Ashes vs WizUp!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ashes
Experience a rogue-like RPG with steady progression, where you can gain thousands of levels in a single fight. Optimize your gear to reach the end within a limited number of battles in this offline adventure. Game data is saved locally on your device.
- Exponential level progression
- Rogue-like gameplay
- Gear optimization
- Offline play
- Limited fight progression
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Rogue like, steady progression. Gain 1000 levels and more in one fight ! Offline game. An RPG in the heritage of "Inflation RPG" with his own atypical universe ! Optimise your stuff to reach the end in a limited numbers of fight ! Discord FR/ENG : https://discord.gg/6EwZx5VHAX /!\Game data is saved on your device. If you uninstall, you lose your progress. /!\
WizUp!
An incremental idle game where players manage resources, defeat enemies, and purchase upgrades to grow their wizard's power. Features unique mechanics like awakening and balancing power allocation for continuous progression.
- Incremental idle gameplay
- Resource management
- Upgrade system
- Prestige mechanics
- Unique awakening system
- Orb of Power allocation
- Ring upgrades
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WizUp! is a wizard idle / incremental / resource management game: kill enemies, collect resources, purchase upgrades, prestige, and repeat! Start slow and grow stronger, and play at your own pace! Discover over 45 different resources, upgrades, and items with unique mechanics. Here are some of the mechanics you will discover along the way: -Awaken to earn Paradox Anchors, which can be shattered to obtain Mirrors of Sight, which can be shattered to obtain Mirrors of Remembrance to boost your Global Storage! -Balance the allocation of your Orbs of Power in order to increase your Rune Drop Chance, your Damage, your XP Gain, and your Chaotic Essence Production! -Upgrade over 10 unique Rings, such as the Ring of Stars ("The Stars send you aid"), which gives you 1 Star Seed every time your Wizard dies! No ads or in-app-purchases! :-D
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ashes at Free against WizUp!'s $4.99. Ashes also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 57%). WizUp!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and 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
Ashes is free to download; WizUp! costs $4.99 up front. Ashes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WizUp! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Ashes against 3.9 for WizUp!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Ashes's written reviews are positive against 57% of WizUp!'s.
Ashes ships an update every 6 months, WizUp! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashes | WizUp! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Thibault Brouardelle | TopCog LLC |
Customer experience
Ashes
WizUp!
In-app purchases
Ashes
- "Support the dev" Gem$4.99
WizUp!
No in-app purchases
