# Guildmaster Idle vs Wasteland Orchard

The clearest difference is ads: Wasteland Orchard at none against Guildmaster Idle's shown. Wasteland Orchard also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 75%). Guildmaster Idle's advantage is ratings volume (539 vs 153) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Guildmaster Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Wasteland Orchard sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Guildmaster Idle against 4.7 for Wasteland Orchard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 539 and 153 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Guildmaster Idle's written reviews are positive against 91% of Wasteland Orchard's.

Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, Wasteland Orchard every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Guildmaster Idle | Wasteland Orchard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (539 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guildmaster-idle/id1588390905/reviews) | **[4.7 (153 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wasteland-orchard/id6468165220/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **539** | 153 |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | **90.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 314 MB | 237 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Elvenry Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1588390907) | [Dustin Auxier](https://appshunter.io/developer/800825892) |

## What reviewers say

### Guildmaster Idle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guildmaster-idle/id1588390905)

Manage and grow an interactive idle RPG guild. Engage in various minigames to gather resources, craft gear, and train adventurers for quests and dungeons. Attract new heroes and forge alliances to become a legendary guildmaster.

**Highlights:** Interactive idle gameplay, Professions minigames (mining, crafting, bartending, etc.), Questing and dungeon crawling, Guild and hero progression, Talent tree upgrades, Ad-free option

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 Runes | $1.99 | one-time |
| 2500 Runes | $4.99 | one-time |
| Increase Max Offline Work | $4.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Runes (Scrolls) | $4.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Rune Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| 7500 Runes | $9.99 | one-time |
| 15000 Runes | $19.99 | one-time |
| 50000 Runes | $49.99 | one-time |
| 100000 Runes | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Practical idle game mechanics
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
- 💡 Interesting concept and depth
- 🔒 No forced ads or paywalls

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Bugs with certain features
- 🔍 Lack of in-game information and guidance
- ⏱️ Overly long dungeon timers

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes and crashes
- Talent tree enhancements not working as expected
- Gear enhancements have no material requirements
- Unable to construct certain buildings

**Requested features**

- Add a wiki or knowledge base
- Improve UI and accessibility
- Reduce dungeon completion times
- Introduce character/guild customization


### Wasteland Orchard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wasteland-orchard/id6468165220)

Cultivate resilient trees and harvest valuable fruit in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Manage your orchard, scavenge resources, and research abilities to survive storms and radiation. Your trees grow even when you're offline, offering daily rewards and permanent upgrades.

**Highlights:** Grow resilient trees, Harvest valuable fruit, Explore and scavenge, Craft items and build, Research abilities, Permanent upgrades, Idle progression

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wasteland Starter Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Peaceful Harvests PhillipAddOn | $1.99 | one-time |
| Peaceful Harvests BountifulAdd | $2.99 | one-time |
| Great Listener | $3.99 | one-time |
| Bountiful Orchard | $4.99 | one-time |
| Nature's Bounty | $5.99 | one-time |
| Peaceful Harvests | $6.99 | one-time |
| Shard Shaman | $12.99 | one-time |
| Time Lord | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Unique and creative gameplay
- 💡 Deep and complex mechanics
- ✨ Great idle time burner
- 😊 No forced ads
- 🎶 Amazing soundtrack

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Seeds disappear
- 🐛 Disappointing nerfs
- 🐛 Monotonous gameplay loop
- 🐛 Save bug
- 🐛 Poor balance

**Reported bugs**

- Seeds disappear
- Disappointing Nerfs
- Monotonous gameplay loop
- Save bug
- Game not launching after update

**Requested features**

- Add search/filter radar function to tutorial
- Journal or easily find specific trees by stats
- More missions
- More content
- Make game able to save progress


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Guildmaster Idle free?

Guildmaster Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Wasteland Orchard free?

Wasteland Orchard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Guildmaster Idle or Wasteland Orchard?

Wasteland Orchard is rated higher. Guildmaster Idle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 539 ratings, while Wasteland Orchard averages 4.7 from 153 ratings.

### Do Guildmaster Idle or Wasteland Orchard have ads?

Guildmaster Idle shows ads; Wasteland Orchard does not.

### Which is updated more often, Guildmaster Idle or Wasteland Orchard?

Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, and Wasteland Orchard every 9 days. Most recently, Guildmaster Idle was updated on November 11, 2026 and Wasteland Orchard on November 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*