Comparison

Guildmaster Idle vs Up in a Cup

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

Head to head
About

Guildmaster Idle

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
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With many immersive features including: Interactive Idle Gameplay: Break free from conventional clicker games as you actively personalise and grow your guild, making every decision count. A World of Minigames: Explore a rich tapestry of professions through completing various minigames such as mining, potion-crafting and bartending to gather the materials needed to equip your guild for missions. Their strength is forged through your skills, and the path to victory lies in your mastery of these professions. Quest for Glory: Embark on daring adventures of quests and dungeons. Rise to fame as you conquer challenges and complete feats, attracting new classes of adventurer to your guild, each bringing unique skills and abilities. Ad-Free Enjoyment: Bid farewell to intrusive ads with our optional ad system, ensuring uninterrupted gameplay. Take your gameplay a step above other idle games with interactive minigames for each profession: - Bartending: Serve drinks to the citizens for the gold needed to purchase upgrades for your guild. - Apothecary: Experiment with different herbs and other ingredients to discover magical potions, giving your adventurers the edge when fighting the powerful monsters scattered throughout the dungeon. - Foraging: Search through the forests to find wild vegetables and the herbs needed to craft potions. - Gardening: Manage your garden to grow the crops needed to cook the best food for your guild-members. - Cooking: Combine collected ingredients in the kitchen to provide food for your adventurers, granting them powerful buffs. - Hunting: Hunt wild beasts for meats to use in the kitchen, and hides to craft the armour needed by your adventurers. - Mining: Search through the mines for precious metals and gemstones to be used when crafting gear at the blacksmith. - Tree Felling: Chop trees for the building materials needed to expand your guild, with each new structure adding opportunities for your guild to prosper. - Blacksmithing: Craft enchanted weapons and armour at the forge to equip your adventurers with the tools they need to defeat the strongest foes. Use talent trees to upgrade each profession, dynamically changing each minigame to accelerate the growth of your guild. Grow your guild's fame to attract heroes with powerful spells and abilities from around the world to fight for you. Use the resources you gather from each profession to enhance your adventurers. Fight through quests, dungeons and tournaments, with advanced combat simulation. Gain the best loot possible as you progress through the game and use it to defeat powerful bosses. And that's just the beginning! Stay on the lookout for upcoming features that will expand your 'Guildmaster' experience in the next update. Forge alliances, conquer challenges, and become the legendary 'Guildmaster' you were destined to be. Are you ready for the challenge? Download now.

About

Up in a Cup

Launch a disk through challenging obstacles to reach a cup and score points. Navigate through 100 unique levels, each with five distinct phases that increase in difficulty. Enjoy pure, uninterrupted arcade gameplay.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style gameplay
  • Launch disk through obstacles
  • Score points by reaching cups
  • 100 challenging levels
  • Five distinct level phases
  • Increasing difficulty
Features
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Develop your skill in this arcade-style game by launching a disk through a field of obstacles upward and into a cup to gain points. Every level is filled with challenges. There are 100 levels of fun and frustration, each with 5 different phases: the unadorned “prime” level, followed by clouds, wind, hail, and the curiously named "Cupside Down". Once all levels have been completed, the cycle begins again, but with a twist. No ads or in-app purchases. Just fun!

Screenshots

Guildmaster Idle4 screens
Up in a Cup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guildmaster Idle at Free against Up in a Cup's $0.99. Guildmaster Idle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (538 vs 4). Up in a Cup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Guildmaster Idle is free to download; Up in a Cup costs $0.99 up front. Guildmaster Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Up in a Cup asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Up in a Cup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guildmaster Idle has 538 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Guildmaster Idle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Up in a Cup's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, Up in a Cup every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Guildmaster Idle versus Up in a Cup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuildmaster IdleUp in a Cup
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (538 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings538 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElvenry StudiosClay Pot Apps

Customer experience

Guildmaster Idle

All ratings533 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.5%

Up in a Cup

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guildmaster Idle

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

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

Up in a Cup

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Guildmaster Idle

One-time9
  • 1000 Runes$1.99
  • 2500 Runes$4.99
  • Increase Max Offline Work$4.99
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  • Purchase Runes (Scrolls)$4.99
  • Purchase Rune Bundle$4.99
  • 7500 Runes$9.99
  • 15000 Runes$19.99
  • 50000 Runes$49.99
  • 100000 Runes$99.99
None

Up in a Cup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guildmaster Idle free?
Guildmaster Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Up in a Cup free?
Up in a Cup costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guildmaster Idle or Up in a Cup?
Up in a Cup is rated higher. Guildmaster Idle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 538 ratings, while Up in a Cup averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Guildmaster Idle or Up in a Cup have ads?
Guildmaster Idle shows ads; Up in a Cup does not.
Which is updated more often, Guildmaster Idle or Up in a Cup?
Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, and Up in a Cup every 9 months. Most recently, Guildmaster Idle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Up in a Cup on October 22, 2026.

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