Comparison

Subterranean vs Quietblade

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

Head to head
About

Subterranean

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Dig deep in a retro pixel world and see how far underground you can go. Control a small mining vehicle, dig through the earth, and uncover gems, ore, fossils, and other valuable resources. Sell what you find, upgrade your vehicle, and head back down to dig even deeper. Improve your drill, light, cargo, temp, fuel, and hull to stay underground longer and reach rare riches hidden far below the surface. Inspired by classic mining games, this 2D side-scrolling adventure is easy to pick up and satisfying to play, whether you have a few minutes or want to keep digging just one more run. Dig, mine, upgrade, repeat. How deep can you go?

About

Quietblade

This is a calm, offline-first idle RPG where your character automatically explores and collects resources. Return to manage your character's health, equip new weapons, and make permanent upgrades to progress through challenging areas.

Highlights
  • Automatic offline exploration
  • Resource collection and management
  • Weapon finding and improvement
  • Permanent character training
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Manual boss challenges
Features
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Quietblade is a calm, offline-first idle RPG built for short, satisfying check-ins. Rook keeps exploring while the app is closed. Return to see each encounter, collect gold and weapons, recover at camp, time a ration boost, and choose permanent upgrades. • Automatic offline exploration • Health, rest, potions, and six-hour food boosts • Weapons to find, equip, improve, and salvage • Permanent attack and vitality training • Small and medium home-screen widgets • Optional iCloud save mirror • Dark mode and Liquid Glass design • Area routes and manual boss challenges • No player account • Consent-gated ads with monthly and lifetime ad-free choices Difficulty rises by area. Prepare with equipment, training, food, or rest, then choose when to challenge each boss. Ordinary victories restore a little health, and an ordinary defeat begins recovery automatically. Game works without any payment. Optional supplies, voluntary reward videos, and monthly or lifetime ad-free access support continued development. Advertising is consent-gated and follows iOS tracking choices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Subterranean4 screens
Quietblade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subterranean at none against Quietblade's 5. Subterranean also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quietblade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Subterranean asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subterranean ships an update every 2 days, Quietblade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subterranean versus Quietblade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubterraneanQuietblade
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayin WallaceMarios Pentelas

In-app purchases

None

Subterranean

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Quietblade

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Ad-Free$1.991 Month
One-time4
  • Full Heal$0.99
  • Field Supplies$1.99
  • Lifetime Ad-Free$2.99
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  • Lifetime Ad-Free$8.99

Questions

Is Subterranean free?
Subterranean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quietblade free?
Quietblade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subterranean or Quietblade have ads?
Quietblade shows ads; Subterranean does not.
Which is updated more often, Subterranean or Quietblade?
Subterranean ships an update every 2 days, and Quietblade every 3 weeks. Most recently, Subterranean was updated on October 13, 2026 and Quietblade on October 11, 2026.

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