Echo Planet vs Incremental ELM Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echo Planet
Transform a planet into a star by forging moons that channel power to its core. Upgrade your celestial bodies, stack multipliers, and witness your energy output grow exponentially, even when you're not actively playing. This idle game offers a satisfying progression from small sparks to galaxy-scale power.
- Forge moons to power a planetary core
- Upgrade moons and stack multipliers
- Idle progression, play offline
- Watch signal surge from sparks to galaxy-scale
- Transform planet into a star
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Forge moons that beam power into a sleeping planetary core, awakening it and ultimately igniting it into a star. Upgrade your moons, stack multipliers, and watch your signal surge from tiny sparks to galaxy-scale output, even while you’re offline.
Incremental ELM Quest
Embark on a challenging incremental RPG adventure where every battle and defeat fuels your progress. Upgrade your hero, build your town, and strategize to overcome hundreds of unique foes and powerful bosses. This game offers a rewarding experience for both short sessions and extended play.
- Incremental RPG gameplay
- Hero upgrades and evolutions
- Town building for progression
- Boss battles with unique tactics
- Permanent bonuses from defeats
- Hundreds of unique enemies
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ELM Quest is a cozy but challenging incremental RPG where every battle pushes your progress forward. Begin your quest, fight through encounters, and upgrade your hero to survive tougher foes. Every loss results in powerful permanent bonuses that strengthen future runs. Why players enjoy ELM Quest: - 4 starting heroes, each with a unique playstyle and several evolutions each. - Face powerful bosses with unique tactics. Can you beat them all? - Hundreds of unique foes. Study your foes carefully to overcome difficult fights. - Build up your town for lasting progression. - Every defeat matters, no matter how quick. Learn, adapt, and push farther each run. Whether you play in short sessions or long grinds, ELM Quest rewards strategy, persistence, and clever upgrades. Dev note: This game was made by an incremental game fan who got bored of waiting for another to come out. You will find no ads and the game was balanced around being a completely free experience. All perks/rewards obtainable for free through gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo Planet at 100% against Incremental ELM Quest's 48%. Echo Planet also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2). Incremental ELM Quest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Echo Planet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Incremental ELM Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Echo Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Echo Planet's written reviews are positive against 48% of Incremental ELM Quest's.
Echo Planet ships an update every 3 days, Incremental ELM Quest every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echo Planet | Incremental ELM Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (23 ratings) — better | 4.2 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 47.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Mohammed | Eric Marin |
Customer experience
Echo Planet
Incremental ELM Quest
In-app purchases
Echo Planet
- Gold Supporter Pack$2.99
- Diamond Supporter Pack$5.99
Incremental ELM Quest
- Buy Dev a Coffee (+30 Renown)$0.99
- Buy Dev Lunch (+200 Renown)$4.99
- Fully Support Dev (+450 Renown)$9.99
Questions
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