Comparison

Archmage Idle vs Idle Deepcore

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

Head to head
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.

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

Archmage Idle4 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

Archmage Idle and Idle Deepcore both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Archmage Idle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's. Archmage Idle also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). Idle Deepcore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Archmage Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Deepcore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.6 for Archmage Idle against 4.6 for Idle Deepcore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 51 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Archmage Idle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archmage Idle ships an update daily, Idle Deepcore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Archmage Idle versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchmage IdleIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (57 ratings)4.6 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better51
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopCog LLCFlavio Valceschini

Customer experience

Archmage Idle

All ratings57 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative20.5%

Idle Deepcore

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Archmage Idle

One-time9
  • 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
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Archmage Idle free?
Archmage Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Archmage Idle or Idle Deepcore?
Archmage Idle and Idle Deepcore are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 57 and 51 ratings respectively.
Do Archmage Idle or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Both Archmage Idle and Idle Deepcore show ads.
Which is updated more often, Archmage Idle or Idle Deepcore?
Archmage Idle ships an update daily, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, Archmage Idle was updated on September 28, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on September 22, 2026.

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