Comparison

Archmage Idle vs Carpet cleaner

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

Carpet cleaner

Features
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Take on a new carpet-cleaning job and work across the surface with touch controls. Watch the pattern emerge as you clean, then return to the workshop for another job. Touch controls and challenges you can return to at your own pace. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, German and Traditional Chinese. Change the language in the in-game language menu. Advertising privacy choices are available where required through the privacy options menu.

Screenshots

Archmage Idle4 screens
Carpet cleaner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Archmage Idle at #177 against Carpet cleaner's unranked. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Carpet cleaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archmage Idle ships an update every 3 days, Carpet cleaner every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Archmage Idle versus Carpet cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchmage IdleCarpet cleaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopCog LLCMIN GYu OH

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

Carpet cleaner

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Archmage Idle free?
Archmage Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carpet cleaner free?
Carpet cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Archmage Idle or Carpet cleaner have ads?
Both Archmage Idle and Carpet cleaner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Archmage Idle or Carpet cleaner?
Archmage Idle ships an update every 3 days, and Carpet cleaner every 5 days. Most recently, Archmage Idle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Carpet cleaner on October 25, 2026.

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