Comparison

Time Idle RPG vs Critical

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

Head to head
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.

About

Critical

Manage a reactor to prevent it from becoming critical by delivering water. Earn money over time to unlock permanent upgrades and improve your survival capabilities. Invest wisely to extend your runs and uncover secrets.

Highlights
  • Reactor management
  • Incremental income generation
  • Permanent upgrades
  • Research and secrets
  • Survival gameplay
Features
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Stop the reactor from going critical by delivering water. Robots are expensive though, so we use cheap expendable personnel instead. Money earned ramps up incrementally the longer you last. Survive as long as possible to maximize your income! Spend your hard earned cash to unlock permanent upgrades. Invest wisely to make each new run longer than the last. Tons of upgrades to buy, research to be done, and secrets to uncover. Give it a try! The longer you can keep the reactor from exploding, the more money you’ll make. Start small and watch your income grow exponentially as you survive longer and longer. Delay the inevitable cataclysm as long as possible and watch your cashflow go through the roof.

Screenshots

Time Idle RPG4 screens
Critical4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Critical at 4.4 against Time Idle RPG's 3.8. Critical also leads on ratings volume (147 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Time Idle RPG's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 18%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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. Time Idle RPG sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Critical sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Critical holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Critical has 147 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Time Idle RPG's written reviews are positive against 18% of Critical's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Idle RPG ships an update every 4 days, Critical fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time Idle RPG versus Critical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Idle RPGCritical
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)4.4 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB99 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRobinson AriasWaffleStack Studio LLC

Customer experience

Time Idle RPG

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

Critical

All ratings125 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

Bugs and 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

Critical

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
10 purchases

Critical

One-time10
  • 100 Gems$4.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Remove All Ads$9.99
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  • 225 Gems$9.99
  • Pro Pack$9.99
  • Pro Pack$14.99
  • New Player Sale$14.99
  • 500 Gems$14.99
  • 800 Gems$19.99
  • 3000 Gems$39.99

Questions

Is Time Idle RPG free?
Time Idle RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critical free?
Critical is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Idle RPG or Critical?
Critical is rated higher. Time Idle RPG averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Critical averages 4.4 from 147 ratings.
Do Time Idle RPG or Critical have ads?
Both Time Idle RPG and Critical show ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Idle RPG or Critical?
Time Idle RPG ships an update every 4 days, and Critical fortnightly. Most recently, Time Idle RPG was updated on November 3, 2026 and Critical on November 3, 2026.

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