Comparison

Grim RPG vs Time Idle RPG

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

Head to head
About

Grim RPG

Embark on an epic adventure, battling hordes of monsters with a vast arsenal of weapons. Collect over 100 unique items, discover item interactions, and strategically equip your gear to maximize your combat effectiveness. This incremental game offers endless progression and crafting.

Highlights
  • Collect over 100 weapons
  • Discover unique items
  • Explore item interactions
  • Strategically equip weapons
  • Alter the world for capabilities
  • Find crafting recipes
  • Incremental progression
Features
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You cleave your way through the Monster Hordes, a Hungering Axe in your left hand and a Grim Blade in your right...and about a dozen assorted Swords, Maces, Hammers, Crossbows, and Staves in your backpack. You know. Just in case you need them! An Ash Demon falls before you, then a Cyclops and a Stone Golem. Finally you face a hulking Mighty Revenant - the battle is great, but the spoils are greater: a Divine Gleaming Slicer is now yours.  As you swap it out with your Grim Blade, you get a message in your head, almost as if from another world...it says: ***+50% ATTACK UP - Welcome, to Grim RPG!*** ---FEATURES--- • Collect over 100 different weapons as you battle your way through endless waves of monsters! • Discover unique Items such as the Stone of Dreams, Executioner's Helm, and Squirrel of Repulsion • Explore item interactions: what happens if you put your Button Presser next to your Potion of Stamina? • Strategically equip your weapon to maximize your DPS output! • Alter the World to expand your capabilities and gain powerful Arcane Items! • Find Crafting Recipes to create special Items! • Grim RPG is an incremental game, which means that you will be constantly improving your character and progressing through the game's content!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time progression
  • Idle resource gathering
  • Multiple layers of unlocks
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Strategic time assignment
  • Offline progress
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Grim RPG4 screens
Time Idle RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grim RPG at 4.3 against Time Idle RPG's 3.8. Grim RPG also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 47%) and ratings volume (52 vs 6). 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. Grim RPG sells 5 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grim RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grim RPG has 52 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Grim RPG's written reviews are positive against 47% of Time Idle RPG's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grim RPG versus Time Idle RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim RPGTime Idle RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (52 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better46.8% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better6
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB195 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTopCog LLCRobinson Arias

Customer experience

Grim RPG

All ratings52 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative32.0%

Time Idle RPG

Written reviews47 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral19.1%
Negative34.0%

Bugs and requests

Grim 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

5 purchases

Grim RPG

One-time5
  • Blessed Enchanted Egg$0.99
  • Cube of Finding$4.99
  • Exalted Enchanted Egg$4.99
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  • Dream Catcher$9.99
  • Divine Enchanted Egg$9.99
6 purchases

Time Idle RPG

One-time6
  • 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

Is Grim RPG free?
Grim RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Idle RPG free?
Time Idle RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grim RPG or Time Idle RPG?
Grim RPG is rated higher. Grim RPG averages 4.3 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Time Idle RPG averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Grim RPG or Time Idle RPG have ads?
Both Grim RPG and Time Idle RPG show ads.

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