Comparison

Grimoire Incremental vs Progress Knight

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Non-formulaic gameplay
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Idle and clicker mechanics
  • Unlockable mechanics
  • Opt-in ads for bonuses
  • Single in-app purchase option
Features
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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.

About

Progress Knight

Embark on a fantasy life-sim adventure where you climb the career ladder, acquire skills, and manage your expenses. Choose your path from commoner to military or magic, with options for good or evil. Prestige to gain multipliers for faster progression in subsequent lives.

Highlights
  • Life-sim incremental gameplay
  • Fantasy/medieval setting
  • Career progression
  • Skill acquisition
  • Prestige system
  • Good vs. Evil paths
  • Graphic/UI redesign
Features
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Progress Knight is a life-sim incremental based in a fantasy/medieval setting, where you must progress through the career ladder and acquire new skills to become the ultimate being. You first start off as a beggar, barely being able to feed yourself as the days go by. However, over the years you learn new skills and gain plenty of work experience to enter new high paying jobs while managing your living expenses... Will you decide to take the easy route of doing simple commoner work? Or will you go through harsh training to climb the ranks within the military? Or maybe will you decide to study hard and enrol in a magic academy, learning life-impacting spells? Your career path is open-ended, the decision is up to you. Eventually, your age will catch up to you. You will be given an option to prestige and gain xp multipliers (based on the performance of your current life) for your next life at the cost of losing all your levels and assets. Fear not though, as you will re-gain your levels much, much more quickly than in your previous life... After multiple rebirths, the paths of good and evil beckon you. Will you embrace the darkness, becoming a formidable force that strikes fear into the hearts of others? Or will you choose the path of righteousness, embodying the essence of purity and compassion? -- This remastered version integrates the base game from ihtasham42, featuring a complete graphic/UI redesign and new exclusive content (choose your path between evil or angelic). Estimated total gameplay time: 50 hours (without boosts).

Screenshots

Grimoire Incremental4 screens
Progress Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grimoire Incremental at 4.8 against Progress Knight's 3.8. Grimoire Incremental also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 63%). Progress Knight's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Grimoire Incremental sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Progress Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grimoire Incremental holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 544 and 182 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Grimoire Incremental's written reviews are positive against 63% of Progress Knight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grimoire Incremental ships an update every 3 months, Progress Knight every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grimoire Incremental versus Progress Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrimoire IncrementalProgress Knight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (544 ratings) — better3.8 (182 ratings)
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings544 — better182
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGraham GoldsteinStephane Wouters

Customer experience

Grimoire Incremental

All ratings544 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.5%

Progress Knight

All ratings182 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral13.7%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Grimoire Incremental

From 544 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Simplicity and minimalism
  • 👍 Non-intrusive ads
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Rewarding progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Slow progress in late game
  • 🐛 Imbalanced builds
  • 🐛 Lack of content variety

Progress Knight

From 182 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great progression system
  • 👍 Visually appealing
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay loop
  • 👍 Smooth offline progress
  • 👍 Customizable character

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with skill/job unlocking
  • 🔚 Abrupt ending after completing both paths
  • 🕰️ Slow offline progress
  • 🔍 Lacking in content/features compared to original

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

Progress Knight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Angelic passive skill not unlocking at expected level
  • Ads not closing properly on some devices
  • Progress reset due to inactivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and progression beyond current ending
  • Automatic skill/job leveling
  • Ability to continue progress after completing both paths
  • Longer duration for offline progress boosts

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grimoire Incremental

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$6.99
1 purchases

Progress Knight

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$2.99

Questions

Is Grimoire Incremental free?
Grimoire Incremental is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress Knight free?
Progress Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grimoire Incremental or Progress Knight?
Grimoire Incremental is rated higher. Grimoire Incremental averages 4.8 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while Progress Knight averages 3.8 from 182 ratings.
Do Grimoire Incremental or Progress Knight have ads?
Both Grimoire Incremental and Progress Knight show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grimoire Incremental or Progress Knight?
Grimoire Incremental ships an update every 3 months, and Progress Knight every 2 days. Most recently, Grimoire Incremental was updated on September 30, 2026 and Progress Knight on September 29, 2026.

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