Comparison

Tap Wizard Realms 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

Tap Wizard Realms

This idle RPG lets your wizard automatically cast spells and battle monsters, even when you're away. Upgrade your mage, collect spells, and explore unique locations with a roguelite twist. Master strategic spell combinations and permanent upgrades for endless progression.

Highlights
  • Automatic spellcasting and combat
  • Collect 42 unique spells
  • Strategic spell grid synergies
  • Roguelite glyph system
  • Endless prestige upgrades
  • Explore 60+ locations
  • AFK rewards and progression
Features
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Tap Wizard is back in this latest installment! Your wizard casts magic and battles monsters automatically, even while you're AFK. Tap to upgrade your mage, collect 42 unique spells, and grind through an endless incremental quest! This is an incremental game with layers of prestige. Discover the Chrono Engine and "Awaken" to gain Time Crystals, unlocking massive permanent upgrades. Within each run, discover powerful Glyphs that give your magic runs a roguelite feel, ensuring no two runs are the same! Your goal? Collect all 42 spells, master the magic of the glyphs, and battle through 60 unique locations in this endless Idle RPG. GAME FEATURES STRATEGIC SPELL GRID & ENEMY ARCHETYPES • This isn't just a basic idle game: arrange your magic spells on the Spell Grid to create powerful, custom synergies. • Face enemies with unique Archetypes (like Armored, Shielded, or Enchanted) that require you to adapt your loadout and exploit their weaknesses. True RPG strategy! ROGUE-LITE GLYPH SYSTEM • Discover and slot magical Glyphs within each run to alter your spells. • Give your magic a roguelite feel: employ Glyphs strategically to alter your spells mid-run! LAYERS OF ENDLESS UPGRADES (PRESTIGE) • A true incremental game with multiple prestige systems! • Chrono Engine: "Awaken" (Prestige) to get permanent, global upgrades to your Damage, Health, Gold, and XP. • The Alchemist: Farm and craft 15 unique Reagents (Fire, Ice, Lightning) to fuel your spell rank-ups. TRUE IDLE RPG GAMEPLAY • Your wizard casts magic and auto-battles 24/7. • Watch the auto-battle, or step away and reap the AFK rewards. • Earn gold, loot, and experience even while you're offline. EXPLORE 60+ LOCATIONS • Battle through 10 unique Chapters filled with 60 locations, each with unique enemies and monsters. • Defeat powerful Bosses and Guardians to clear Chapters and earn better rewards. • Complete Daily, Weekly, and Season Quests. COMPETE & CLIMB • Climb the Leaderboards to prove you're the most powerful wizard. • Compete in Daily Challenges to demonstrate your mastery of the game!

About

Incremental ELM Quest 2

Explore a world where elemental forces are merging, cataloging creatures and uncovering a deep mystery. This offline RPG features extensive progression systems, a vast bestiary, and a narrative told through field reports. Earn rewards even while offline.

Highlights
  • Catalog over 4000 unique creatures
  • Level up over 300 hero classes
  • Explore elemental portals
  • Offline progression
  • Narrative told through field journals
  • Deep progression systems
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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

Tap Wizard Realms4 screens
Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at none against Tap Wizard Realms's shown. Incremental ELM Quest 2 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Tap Wizard Realms's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tap Wizard Realms sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap Wizard Realms holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Tap Wizard Realms's written reviews are positive against 83% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Wizard Realms ships an update weekly, Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tap Wizard Realms versus Incremental ELM Quest 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap Wizard RealmsIncremental ELM Quest 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (29 ratings) — better4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2940 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB170 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTopCog LLCEric Marin

Customer experience

Tap Wizard Realms

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tap Wizard Realms

One-time10
  • Small Chapter Bundle$1.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Gem Pile$4.99
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  • Chapter Bundle$4.99
  • Dreamcatcher$9.99
  • Gem Jar$9.99
  • Large Chapter Bundle$9.99
  • Gem Sack$19.99
  • Gem Cart$49.99
  • Gem Chest$99.99
16 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time16
  • Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
  • Support Tip$0.99
  • Support Coffee$4.99
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  • Cosmetic: S- Pack$6.99
  • Cosmetic: SS- Pack$7.99
  • 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
  • Support Lunch$9.99
  • Cosmetic: Founder's Edition$19.99
  • Support Dinner$19.99
  • Support Updates$29.99
  • Support Next Game$49.99

Questions

Is Tap Wizard Realms free?
Tap Wizard Realms 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, Tap Wizard Realms or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Tap Wizard Realms is rated higher. Tap Wizard Realms averages 4.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Tap Wizard Realms or Incremental ELM Quest 2 have ads?
Tap Wizard Realms shows ads; Incremental ELM Quest 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Tap Wizard Realms or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Tap Wizard Realms ships an update weekly, and Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. Most recently, Tap Wizard Realms was updated on September 10, 2026 and Incremental ELM Quest 2 on September 22, 2026.

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