Comparison

Idle Artisan Town vs Labberdash

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

Head to head
About

Idle Artisan Town

Build a thriving weapon crafting town, manage shops, and recruit heroes to defend against monster attacks. Earn gold even while offline and expand your commercial empire.

Highlights
  • Build weapon smiths, armor stores, and magic shops
  • Recruit and lead shopkeeper heroes into battle
  • Relaxing idle gameplay with offline earnings
  • Defend your town from monster attacks
  • Expand your commercial empire
Features
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Forge, Trade, and Defend! Become a legendary Master Artisan in Idle Artisan Town! Your mission is to build a thriving supply town within the dangerous "Iron Bastion." Craft powerful gear, manage your shops, and defend against monster attacks. Are you ready to build the ultimate commercial empire? Build Your Business Empire Start from scratch and build a prosperous town on the frontlines! Open weapon smiths, armor stores, and magic shops. Sell legendary gear to adventurers to earn gold and expand your city. Recruit Shopkeeper Heroes Your shopkeepers are also warriors! Recruit unique heroes like the Blacksmith and the Hunter. Lead them into battle to wipe out monster threats and secure the safety of your town. Relaxing Idle Gameplay Earn gold even while you sleep! Your town keeps running and making money 24/7. Log in anytime to collect huge profits, upgrade facilities, and level up your heroes without the grind. Master, the Iron Bastion needs you! Monsters are approaching. Download Idle Artisan Town now and start your journey to wealth and glory!

About

Labberdash

Features
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Somewhere behind the water heater, a closet is quietly becoming a datacenter. LabberDash is a comedic idle/tycoon game about secretly building an absurd homelab — one Raspberry Pi, one NAS, one suspiciously large Amazon box at a time — while keeping your spouse none the wiser. Think Papers, Please meets r/homelab. WATCH THE SUS METER Every loud fan, hot server, and unexplained package raises your spouse's suspicion. Let it climb too high and you'll face a Spouse Encounter — play your Alibi cards ("it's for work," "it's a tax write-off") to talk your way out before disaster hits. MANAGE A REAL POWER BUDGET Your circuit has real limits. Overload it and you'll trip the breaker, killing every server at once. Panel upgrades and a Solar tier raise your headroom — and quietly launder your habit while you're at it. BUILD AN ABSURD HARDWARE CATALOG Grow from a single Pi to a full rack: NAS storage, a media server, a crypto rig, a virtualization host, and more — each individually upgradeable, each with its own power draw, noise, and Sus cost. BALANCE THE HOUSE Not every purchase has to be LabberTech. DomestiTech gear — smart plugs, video doorbells, robot vacuums — lowers Sus and keeps the peace, if you're willing to spend Compute on looking responsible. No pay-to-win, no forced ads, no loot boxes — everything in LabberDash is earn-able through normal play. Optional in-app purchases and rewarded video ads are there if you want to speed things up, never because you have to. Can you go from one Pi to a full rack without ending up on the couch?

Screenshots

Idle Artisan Town4 screens
Labberdash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Artisan Town at none against Labberdash's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Idle Artisan Town sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Labberdash sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Artisan Town ships an update weekly, Labberdash every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Idle Artisan Town versus Labberdash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Artisan TownLabberdash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalmGame Technology Co LtdMARCUS JAMES CANTWELL

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Artisan Town

One-time10
  • Promo Pack$0.99
  • Diamond 100$0.99
  • Value Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Diamond 550$4.99
  • Pass Card$9.99
  • Remove all ads$9.99
  • Diamond 1200$9.99
  • Diamond 2500$19.99
  • Diamond 6500$49.99
  • Diamond 14000$79.99
9 purchases

Labberdash

One-time9
  • 250 Compute$0.99
  • Bill Grant$0.99
  • Extended Warranty$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Subscription Manager$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Ad-Free unlock$2.99
  • 1,500 Compute$4.99
  • 3,500 Compute$9.99
  • 8,000 Compute$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Artisan Town free?
Idle Artisan Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labberdash free?
Labberdash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Artisan Town or Labberdash have ads?
Labberdash shows ads; Idle Artisan Town does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Artisan Town or Labberdash?
Idle Artisan Town ships an update weekly, and Labberdash every 6 days. Most recently, Idle Artisan Town was updated on October 31, 2026 and Labberdash on October 31, 2026.

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