Comparison

Xûr vs Blade Idle

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

Head to head
About

Xûr

Track the mysterious vendor Xûr in the Destiny universe. View his current location, explore his past offerings, and analyze item stats with mod experimentation. Includes a home screen widget for real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Xûr location tracking
  • Historical item offerings
  • Randomly rolled armor display
  • Item stat analysis with mods
  • Home screen widget
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The source for all information regarding our friend from The Nine, Xûr. A complete record of his offerings over the years and a break down of those items. Included is a beautiful widget for your home screen that'll always keep you up to date on his movements through the Destiny world. • Beautiful widgets to show Xûr's current movements • The first and only Xûr app to display and record randomly rolled armor • Experiment with items and their stats by adding and removing mods right from the app • A complete history of Xûr's offerings over the years

About

Blade Idle

Embark on an idle RPG adventure as a hero who discovers a legendary sword. Explore stages and dungeons, customize your character with skills, and enhance equipment through a merge system. Collect growth materials and skins to become stronger.

Highlights
  • Customizable Skill System
  • Merge System for Equipment
  • Dungeon Exploration
  • Character Growth Systems (Pet, Relic, Insignia)
  • Collect Growth Materials
  • Unlock Character Skins
Features
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It’s a story of a common herb collector who stumbles onto a legendary sword and become a great hero. Adventure through the main stages and dungeons, and grow your character through farming. Features - Customizable Skill System. Obtain and use various skills! - Merge System. Get even more powerful grade equipment! - Challenge normal and special dungeons and collect growth materials! - Grow your character through the Pet, Relic, and Insignia System! - Challenge the Upgrade Dungeon and collect various skins! Help : cs@mobirix.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mobirix_official/ TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@mobirix_official

Screenshots

Xûr4 screens
Blade Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xûr at none against Blade Idle's 118. Xûr also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 61%). Blade Idle's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 63). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Blade Idle sells 113 one-off in-app purchases. Xûr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Xûr against 4.7 for Blade Idle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blade Idle has 5.8K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Xûr's written reviews are positive against 61% of Blade Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xûr ships an update weekly, Blade Idle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Xûr versus Blade Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXûrBlade Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (63 ratings)4.7 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better61.2% of reviews
Number of ratings635.8K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTom ChapmanMOBIRIX

Customer experience

Xûr

All ratings63 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Blade Idle

All ratings5,771 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral10.8%
Negative28.0%

Bugs and requests

Xûr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blade Idle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing on loading screen
  • Inability to log in after updates
  • Accounts being randomly blocked

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to reset equipment levels
  • Open all chests/summons feature
  • Improved account transfer/sync
  • Faster progression for F2P players

