mechanics. Progress through runs and prestiges with non-formulaic gameplay and optional ads.

Highlights
  • Non-formulaic gameplay
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Idle and clicker mechanics
  • Unlockable mechanics
  • Opt-in ads for bonuses
  • Single in-app purchase option
Features
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NON-FORMULAIC GAMEPLAY Make real choices through spells to favour, interactions with the populace, and other arcane projects. Focus on combining thematic effects to wield great power. Choose between idle and clicker mechanics as you progress through runs and prestiges. BRANCHING CHOICES Choose how you'll use the magic available to you to shape society, and witness the impact through a changing story and play style. COMPELLING NARRATIVE Experience a broad story arc that grows as you progress, and branches with the choices you make and actions you take. MANY AND VARIED MECHANICS Unlock new ways to make those numbers bigger with practice, research, spells, creations, lifestyle and expeditions. Each new mechanic offers a different twist and provides new opportunities for strategy. NO OBLIGATION Adverts are opt-in for a bonus only. No content is blocked behind ad walls. Single in-app purchase removes ad button and gives boost forever.

Screenshots

Zen Idle4 screens
Grimoire Incremental4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grimoire Incremental at 87% against Zen Idle's 54%. Grimoire Incremental also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Zen Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 556). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zen Idle sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Grimoire Incremental 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

Grimoire Incremental holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Idle has 2.9K ratings behind it against 556, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Zen Idle's written reviews are positive against 87% of Grimoire Incremental's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Idle ships an update every 10 days, Grimoire Incremental every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zen Idle versus Grimoire Incremental: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen IdleGrimoire Incremental
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings)4.8 (556 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better556
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB70 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTech Tree Games LLCGraham Goldstein

Customer experience

Zen Idle

All ratings2,864 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral15.6%
Negative30.0%

Grimoire Incremental

All ratings544 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.4%

Bugs and requests

Zen Idle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Grimoire Incremental

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress loss on crash
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Better late-game balance
  • Detailed progression tracking
  • Story expansion

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Zen Idle

One-time12
  • Gem Pack 1$4.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$9.99
  • Gem Pack 3$19.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99
  • Gem Pack 4$29.99
  • Card Pack 1$29.99
  • Prestige Pack$29.99
  • Transcend Pack 1$29.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Purchase 6$99.99
1 purchases

Grimoire Incremental

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$6.99

Questions

Is Zen Idle free?
Zen Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grimoire Incremental free?
Grimoire Incremental is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zen Idle or Grimoire Incremental?
Grimoire Incremental is rated higher. Zen Idle averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Grimoire Incremental averages 4.8 from 556 ratings.
Do Zen Idle or Grimoire Incremental have ads?
Both Zen Idle and Grimoire Incremental show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Idle or Grimoire Incremental?
Zen Idle ships an update every 10 days, and Grimoire Incremental every 3 months. Most recently, Zen Idle was updated on October 29, 2026 and Grimoire Incremental on October 24, 2026.

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