Comparison

MUDBasher vs Quiet Grind

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

Head to head
About

MUDBasher

Experience a reimagined classic text-based adventure game. This app offers a faster, more visually appealing, and feature-rich version of a beloved program from 2012, built for modern devices. Dive into new adventures with enhanced performance and design.

Highlights
  • Classic text-based gameplay
  • Rebuilt for modern iOS
  • Faster performance
  • Improved visuals
  • Enhanced features
Features
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"A Classic Returns, Reimagined" The story of MUDBasher is the story of MUDRammer—a beloved app created with love in 2012, named after a friend's ridiculous character name, that brought joy to text gamers for years. When it could no longer keep up with modern iOS, rather than let it fade away, it was completely rebuilt from the ground up. Same heart, new soul. Faster, prettier, more features, and ready for the next decade of adventures.

About

Quiet Grind

An idle RPG where you train skills, battle foes, and progress even when offline. Craft gear, gather resources, and explore multiple zones. Enjoy a no-ads, no-energy-bar experience with cloud saves and offline play.

Highlights
  • 30 unique skills
  • Offline progress up to 8 hours
  • No ads or energy bars
  • Cloud save across devices
  • Fully playable offline
  • Tamed companions
Features
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Quiet Grind is an idle RPG for people with lives. Train 30 skills, battle through five adventure zones, and keep making progress — even when you're not playing. Mine ore, chop wood, catch fish, smith gear, steep and enchant. Every skill has its own tools, recipes and mastery track, and they feed each other: what you gather becomes what you craft, and what you craft makes you stronger. PROGRESS WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Close the app and your character keeps training. Come back to a satisfying pile of gains — up to 8 hours of away progress in the free game, 24 with the optional unlock. NO ADS. NO ENERGY BARS. No forced waits you have to pay to skip. No video to sit through before a reward. Quiet Grind asks for your time, not your attention. WHAT'S INSIDE • 30 skills across gathering, artisan and combat • Five adventure zones and fifteen foes to defeat • Daily quests and a rotating merchant • 72 achievements and 9 Game Center leaderboards • Tamed companions that fight alongside you • A calm fantasy soundtrack • Six languages • Cloud save that follows you between devices • Fully playable offline PLAY EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch — one purchase, one save. Start a session on your phone, check on it from your wrist, and carry on at your Mac. FREE TO TRY Quiet Grind is free with 14 of its 30 skills, the first three adventure zones, daily quests and offline progress all included. A single unlock opens the remaining skills and zones. No subscriptions, no ads, no pay-to-win, ever.

Screenshots

MUDBasher4 screens
Quiet Grind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quiet Grind at 100% against MUDBasher's 28%. Quiet Grind also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). MUDBasher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Quiet Grind sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. MUDBasher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quiet Grind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of MUDBasher's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quiet Grind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MUDBasher ships an update every 6 days, Quiet Grind every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MUDBasher versus Quiet Grind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMUDBasherQuiet Grind
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (26 ratings)4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2639 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB216 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAndrew GoldfinchJasper Blaauw

Customer experience

MUDBasher

All ratings26 ratings
Positive34.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative58.6%

Quiet Grind

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MUDBasher

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Quiet Grind

One-time11
  • Pouch of Gems$0.99
  • Expand Storage Space$1.99
  • Witching Hour Set$2.99
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  • Extended Idle Limit$2.99
  • Bag of Gems$2.99
  • Hallowmoon Cauldron$4.99
  • Unlock Full-game Skills$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$4.99
  • Hallowmoon Pass$6.99
  • Complete Bundle$7.99
  • Hoard of Gems$9.99

Questions

Is MUDBasher free?
MUDBasher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quiet Grind free?
Quiet Grind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MUDBasher or Quiet Grind?
Quiet Grind is rated higher. MUDBasher averages 2.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Quiet Grind averages 4.8 from 39 ratings.
Do MUDBasher or Quiet Grind have ads?
Neither MUDBasher nor Quiet Grind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MUDBasher or Quiet Grind?
MUDBasher ships an update every 6 days, and Quiet Grind every 2 days. Most recently, MUDBasher was updated on October 21, 2026 and Quiet Grind on October 29, 2026.

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