Comparison

Project Blacksmith vs Idle Chest

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

Head to head
About

Project Blacksmith

Mine for precious gems by breaking rocks and forge them into exquisite swords. Showcase your creations in your personal armory.

Highlights
  • Mine precious gems
  • Break rocks
  • Forge swords
  • Build an armory
  • Showcase creations
Features
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Discover precious gems by break the rocks. Forge them into beautiful swords and show them off in your armory

About

Idle Chest

Embark on a treasure-hunting adventure where every click earns rewards. Upgrade your skills, collect and enhance equipment, and unlock unique abilities. Discover the secrets of this world through engaging gameplay and an addictive incremental experience.

Highlights
  • Open various chests
  • Loot and upgrade equipment
  • Buy skill upgrades
  • Unlock unique skills
  • Discover game story
Features
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Dive in "Idle Chest", an adventure where each click brings you closer to fabulous treasures. Earn rewards, upgrade your skills, and unlock new chests for endless fun! Get ready to be hooked on this addictive endless incremental clicker experience! * OPEN CHESTS Open a variety of chests and discover everything they hide, from equipments to resources or other awesome chests! * LOOT EQUIPMENTS Collect different equipments upgrade them and equip them to gain bonus and discover more legendary equipments! * BUY UPGRADES Upgrade your opening skills by buying upgrades to allow you to drop more rewards and open chests faster! * UNLOCK UNIQUE SKILLS Using skill points, unlock every skills in the skill tree to become stronger and obtain unique powers! * DISCOVER THE STORY Progress in the game to discover the secret behind this world! Come discover "Idle Chest", the new incremental, clicker game which you wouldn't want to miss !

Screenshots

Project Blacksmith3 screens
Idle Chest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Chest at 81% against Project Blacksmith's 20%. Idle Chest also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Project Blacksmith's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) 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. Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Project Blacksmith asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Chest holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 116 and 109 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Project Blacksmith's written reviews are positive against 81% of Idle Chest's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Project Blacksmith versus Idle Chest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject BlacksmithIdle Chest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (116 ratings)4.5 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better109
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanh Dao DucThomas Gunzburger

Customer experience

Project Blacksmith

All ratings116 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Idle Chest

All ratings109 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

Project Blacksmith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle Chest

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress resets or reverts
  • Minions not working after equipping 'Chosen One'

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better UI for comparing damage sources

In-app purchases

None

Project Blacksmith

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Chest

One-time5
  • Underwater Background Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Chests Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Acolytes Skin$3.99
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  • No Ads$3.99
  • Underwater Complete Skins Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Project Blacksmith free?
Project Blacksmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Chest free?
Idle Chest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Blacksmith or Idle Chest?
Idle Chest is rated higher. Project Blacksmith averages 4.3 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while Idle Chest averages 4.5 from 109 ratings.
Do Project Blacksmith or Idle Chest have ads?
Idle Chest shows ads; Project Blacksmith does not.

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