Comparison

IdleArc vs Incremental ELM Quest 2

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

Head to head
About

IdleArc

Embark on an epic idle RPG adventure filled with progression, loot, and strategic combat. Train your hero automatically, collect rare gear, and explore dungeons even while offline. Engage in challenging boss fights and multiplayer guild activities for endless growth.

Highlights
  • Idle Progression
  • Rare Loot and Gear
  • Pets and Character Builds
  • Bosses and Raids
  • Guilds and Multiplayer
  • Events and Seasonal Challenges
  • Offline Rewards
Features
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Welcome to IdleArc, an online idle RPG adventure where endless progression, powerful loot, monsters, pets, and strategy come together. Battle through dangerous areas, complete quests, discover rare gear, and continue growing stronger even while offline. Train your hero automatically while away and return to new rewards, stronger equipment, and greater challenges. Fight powerful bosses, explore dungeons, and build your character through skills, upgrades, pets, and item progression. Whether you enjoy loot grinding, optimizing builds, or chasing rare drops, there is always something new to unlock. Key Features: Idle Progression Your hero battles, levels up, collects loot, and trains skills even while offline. Rare Loot and Powerful Gear Find legendary weapons, armor, and upgrades to strengthen your build and push further into dangerous areas. Pets and Character Builds Collect unique pets with special abilities and customize your playstyle through equipment, upgrades, and progression choices. Bosses, Raids, and Monsters Fight challenging enemies, battle massive bosses, and take on increasingly difficult encounters for better rewards. Guilds and Multiplayer Features Join other players, compete in seasonal content, and work together to progress through tougher challenges. Events and Seasonal Challenges Participate in limited-time events, daily activities, and seasonal resets to earn exclusive rewards and climb the leaderboard. Offline Rewards and Endless Growth Progress never stops. Continue earning resources, items, and experience while away from the game. IdleArc combines the satisfying progression of an MMORPG with the convenience of an idle game. Build your legend, collect powerful loot, and continue growing stronger every day. Are you ready to begin your adventure? Download IdleArc and start your journey today! Terms of use: https://idlearc.com/terms

About

Incremental ELM Quest 2

Explore a world where elemental forces are merging, cataloging creatures and uncovering a deep mystery. This offline RPG features extensive progression systems, a vast bestiary, and a narrative told through field reports. Earn rewards even while offline.

Highlights
  • Catalog over 4000 unique creatures
  • Level up over 300 hero classes
  • Explore elemental portals
  • Offline progression
  • Narrative told through field journals
  • Deep progression systems
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A free incremental RPG you can play entirely offline. No ads, no paywall, and every goal in the game is reachable without spending a cent. The world's eight elemental forces were once held apart. Now they are bleeding together, and everything is changing. You are a Cataloguer: a licensed scholar sent into the saturated zones to document what lives there. Encounter creatures, record them, and fill the Manifest, one species at a time. The more you catalogue, the more the world opens up, and the closer you come to the thing nobody wants to talk about: why everything is falling apart. If you've always wanted to play a uniquely idle monster collecting adventure with the patience of a nature documentary and the wit of a dungeon crawl, this is your chance. Explore portals, return to new species and new regions, and watch the Manifest fill in like a field journal. WHAT YOU'LL FIND • Over 4,000 creatures to find, fight, and catalogue. Each holds a small piece of the overall narrative. • Over 300 classes to equip and level up. Send your hero into elemental portals and take control as battles unfold. • Offline progression that unlocks early and never stops: your hero keeps earning and your disciples keep hunting while the app is closed. • Every portal is graded. The threat ratings are, unfortunately, accurate. • 16 narrators bring the world alive through their lost dossiers. Sixteen cataloguers came before you and its on you to find out why they stopped writing. • Deep progression: level classes, raise disciples, study at the university, upgrade your guild license, master insignias, power up skills, and more. • Rare enemy variants, an ever-expanding ladder of achievements, and Game Center leaderboards (purely optional). FAIR BY DESIGN The whole game is offline, free, and ad-free. The optional purchases are purely cosmetics that support a solo, part-time developer. I'm an incremental game fan who got bored waiting for the next one to drop. Made by one person as a part-time passion project. Thank you for giving it a shot!

Screenshots

IdleArc4 screens
Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at free against IdleArc's free with in-app purchases. IdleArc's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. IdleArc sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 16 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 — 4.8 for IdleArc against 4.7 for Incremental ELM Quest 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of IdleArc's written reviews are positive against 83% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IdleArc ships an update every 2 days, Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IdleArc versus Incremental ELM Quest 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdleArcIncremental ELM Quest 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (104 ratings) — better4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB170 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMichal StefanskiEric Marin

Customer experience

IdleArc

All ratings104 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.7%

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

IdleArc

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Account$4.991 Month
One-time7
  • 100 Arcstone$0.99
  • 550 Arcstone$4.99
  • 1,200 Arcstone$9.99
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  • 3,000 Arcstone$19.99
  • 8,500 Arcstone$49.99
  • 20,000 Arcstone$99.99
  • 15,000 Arcstone$99.99
16 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time16
  • Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
  • Support Tip$0.99
  • Support Coffee$4.99
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  • Cosmetic: S- Pack$6.99
  • Cosmetic: SS- Pack$7.99
  • Cosmetic: S+ Pack$7.99
  • Cosmetic: SS+ Pack$8.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS- Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS+ Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: Letter of Patronage$9.99
  • Support Lunch$9.99
  • Cosmetic: Founder's Edition$19.99
  • Support Dinner$19.99
  • Support Updates$29.99
  • Support Next Game$49.99

Questions

Is IdleArc free?
IdleArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Incremental ELM Quest 2 free?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IdleArc or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
IdleArc is rated higher. IdleArc averages 4.8 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do IdleArc or Incremental ELM Quest 2 have ads?
Neither IdleArc nor Incremental ELM Quest 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IdleArc or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
IdleArc ships an update every 2 days, and Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. Most recently, IdleArc was updated on September 23, 2026 and Incremental ELM Quest 2 on September 22, 2026.

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