Comparison

Duel vs Goblin's Workshop

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

Head to head
About

Duel

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Yeehaw! You've walked into the wrong town Cowboy! Take on Loco Ben, Nacho Bill, Mostacho Clint ,Viejo Gus & El Rojo Sam in a Duel in different settings. Shoot their trousers off, Shoot off their hat and hit them in the chest, be quick to draw! Touch Gesture or Motion Controlled.

About

Goblin's Workshop

A simulation RPG where you craft weapons, recruit monsters, and explore to gather materials. Sell items to monsters, upgrade your transport, and equip your monsters to battle humans and reclaim territories.

Highlights
  • Item crafting and selling
  • Monster recruitment and exploration
  • RPG combat mechanics
  • Idle gameplay
  • Monster equipment upgrades
  • Territory battles
Features
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***** goblin's Workshop is a simple and easy item making simulation & RPG idle game. ***** Make weapons, recruit monsters to explore, get more materials and make more powerful weapons! Defeat the evil humans! [Introduction] In the game, you can make all kinds of items to sell to monsters to earn money, from time to time there will be a variety of monsters to visit your store. If you are very idle, you can also click them to pimp, from them to cut more money. When there are not enough materials, you must send your monster hired soldiers to explore the world to get more resources. If you have some money, please buy a better transport wagon for the monsters to ride. But the humans in this world is not a vegetarian, they occupy many territories. So your monsters if the equipped items are too bad to explore, it is easy to be beaten by human! You can leave the better items to your monsters to put on, so that the monsters increase more combat power. The crap will be left to other idiot customers to buy it, this is the right way to do business! Well, no more chit chat. I'm going to the market to buy materials and drink... [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Goblin's Workshop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duel at none against Goblin's Workshop's 10. Duel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Goblin's Workshop's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Goblin's Workshop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Duel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duel ships an update every 6 days, Goblin's Workshop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Duel versus Goblin's Workshop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuelGoblin's Workshop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesApple TViPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB423 MB
Age rating12+4+
DevelopernthStateJUNG CHUN HUNG

In-app purchases

None

Duel

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Goblin's Workshop

Subscriptions3
  • Double Bless$9.997 Days
  • Goblin King's Bless$9.997 Days
  • Hire Crystal Miner$14.991 Month
One-time7
  • Fistful of crystals$0.99
  • Unlock a random recipe$1.99
  • Pouch of crystals$2.99
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  • Chest of crystals$9.99
  • 3x Battle Speed$9.99
  • Newbie Special Package$9.99
  • Barrel of crystals$29.99

Questions

Is Duel free?
Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goblin's Workshop free?
Goblin's Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duel or Goblin's Workshop have ads?
Goblin's Workshop shows ads; Duel does not.
Which is updated more often, Duel or Goblin's Workshop?
Duel ships an update every 6 days, and Goblin's Workshop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Duel was updated on May 16, 2026 and Goblin's Workshop on November 3, 2026.

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