Comparison

Endless Frontier 2 vs Incremental ELM Quest 2

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

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About

Endless Frontier 2

Defend the last fortress against an invading legion in this idle defense RPG. Grow your heroes limitlessly, strategize with rebirths and medals, and collect unique characters with powerful skills. Utilize magic and relics to achieve victory and engage in various rich content.

Highlights
  • Limitless infinite growth system
  • Rebirth and Medals for permanent enhancements
  • Unique heroes with distinct skills
  • Powerful magic and relics
  • Dungeons and ranking battles
  • Speed-up system
Features
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"Awaken the sleeping heroes and protect the world's seal!" Defend the last fortress of the world, 'Valkion,' against the Legion of the Abyss. The pinnacle of traditional idle defense RPGs, **[Endless Frontier 2]**, is coming to you stronger than ever! --- ▣ Game Features ▣ ■ Limitless Infinite Growth System - Unstoppable waves! Break through your limits by defeating the endlessly incoming enemies. ■ The Key to Strategy, 'Rebirth' and 'Medals' - If you hit a wall, don’t hesitate to 'Rebirth'! Use the medals earned from cleared waves to permanently enhance your heroes and castle. - With each rebirth, your knight order will become even more overwhelming. ■ Unique Heroes and Stunning Skills - Collect heroes with different racial traits and powerful unique skills. - Move heroes freely according to the battlefield situation to devise the optimal defense strategy. ■ Powerful 'Magic' and 'Relics' that Bring Victory - Human Magic: A mysterious power that automatically completes quests. - Elf Magic: Rapid progress that skips waves with a probability. - Undead Magic: Dark magic that shortens skill cooldowns. - Orc Magic: Willpower that increases the number of wave pulls. - Enhance relics with materials obtained in dungeons to maximize your knight order's abilities. ■ Rich Content with No Boring Moments - Dungeons: Challenge four powerful bosses and secure materials for relic growth. - Infinite Ranking Battle: Compete with other commanders in a league operated by seasons. - Daily Ranking Battle: Earn honor and rewards through the daily updated wave competition. ■ Convenience System for Your Busy Life - Speed-up System: Enjoy a refreshing pace activated by ads or gems. - Wave Pull: Start the next wave immediately to support rapid growth. - Bulk Level Up: Conveniently enhance heroes simultaneously with a single touch. Join [Endless Frontier 2] now and create your own ultimate knight order! --- *This game offers in-app purchases for certain items. ■ Customer Support - Please include your ID when inquiring for more accurate assistance. (Available in the game settings screen) - Customer Support: (Email) cs@ekkorr.com ■ Notice - By downloading or installing this app, you are considered to have agreed to the terms of service of this game. (Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://cdn.endlessfrontier.io/ef2/policy/privacy_en.html) - This game includes items available for in-app purchases that can assist you in your gameplay. - In-app purchases can be restricted through your device settings. For more details, please refer to https://support.apple.com/en-us/119848.

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

Endless Frontier 24 screens
Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at none against Endless Frontier 2's shown. Incremental ELM Quest 2 also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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. Endless Frontier 2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Endless Frontier 2 against 4.7 for Incremental ELM Quest 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 49 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Endless Frontier 2's written reviews are positive against 83% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endless Frontier 2 ships an update every 6 days, Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Endless Frontier 2 versus Incremental ELM Quest 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndless Frontier 2Incremental ELM Quest 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (58 ratings) — better4.7 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB190 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperekkorrEric Marin

Customer experience

Endless Frontier 2

All ratings58 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Endless Frontier 2

Subscriptions1
  • Assistant-Premium Recruiter Monthly$7.991 Month
One-time9
  • EF2 Package 1$0.99
  • EF2 Package 2$1.99
  • EF2 Package 3$2.99
Show 6 more
  • EF2 Package 4$4.99
  • EF2 Package 5$9.99
  • EF2 Package 7$19.99
  • EF2 Package 8$24.99
  • EF2 Package 11$49.99
  • EF2 Package 12$99.99
16 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time16
  • Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
  • Support Tip$0.99
  • Support Coffee$4.99
Show 13 more
  • 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 Endless Frontier 2 free?
Endless Frontier 2 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, Endless Frontier 2 or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Endless Frontier 2 is rated higher. Endless Frontier 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do Endless Frontier 2 or Incremental ELM Quest 2 have ads?
Endless Frontier 2 shows ads; Incremental ELM Quest 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Endless Frontier 2 or Incremental ELM Quest 2?
Endless Frontier 2 ships an update every 6 days, and Incremental ELM Quest 2 every 4 days. Most recently, Endless Frontier 2 was updated on October 18, 2026 and Incremental ELM Quest 2 on October 16, 2026.

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