Incremental ELM Quest vs Idle Guild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Idle Guild
Manage a guild of heroes who automatically battle through dungeons and collect rewards, even while offline. Collect and enhance gear, build synergistic teams, and compete on leaderboards in this idle RPG experience.
- One-tap auto-battle and repeat
- Offline rewards and gold earnings
- Collect and enhance hundreds of items
- Member traits and party synergy
- Endless Abyss dungeon and leaderboard
- Daily login and weekly reports
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Grow a tiny guild into a legend - an idle guild-management RPG that runs itself! Dispatch your members to dungeons and they auto-battle, earning Reputation and gear. The adventure continues even when the app is closed. Come back to a pile of rewards! ■ Highlights · One-tap dispatch : auto-battle & auto-repeat · Offline rewards : earn gold & items while you sleep · Collect & enhance hundreds of items : chase Legendary gear · Member traits & party synergy : build your perfect team · Endless Abyss dungeon & global leaderboard · Daily login rewards · weekly Expedition Report ■ Perfect for players who love · Idle, incremental, and clicker games · Loot collection and character growth · A light RPG to enjoy in short, frequent sessions Found your guild and forge a legend today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Incremental ELM Quest at none against Idle Guild's shown. Incremental ELM Quest also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Idle Guild's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 48%) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Incremental ELM Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Guild sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Incremental ELM Quest against 4.4 for Idle Guild. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Incremental ELM Quest's written reviews are positive against 78% of Idle Guild's.
Incremental ELM Quest ships an update every 6 days, Idle Guild daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Incremental ELM Quest | Idle Guild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Marin | SONGHWA CHAE |
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Incremental ELM Quest
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In-app purchases
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
Idle Guild
- 30-Day Gem Pass (First Buy)$2.99
- Skin Pack$2.99
- 30-Day Gem Pass$4.99
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- Rewards without ads$4.99
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