Time Idle RPG vs Grimoire Incremental
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Non-formulaic gameplay
- Branching narrative choices
- Idle and clicker mechanics
- Unlockable mechanics
- Opt-in ads for bonuses
- Single in-app purchase option
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grimoire Incremental at 87% against Time Idle RPG's 46%. Time Idle RPG's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Time Idle RPG sells 6 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.
Time Idle RPG ships an update every 4 days, Grimoire Incremental every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Idle RPG | Grimoire Incremental |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (544 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 544 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Robinson Arias | Graham Goldstein |
Customer experience
Time Idle RPG
Grimoire Incremental
Bugs and requests
Time Idle RPG
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
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
Grimoire Incremental
- Remove Advertisements$6.99
Questions
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