In-app purchases

None

Xûr

No in-app purchases

113 purchases

Blade Idle

One-time113
  • Button$0.69
  • Thanksgiving Package #4$0.99
  • Elixir of Growth Package #4$0.99
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  • Good Value Package # 7$0.99
  • Good Value Package # 6$0.99
  • Good Value Package # 8$0.99
  • Rookie Explorer Package$1.99
  • Thanksgiving Package #5$1.99
  • Elixir of Growth Package #5$1.99
  • 3rd Anniv Period Pack # 3$1.99
  • 3rd Anniv Period Pack # 2$1.99
  • Daily Growth Package$1.99
  • Special Value Pass$3.99
  • Weekly Raid Package$3.99
  • Special Value Pass 2$3.99
  • Weekly PVP Package$3.99
  • Dimensional Adaptability Pack2 variants$3.99
  • Expert Explorer Package$3.99
  • Crystal Event Pass 1$3.99
  • Ad package$5.99
  • Monthly EXP & Gold Package$5.99
  • Summon Ticket Package$6.99
  • Great Value Package$6.99
  • Spring's Newbie Pack$6.99
  • Newbie Growth Package$6.99
  • Columbus Package$6.99
  • Elixir of Growth Package #6$6.99
  • Hot Package # 1$6.99
  • Blue Snake Package # 1$6.99
  • Merry Christmas Package # 2$6.99
  • Black Friday Package # 1$6.99
  • Winter Package # 1$6.99
  • Ready for Winter Package # 1$6.99
  • Late Autumn Package #1$6.99
  • Autumn Package #12 variants$6.99
  • Monthly EXP & Gold Pack$6.99
  • Goblin Package # 1$6.99
  • August Weekend Package 1$6.99
  • Summer Party # Event Pack 1$6.99
  • Cool Summer # Event Package 1$6.99
  • Summer Special # Event Pack 1$6.99
  • Weekend Welcome Pack 1$6.99
  • Rapid Growth # 1$6.99
  • [Lv3500] Tailored Growth Pack$8.99
  • Accessory Summon Ticket Pack$9.99
  • Talisman Summon Ticket Pack$9.99
  • New Year Accessory$9.99
  • Spring's Great Value Pack$9.99
  • Skill Book Package$9.99
  • Pet Evolution Package$9.99
  • Family Month Package # 2$9.99
  • Family Month Package # 3$9.99
  • Cherry Blossom Package # 2$9.99
  • New School Year Package # 2$9.99
  • Spring Welcome Pack # 2$9.99
  • Hot Package # 2$9.99
  • Blue Snake Package # 3$9.99
  • Blue Snake Package # 2$9.99
  • Happy New Year Pack # 2$9.99
  • Happy New Year Pack # 3$9.99
  • Winter Package # 2$9.99
  • Ready for Winter Package # 3$9.99
  • Ready for Winter Package # 2$9.99
  • Late Autumn Package #2$9.99
  • Late Autumn Package #3$9.99
  • Autumn Package #22 variants$9.99
  • Autumn Package #32 variants$9.99
  • Crystal Event Pass 2$9.99
  • Goblin Package # 2$9.99
  • Goblin Package # 3$9.99
  • Summer Party # Event Pack 3$9.99
  • Summer Party # Event Pack 2$9.99
  • Cool Summer # Event Package 4$9.99
  • Cool Summer # Event Package 2$9.99
  • Cool Summer # Event Package 3$9.99
  • Summer Special # Event Pack 2$9.99
  • Summer Special # Event Pack 3$9.99
  • Weekend Welcome Pack 2$9.99
  • Rapid Growth # 2$9.99
  • Rapid Growth # 3$9.99
  • New Year Equipment$17.99
  • Raid Package$17.99
  • Late Autumn Package #4$17.99
  • Autumn Package #4$17.99
  • Goblin Package # 4$17.99
  • Summer Party # Event Pack 4$17.99
  • Cool Summer # Event Package 5$17.99
  • Summer Special # Event Pack 4$17.99
  • Monthly Dungeon Package$19.99
  • Spring's Skill Book Pack$22.99
  • Mine Package$22.99
  • Family Month Package # 5$22.99
  • New School Year Package # 5$22.99
  • Collaboration Pass$22.99
  • Hot Package # 5$22.99
  • Blade Pass$22.99
  • Merry Christmas Package # 3$22.99
  • Black Friday Package # 2$22.99
  • Harvest Festival Package #3$22.99
  • Harvest Festival Package #1$22.99
  • Goblin Package # 5$22.99
  • New Year Ticket$39.99
  • Spring's Big Capacity Pack$39.99
  • Dungeon Ticket Package$39.99
  • Hot Package # 6$39.99
  • Blue Snake Package # 6$39.99
  • Late Autumn Package #6$39.99
  • Autumn Package #62 variants$39.99
  • Goblin Package # 6$39.99
  • Summer Party # Event Pack 6$39.99
  • 더위사냥 # 이벤트 패키지 6$39.99
  • Summer Special # Event Pack 5$39.99
  • Rapid Growth # 7$39.99

Questions

Is Xûr free?
Xûr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blade Idle free?
Blade Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Xûr or Blade Idle?
Blade Idle is rated higher. Xûr averages 4.7 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Blade Idle averages 4.7 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Xûr or Blade Idle have ads?
Blade Idle shows ads; Xûr does not.
Which is updated more often, Xûr or Blade Idle?
Xûr ships an update weekly, and Blade Idle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Xûr was updated on October 14, 2026 and Blade Idle on October 19, 2026.

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