Grimoire Incremental vs Critical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Reactor management
- Incremental income generation
- Permanent upgrades
- Research and secrets
- Survival gameplay
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grimoire Incremental at 87% against Critical's 18%. Grimoire Incremental also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (544 vs 125). Critical's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Grimoire Incremental sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Critical sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grimoire Incremental holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 544 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Grimoire Incremental's written reviews are positive against 18% of Critical's.
Grimoire Incremental ships an update every 3 months, Critical fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grimoire Incremental | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (544 ratings) — better | 4.4 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 544 — better | 125 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graham Goldstein | WaffleStack Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Grimoire Incremental
Critical
Bugs and 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
Critical
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grimoire Incremental
- Remove Advertisements$6.99
Critical
- 100 Gems$2.99
- 100 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
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- 225 Gems$7.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Remove All Ads$9.99
- 225 Gems$9.99
- 500 Gems$9.99
- Pro Pack$9.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
- New Player Sale$14.99
- 500 Gems$14.99
- 1400 Gems$19.99
- 800 Gems$19.99
- 1400 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$39.99
Questions
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