Simple RPG vs Time Idle RPG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple RPG
Embark on an idle RPG adventure where you battle monsters, collect loot, and upgrade your hero. Play passively or tap your way to victory, with infinite gameplay through prestiging and strategic upgrades.
- Idle or tap gameplay
- Auto-battle combat
- Incremental progress
- Prestiging and infinite gameplay
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Strategic hero upgrades
- Unique hero abilities
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Embark on the epic quest of good VS. evil in this refreshingly simple RPG Idle Clicker Incremental! Assume the identity of an Idle Tap Hero as you combat fearsome Monsters in an RPG Quest for loot! Fight -> Loot -> Upgrade -> Rinse and Repeat! There is no choice: advance or die! So, sit back and relax while your Hero slays the Monsters – perhaps pitching in with a Tap, or two – then spend the hard-won Quest Loot purchasing Upgrades again and again as the epic battle continues… GAMEPLAY * Play Idle or Tap, tap, tap your way to victory over the Monsters! * Auto-battle combat! * Incremental style progress! * Prestiging and infinite gameplay! * Retro-style pixel art graphics! * Straightforward RPG with Strategic Upgrades! * Classic Idle Clicker gameplay with some unexpected twists! HEROES * 10 Idle Tap Heroes! * Every Hero has a unique ability to help defeat Monsters! * Incremental unlocking and discovery! ENEMIES * Battle hoards of enemies, including Monsters such as Warlocks, Ogres, Goblins, Dragons and more! * Upgrade your Hero and Tap like crazy to overcome epic bosses! QUESTS * 10 Unique and Epic Quests! * Match the right Idle Tap Hero with the right Quest to maximize your Battle advantage!
Time Idle RPG
This idle incremental game uses real-world time to progress. Earn resources and unlock new mechanics while you're away, then strategically assign your gathered time to optimize your in-game gains and climb leaderboards.
- Real-time progression
- Idle resource gathering
- Multiple layers of unlocks
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Strategic time assignment
- Offline progress
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Time Idle RPG is an idle incremental game with multiple layers of unlocks, achievements, and leaderboards. Each seconds that passes in real life is one second you can use in the multiple mechanics found in the game. As the game mechanics unfold, you will find yourself making decisions on how to assign the Time that you have gathered so far to optimize your gains. This game will gather Time and resources while not played.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple RPG at 4.7 against Time Idle RPG's 3.8. Simple RPG also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 47%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Simple RPG sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Time Idle RPG sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple RPG has 117 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Simple RPG's written reviews are positive against 47% of Time Idle RPG's.
Simple RPG ships an update weekly, Time Idle RPG every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple RPG | Time Idle RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (117 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TopCog LLC | Robinson Arias |
Customer experience
Simple RPG
Time Idle RPG
Bugs and requests
Simple RPG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Time Idle RPG
Reported bugs
24 issues- Auto buy for talent fragments is broken
- Timer page is worthless
- Too many bugs
- Auto buy of tower may buy un unlocked talents
- Auto max number on anything goes to 0
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- Lost all sacred time after resetting
- Lost all progress for no reason
- Game won't start up
- Pop down menu would not go away
- Rate going down when doing things
- No combat experience offline
- No tower rewards offline
- Tunes cannot be opened to swap
- Autobuy of tower may buy some talent u doesn’t unlocked
- Can’t set accurate talent point to put in which manual operation
- Lost all my gain offline even if recontact
- Cloud save software deleted game save
- All my time got deleted after reset
- Takes time for some capture tabs to start being active after reset
- Get no progress when not looking at the app sometimes
- Tree mechanic broken?
- Game crashes after a few seconds
- Flat growth for time travel is horrendous
- Autobuy of talent fragments is broken
Requested features
21 requests- Simpler game explanation
- More tutorial
- Fix auto buy for talent fragments
- Fix timer page issues
- Fix bugs
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- Fix QoL issues
- Fix balancing issues
- Fix tree mechanic
- Better tutorial for tree mechanic
- Fix bug where pop down menu won't go away
- Fix bug where rate goes down
- Fix bug where offline gains are lost
- Fix bug where autobuy of tower buys un unlocked talents
- Fix bug where auto max number goes to 0
- Add option to choose how much to invest
- Fix bug where reset takes time for capture tabs to be active
- Fix bug where no progress when not looking at app sometimes
- Add more automation
- Fix bugs and improve polish
- Fix bugs and add quality of life changes
- Fix bugs and improve game balance
In-app purchases
Simple RPG
- 500 Gems!$4.99
- Skip Ads!$4.99
- 1,100 Gems!$9.99
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- Gilded Heroes Special Offer!$9.99
- 1,700 Gems!$14.99
- 2,500 Gems!$19.99
Time Idle RPG
- 100 Gems$0.99
- 500 Gems$4.99
- No More Ads$4.99
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- 1000 Gems$8.99
- 5000 Gems$39.99
- 10000 Gems$69.99
Questions
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