Comparison

Merge Blacksmith Idle vs Bug Champ

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

Head to head
About

Merge Blacksmith Idle

Features
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Forge weapons, merge matching gear, and grow a blacksmith town. Merge Blacksmith Idle is an idle merge RPG built around simple crafting, weapon discovery, adventurer recruitment, quests, and town growth. Features - Craft weapons with gold and merge matching weapons into stronger gear - Discover new weapons and collect codex rewards - Sell requested weapons to customers for more gold - Recruit adventurers and equip crafted weapons - Send parties on monster quests and collect rewards - Upgrade the town to expand slots, quests, and adventurer limits - Use attendance and rewarded ad bonuses to support progression Check your progress in short sessions, then return later to keep expanding your weapon codex and blacksmith town.

About

Bug Champ

Features
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Collect, raise and battle your very own bugs! Rhino beetles, stag beetles, mantises, longhorns, giant hornets... Catch bugs in forests and valleys, raise them, and send them into the ring. No ads, ever. - BUG SUMO DUELS - Bugs clash for real on a round wooden arena. * Win by pushing your rival out, flipping it over, or knocking it out * Each bug fights its own way: Ram charges, Grip clamps and shoves, Throw hurls * In a pinch, mash the screen to hold on - the Tap Counter can turn a match around * 3-bug winner-stays matches: the winner faces the next rival with the HP it has left * Climb a weekly league from Bronze to Diamond - NO TWO BUGS ARE ALIKE - Even two giant stag beetles are never the same. * Grade (Common to Legendary), size (heavier bugs are harder to push), element, temperament, male or female * Very rare color variants: Rainbow and Albino * Spend training points across 10 stats to build attackers, tanks or team leaders * A male and female pair gives you an egg to hatch in the incubator, and bloodline traits carry on to the young - IDLE HUNTING AND BOSSES - * Your bugs roam the hunting grounds on their own, gathering materials and new friends * Up to 8 hours of rewards even while the app is closed * 4 difficulties x 11 bosses, then the endless Abyss with weekly rankings * Fairy companions and 12 skills to shape your own play style - FILL YOUR BUG BOOK - Record the biggest size, best grade and color variants for all 20 species, and collect all 44 bosses. - PERFECT FOR YOU IF YOU - * kept rhino or stag beetles as a kid * want an idle game that keeps growing while you are away * want to win with how you raise and combine your bugs, not with luck - NOTES - * No ads * Paid items focus on saving time and cosmetics. Duel stats are never sold directly * Rankings and duels need an internet connection

Screenshots

Merge Blacksmith Idle4 screens
Bug Champ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Blacksmith Idle at none against Bug Champ's 10. Merge Blacksmith Idle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Bug Champ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Blacksmith Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Merge Blacksmith Idle versus Bug Champ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge Blacksmith IdleBug Champ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size72 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeeconSEUNGJAE KIM

In-app purchases

None

Merge Blacksmith Idle

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Bug Champ

One-time10
  • Weekly Bundle$0.99
  • Albino Stag Beetle$1.99
  • Research Pass (30d)$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Fairy Starter Pack$2.99
  • Skill Starter Pack$2.99
  • Fairy & Skill Growth Pass (30d)$2.99
  • Endless Buff Pass(30 Days)$3.99
  • Entomologist Pass (30 Days)$5.99
  • All-in-One Pass (30d)$9.99

Questions

Is Merge Blacksmith Idle free?
Merge Blacksmith Idle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bug Champ free?
Bug Champ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merge Blacksmith Idle or Bug Champ have ads?
Both Merge Blacksmith Idle and Bug Champ show ads.

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