Comparison

Idle Boxer vs Archmage Idle

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

Head to head
About

Idle Boxer

Build your boxing career from humble beginnings to world champion. Train your fighter, upgrade equipment, and unlock new abilities to dominate opponents. Progress continues even offline, with rewards earned while you're away.

Highlights
  • Build a boxing career
  • Train and upgrade fighter
  • Improve skills and equipment
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Idle progression and rewards
  • Progress through fights and arenas
Features
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Step into the ring and build your own boxing career from the ground up. In Idle Boxer, you start in a rough back alley with nothing but weak punches and big ambition. Fight your way through tougher opponents, improve your skills, and rise toward the world stage. Train your boxer to become stronger with every match. Upgrade your equipment to boost power, speed, and endurance, and unlock new abilities that give you the edge in every fight. Each improvement brings you closer to becoming a true champion. Progress continues even when you are not playing. Earn rewards, grow stronger, and return to a boxer that is ready for bigger challenges. Plan your upgrades carefully and watch your fighter evolve into a knockout machine. As you gain fame, you will unlock new opportunities and supporters who help accelerate your progress. From small fights to major arenas, every victory pushes you further along your journey. Start from nothing and build your legacy in Idle Boxer.

About

Archmage Idle

An idle RPG where you train skills to empower wizards and manage resources. Your guild continues to work and gather resources even when you are offline, allowing for continuous progression.

Highlights
  • Interconnected skill system
  • Recruit and train wizards
  • Elemental hex map combat
  • Resource management
  • Offline progression
  • Item collection
Features
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Train Skills. Recruit Wizards. Conquer Foes. An idle/incremental RPG with deeply interconnected skills. Your skills feed the frontlines: Attunement, Summoning, and Sigilry power your wizards as they fight across an elemental hex map. Your skills feed the supply lines: Research, Runecrafting, Alchemy, Mercantile, and Scavenging keep the resources flowing. And skills you won't find anywhere else, like Chronomancy, Diplomacy, and Appraisal, tie it all together. Burn Runes in the Runic Cauldron. Train wizards at the Academy. Sell surplus goods on the Bazaar. Collect hundreds of items that fuel both your skilling and your combat. Your guild keeps working while you're offline.

Screenshots

Idle Boxer4 screens
Archmage Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Boxer at 4.8 against Archmage Idle's 4.5. Idle Boxer also leads on ratings volume (491 vs 74). Archmage Idle's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Boxer sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Archmage Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Boxer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Boxer has 491 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Idle Boxer's written reviews are positive against 77% of Archmage Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Boxer ships an update every 2 days, Archmage Idle every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Idle Boxer versus Archmage Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle BoxerArchmage Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (491 ratings) — better4.5 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews77.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings491 — better74
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#194 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB379 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTap NineTopCog LLC

Customer experience

Idle Boxer

All ratings426 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.5%

Archmage Idle

All ratings74 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative18.9%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Boxer

One-time12
  • Small Gem Pack$3.99
  • Ice Bath Pack$5.99
  • Protein Pack$8.99
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  • Medium Gem Pack$12.99
  • Sunset Sparring Pack$14.99
  • No Ads$17.99
  • Legendary Boxer$17.99
  • VO2 Max Pack$22.99
  • Crowd Favorite Pack$34.99
  • Large Gem Pack$44.99
  • Beast Mode Pack$49.99
  • Undisputed GOAT Pack$89.99
9 purchases

Archmage Idle

One-time9
  • Time Warp$0.99
  • VIP 1 - Apprentice Patron$2.99
  • Remove Ads + XP Boost$4.99
Show 6 more
  • VIP 2 - Adept Patron$4.99
  • Animus Augment$9.99
  • Time Warp x10$9.99
  • VIP 3 - Mage Patron$9.99
  • VIP 4 - Grandmage Patron$14.99
  • VIP 5 - Archmage Patron$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Boxer free?
Idle Boxer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Archmage Idle free?
Archmage Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Boxer or Archmage Idle?
Idle Boxer is rated higher. Idle Boxer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 491 ratings, while Archmage Idle averages 4.5 from 74 ratings.
Do Idle Boxer or Archmage Idle have ads?
Both Idle Boxer and Archmage Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Boxer or Archmage Idle?
Idle Boxer ships an update every 2 days, and Archmage Idle every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Boxer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Archmage Idle on October 28, 2026.

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