Comparison

Idle Ascension vs Rat Click

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

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About

Idle Ascension

Embark on a fantasy RPG adventure focused on progression. Choose a hero, battle monsters across diverse zones, and collect powerful gear. The game offers both active gameplay and idle progression, allowing you to grow stronger even when away.

Highlights
  • Hero customization and upgrades
  • Battle through 20 fantasy zones
  • Collect gear across multiple rarity tiers
  • Complete diverse fantasy missions
  • Unlock numerous achievements
  • Prestige and Ascend for greater power
  • Active and idle gameplay options
Features
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IDLE ASCENSION Fight. Loot. Grow stronger. Ascend. Enter a fantasy world of progression, discovery, and the hunt for more power. Choose your hero, battle through dangerous zones, hunt powerful Gear, collect Pets and Cosmetics, complete Quests and Missions, discover creatures, and grow strong enough to reach your next Ascension. Idle Ascension combines fantasy RPG progression with an idle experience built for quick check-ins or longer sessions. Take control when you want it, automate the grind when you don't, and keep progressing while you're away. BUILD YOUR HERO Choose from Warrior, Mage, or Hunter, each with their own combat identity. Improve Attack, Speed, and Critical Chance, develop your skills, equip powerful Gear, and use Potions and Pets to shape your build. BATTLE THROUGH 20 ZONES Fight across 20 dangerous Zones filled with enemies, Elites, and powerful Bosses. Push forward when you're strong enough or stay behind to farm Gold, Gear, and other rewards. HUNT FOR BETTER GEAR Defeat enemies and collect weapons and armor across five rarity tiers: Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary That next kill, Boss, Mission, or encounter could drop exactly what you need. CUSTOMIZE YOUR LOOK Collect Cosmetics and change your hero's appearance without giving up the power of your best Gear. Discover Regalia sets, collect Wings, and mix appearances to create your own look. Some Cosmetics can be purchased with Gems. Others must be earned from enemies, Elites, Bosses, progression, or things yet to be discovered. Use the Wardrobe to preview Cosmetics before you own them and see how they look on your hero. Not every Cosmetic reveals where it comes from. Some you'll have to find yourself. COLLECT PETS & HATCH EGGS Discover Pets that provide passive bonuses to your hero. Hatch Eggs by completing challenges, from defeating enemies and Bosses to completing Missions, Prestiging, Ascending, and more. DISCOVER THE BESTIARY Fill your Bestiary as you encounter creatures throughout the world. Each Zone has monsters waiting to be discovered, but not everything is revealed from the beginning. Some entries remain ??? until you find them yourself. TAKE ON QUESTS & MISSIONS Choose Quest Board contracts to hunt enemies and Bosses, collect items and Gear, earn Gold, Prestige, and Ascend. Send your hero on timed Gear Hunts, Assassinations, Ambushes, Bounties, Rescues, Sabotage, and more. Greater risks can bring greater rewards. CLAIM DAILY REWARDS Return each day to continue a seven-claim reward cycle featuring Gold, Gems, Potions, and a Day 7 Mystery Chest. Miss a day? Your place in the cycle is waiting when you return. PRESTIGE AND ASCEND When your current run slows, Prestige and trade your progress for permanent power. Fight your way back through the world stronger than before, push farther, and eventually reach Ascension. Every new run is another chance to build more power. PLAY YOUR WAY Want to smash the Attack button and push forward yourself? Do it. Want to let your hero grind? Do that too. Auto Loot collects drops while combat continues, while Auto Purchase can invest your Gold using Balanced, Attack, Speed, or Crit strategies. Combat continues while you manage Gear, Collections, Quests, Missions, and Pets. PROGRESS WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Step away and return to collect up to eight hours of offline progress. And occasionally, being away may lead to an encounter of its own. UNCOVER THE SECRETS Not everything in Idle Ascension announces itself. Strange encounters, hidden creatures, unexpected choices, and other secrets are buried throughout the world. Some are found by chance. Others may require something very specific. We're not telling you where to look. How powerful can your hero become? How far can you Ascend?

About

Rat Click

Features
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RatClick is the idle clicker where every tap grows your mischief of rats. Click to earn scraps, unlock over 80 hand-drawn enemies and upgrades, build rat businesses that earn while you're away, and climb the live leaderboard. Join the Rat Pack to unlock the Mischief Portal with exclusive hats, rat skins, and a custom profile. Play mini games like Rat Tap and Rat Words, chat with the pack, and collect achievements that earn Cheese Coins for cosmetics. Made with love by one indie developer and artists from the rat community. Free to play. No paywalls on fun.

Screenshots

Idle Ascension4 screens
Rat Click4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Ascension at none against Rat Click's 1. Rat Click's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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. Rat Click sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Ascension asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Ascension ships an update weekly, Rat Click every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Idle Ascension versus Rat Click: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle AscensionRat Click
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndy JordanRobert Secrest

In-app purchases

None

Idle Ascension

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rat Click

One-time1
  • Rat Pack Membership$3.99

Questions

Is Idle Ascension free?
Idle Ascension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rat Click free?
Rat Click is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Ascension or Rat Click have ads?
Idle Ascension shows ads; Rat Click does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Ascension or Rat Click?
Idle Ascension ships an update weekly, and Rat Click every 4 days. Most recently, Idle Ascension was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rat Click on October 31, 2026.

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