Comparison

Blacksmith Story 2 vs RogueClick

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

Head to head
About

Blacksmith Story 2

Manage a weapon shop, research and forge weapons, and recruit heroes to defend the kingdom from monsters. Strategize weapon sales to aid heroes in various combat scenarios, from 1v1 duels to large-scale battles.

Highlights
  • Weapon research and forging
  • Hero recruitment and skill improvement
  • Strategic weapon sales
  • Multiple PVP and monster fighting modes
  • Over 350 weapon recipes
  • Shop management and idle gameplay
Features
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Your shop. Their weapons. The kingdom's fate. Take over a weapon shop in a kingdom under siege and turn a humble forge into a thriving business. Blacksmith Story 2 combines shop management, crafting, strategy, and RPG progression in a colorful pixel-art world. BUILD YOUR BUSINESS Recruit employees and assign them to mining, exploration, and forging. Research more than 350 recipes, develop your workshop, and keep the right equipment ready for the next customer. EQUIP THE RIGHT HERO Every hero has a distinct personality and grows as your adventure progresses. Match weapons to each hero's strengths, experiment with dual-wield combinations, and prepare supplies for the battles ahead. WIN THROUGH YOUR DECISIONS Your heroes handle the fighting. You shape the outcome through the equipment you make and sell. Discover how weapon matchups and thoughtful preparation can help an unlikely hero overcome a powerful monster. A KINGDOM FULL OF CHARACTER Meet an eccentric cast, uncover the kingdom's story, and enjoy a blend of lighthearted humor, shopkeeping, and strategic choices. NOW WITH JAPANESE Japanese language support joins the game in this update, alongside improvements to translations across multiple languages. Explore the shop, heroes, items, and story in your preferred supported language. Light the forge, welcome your next customer, and help your heroes make their own legends.

About

RogueClick

Embark on an incremental RPG adventure, starting as a farmer and progressing to become a king. Tap to battle creatures, collect resources, and unlock powerful equipment. Explore diverse levels, fight unique enemies and bosses, and engage in quests or endless mode for ultimate wealth.

Highlights
  • Incremental RPG gameplay
  • Unlock new equipment
  • Battle mystical creatures and bosses
  • Randomly generated quests
  • Endless mode
  • Prestige system for replayability
Features
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RogueClick is an incremental RPG where you start as a humble farmer and work your way toward becoming a powerful king! Tap to swing your mighty sword and slay mystical creatures that drop coins and gems. These resources enable you to unlock new equipment to become stronger! Venture through the forest and into a perilous dungeon, fighting lots of different enemies and bosses on the way. Complete quests and play Endless mode to amass even more wealth! Once you complete the game, Prestige to get a permanent bonus for all future playthroughs! Features: - 8 Unique Levels - Over 15 Different Enemy Types - 8 Bosses - Randomly Generated Quests - Endless Mode - 5 Classes - Over 60 Pieces of Equipment - Prestige for Replayability

Screenshots

Blacksmith Story 24 screens
RogueClick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RogueClick at 100% against Blacksmith Story 2's 25%. RogueClick also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Blacksmith Story 2's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 41 months). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Blacksmith Story 2 is free to download; RogueClick costs $1.99 up front. Blacksmith Story 2 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. RogueClick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RogueClick holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Blacksmith Story 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of RogueClick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blacksmith Story 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, RogueClick every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blacksmith Story 2 versus RogueClick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlacksmith Story 2RogueClick
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB34 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMakeBestGameChrysolite Software LLC

Customer experience

Blacksmith Story 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

RogueClick

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Blacksmith Story 2

One-time8
  • Top valued gift parcel$4.99
  • Suprising Gift$9.99
  • Hero Gift$9.99
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  • Special offer B2 variants$9.99
  • Special offer A$9.99
  • Festival Gift$19.99
  • Festival Gift2 variants$49.99
  • Festival Gift$99.99
None

RogueClick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blacksmith Story 2 free?
Blacksmith Story 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RogueClick free?
RogueClick costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blacksmith Story 2 or RogueClick?
RogueClick is rated higher. Blacksmith Story 2 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RogueClick averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Blacksmith Story 2 or RogueClick have ads?
Neither Blacksmith Story 2 nor RogueClick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blacksmith Story 2 or RogueClick?
Blacksmith Story 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and RogueClick every 41 months. Most recently, Blacksmith Story 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and RogueClick on October 24, 2026.

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