Archmage Idle vs LOOPBOUND
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.
LOOPBOUND
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One adventure a day. The same story for everyone, everywhere. Loopbound is a two-minute adventure you play once a day. Pick your class, read the scene, and choose what to do. Some choices come down to a roll of the dice, and the story remembers what you did. Survive, get bloodied, or meet a quiet end. - A fresh hand-written adventure every day - Real consequences: dice rolls, branching paths, multiple endings - Pixel-art characters and warm narration - Build a daily streak and unlock the archive of past stories - Short by design. Two minutes, then get on with your day - Free to play. No ads in the app Come back tomorrow. There's always another story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LOOPBOUND at none against Archmage Idle's 9. LOOPBOUND also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. LOOPBOUND asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Archmage Idle | LOOPBOUND |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (69 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TopCog LLC | Joe Murfin |
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
LOOPBOUND
No in-app purchases









