Comparison

Factory Frontier 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

Factory Frontier

Design and expand a 2D factory to maximize profits by strategically placing production elements. Optimize your setup, unlock upgrades, and rebirth for unique bonuses to grow your industrial empire. Ideal for players who enjoy strategy and automation.

Highlights
  • Design and expand 2D factories
  • Strategic placement of production elements
  • Optimize production lines
  • Unlock upgrades
  • Rebirth for bonuses
  • Automation gameplay
Features
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Factory Frontier is a 2D mobile game where you design and expand your own factory to maximize profits. Strategically place droppers, upgraders, furnaces, and conveyors to create efficient production lines that generate money. Optimize your setup, unlock upgrades, and climb the ranks as your factory grows. Once you've built a thriving operation, rebirth to start anew with unique bonuses, pushing the boundaries of your industrial empire even further. Perfect for players who love strategy, creativity, and the thrill of automation!

About

Incremental ELM Quest 2

Embark on an offline idle RPG adventure as a Cataloguer, documenting over 4,000 creatures and leveling up classes. Explore elemental portals, uncover a narrative, and progress even when offline. Optional cosmetic purchases support the solo developer.

Highlights
  • Over 4,000 creatures to find and catalogue
  • 300+ classes to equip and level up
  • Offline progression
  • Narrative-driven exploration
  • Deep progression systems
  • Optional cosmetic purchases
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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

Factory Frontier4 screens
Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at 4.6 against Factory Frontier's 3.6. Incremental ELM Quest 2 also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Factory Frontier sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Incremental ELM Quest 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Factory Frontier's written reviews are positive against 81% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Factory Frontier ships an update every 2 weeks, Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Factory Frontier versus Incremental ELM Quest 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFactory FrontierIncremental ELM Quest 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings)4.6 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1756 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB193 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBenjamin CerroneEric Marin

Customer experience

Factory Frontier

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings56 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Factory Frontier

One-time10
  • 250 Gems$1.99
  • More Quests$2.99
  • Faster Game Speed$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Extra Layout Slot$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 1000 Gems$4.99
  • VIP$6.99
  • MVIP$9.99
  • Vip Bundle$12.99
  • Mega Bundle$24.99
10 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time10
  • Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
  • Cosmetic: S- Pack$6.99
  • Cosmetic: SS- Pack$7.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
  • Cosmetic: Founder's Edition$19.99

Questions

Is Factory Frontier free?
Factory Frontier 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, Factory Frontier or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 is rated higher. Factory Frontier averages 3.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do Factory Frontier or Incremental ELM Quest 2 have ads?
Neither Factory Frontier nor Incremental ELM Quest 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Factory Frontier or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Factory Frontier ships an update every 2 weeks, and Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. Most recently, Factory Frontier was updated on November 5, 2026 and Incremental ELM Quest 2 on November 7, 2026.

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