Comparison

Progress Knight vs Idle Chest

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

Head to head
About

Progress Knight

Embark on a fantasy life-simulation where you progress through careers, gain skills, and manage expenses. Choose your path from commoner to military or magic, and eventually prestige for faster progression in subsequent lives.

Highlights
  • Fantasy medieval life simulation
  • Career progression
  • Skill acquisition
  • Expense management
  • Multiple career paths (commoner, military, magic)
  • Prestige system for multipliers
  • Idle gameplay
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...

About

Idle Chest

Embark on a treasure-hunting adventure where every click earns rewards. Upgrade your skills, collect and enhance equipment, and unlock unique abilities. Discover the secrets of this world through engaging gameplay and an addictive incremental experience.

Highlights
  • Open various chests
  • Loot and upgrade equipment
  • Buy skill upgrades
  • Unlock unique skills
  • Discover game story
Features
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Dive in "Idle Chest", an adventure where each click brings you closer to fabulous treasures. Earn rewards, upgrade your skills, and unlock new chests for endless fun! Get ready to be hooked on this addictive endless incremental clicker experience! * OPEN CHESTS Open a variety of chests and discover everything they hide, from equipments to resources or other awesome chests! * LOOT EQUIPMENTS Collect different equipments upgrade them and equip them to gain bonus and discover more legendary equipments! * BUY UPGRADES Upgrade your opening skills by buying upgrades to allow you to drop more rewards and open chests faster! * UNLOCK UNIQUE SKILLS Using skill points, unlock every skills in the skill tree to become stronger and obtain unique powers! * DISCOVER THE STORY Progress in the game to discover the secret behind this world! Come discover "Idle Chest", the new incremental, clicker game which you wouldn't want to miss !

Screenshots

Progress Knight4 screens
Idle Chest4 screens

Verdict

The call

Progress Knight and Idle Chest both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Idle Chest's written reviews are positive against 72% of Progress Knight's. Idle Chest also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Progress Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Progress Knight against 4.5 for Idle Chest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 257 and 109 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Progress Knight's written reviews are positive against 81% of Idle Chest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress Knight ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Chest every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Progress Knight versus Idle Chest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress KnightIdle Chest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (257 ratings)4.5 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings257 — better109
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoe LE PHILIPPEThomas Gunzburger

Customer experience

Progress Knight

All ratings257 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative16.5%

Idle Chest

All ratings109 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

Progress Knight

From 257 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting progression
  • 🤩 Satisfying incremental experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔒 Lack of accessibility features
  • ⏱️ Slow progression at endgame

Idle Chest

From 109 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun short idle clicker
  • 👍 Consistent theme
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Minimalistic but rewarding grind
  • 💰 Non-intrusive ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game breaking bug with 'Chosen One' minion
  • 🔍 Difficult to compare tap damage to acolyte damage
  • 🔍 Some explanations could be improved
  • 🔍 Slightly linear progression

Bugs and requests

Progress Knight

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress and data loss issues
  • Skill level resets after transcendence
  • Autopause not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Auto-purchase feature for the store
  • Offline progress tracking
  • Improved autopause functionality

Idle Chest

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress resets or reverts
  • Minions not working after equipping 'Chosen One'

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better UI for comparing damage sources

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Progress Knight

One-time1
  • Remove the ads$2.99
5 purchases

Idle Chest

One-time5
  • Underwater Background Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Chests Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Acolytes Skin$3.99
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  • No Ads$3.99
  • Underwater Complete Skins Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Progress Knight free?
Progress Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Chest free?
Idle Chest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress Knight or Idle Chest?
Idle Chest is rated higher. Progress Knight averages 4.4 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while Idle Chest averages 4.5 from 109 ratings.
Do Progress Knight or Idle Chest have ads?
Both Progress Knight and Idle Chest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress Knight or Idle Chest?
Progress Knight ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Chest every 10 days. Most recently, Progress Knight was updated on October 24, 2026 and Idle Chest on October 24, 2026.

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