Archmage Idle vs Iron Pit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interconnected skill system
- Recruit and train wizards
- Elemental hex map combat
- Resource management
- Offline progression
- Item collection
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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.
Iron Pit
Engage in an idle mining simulator where you deploy bots to collect and deposit Iron Balls. Expand your base, research technologies, and utilize power boosters to maximize resource generation and progress through prestige levels.
- Bot mining system
- Base expansion
- Lab upgrades
- Power boosters
- Prestige mode
- Idle clicker mechanics
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Welcome to Iron Pit, the ultimate idle mining simulator where bots and strategy collide. Your mission: collect and throw Iron Balls into the pit to generate endless resources. Key features: - Bot Mining System: Buy and upgrade bots to mine Iron Balls faster and smarter. - Base Expansion: Unlock new houses, mines, and labs to grow your mining empire. - Lab Upgrades: Research advanced technologies to maximize Iron Ball efficiency. - Power Boosters: Boost movement speed, increase Iron Ball value, and add extra bots for rapid progress. - Prestige Mode: Advance to higher levels, unlocking new buildings, features, and rewards. With addictive idle clicker mechanics, Iron Pit delivers a relaxing yet strategic gameplay loop. Build, upgrade, and automate your mining empire while mastering the art of Iron Ball mining.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Archmage Idle at 77% against Iron Pit's 23%. Archmage Idle also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Iron Pit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Archmage Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Iron Pit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Archmage Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Archmage Idle's written reviews are positive against 23% of Iron Pit's.
Archmage Idle ships an update every 3 days, Iron Pit every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Archmage Idle | Iron Pit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (72 ratings) — better | 2.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 22.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TopCog LLC | Thu Hien |
Customer experience
Archmage Idle
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In-app purchases
Archmage Idle
- Time Warp$0.99
- VIP 1 - Apprentice Patron$2.99
- Remove Ads + XP Boost$4.99
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- 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
Iron Pit
- gold pack 1$0.99
- gem pack 1$0.99
- ad ticket 1$1.99
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- starter pack$6.99
- engine booster$8.99
- gold pack 2$9.99
- gem pack 2$9.99
- master pack$14.99
- ad ticket 2$19.99
- epic pack$29.99









