Archmage Idle vs Dwarf Miner RPG
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.
Dwarf Miner RPG
Embark on a dark fantasy mining adventure as a lone dwarf exploring dangerous mountains, abandoned mines, and hostile wilderness. Survive real-time battles, gather valuable ore and rare treasures, and grow stronger with experience and upgraded equipment.
- Explore abandoned mines and wilderness
- Mine valuable ore and rare treasures
- Survive real-time battles with active skills
- Grow stronger with experience and upgrades
- Discover a hidden past through exploration
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Dwarf Miner RPG A dark fantasy mining adventure A lone dwarf. A dangerous mountain. A journey that must be finished. Explore abandoned mines, forgotten roads, and hostile wilderness. Mine valuable ore, search for rare treasures, and decide how far you dare to push before returning to safety. Survive fast real-time battles using active skills, careful preparation, good timing, and a little luck. Grow stronger through hard-earned experience, permanent Hard Lessons, and upgraded equipment. Return to Stonewake to recover, trade, and prepare for the road ahead. Every path leads deeper into danger, and every discovery reveals another piece of a hidden past. No ads. No subscriptions. Unlock the complete game with a single one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dwarf Miner RPG at none against Archmage Idle's shown. Dwarf Miner RPG also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Archmage Idle's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 5) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 Dwarf Miner RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dwarf Miner RPG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Archmage Idle has 72 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Archmage Idle ships an update every 3 days, Dwarf Miner RPG every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Archmage Idle | Dwarf Miner RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (72 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #192 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 384 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TopCog LLC | Stanislav Stern |
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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
Dwarf Miner RPG
- Full Game Unlock$2.99
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