Incremental ELM Quest 2 vs Idle Guild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incremental ELM Quest 2
Embark on an offline idle RPG adventure as a Cataloguer, documenting over 4,000 creatures and leveling up unique classes. Explore elemental portals, uncover a deep narrative, and progress even when offline. Optional cosmetic purchases support the solo developer.
- Over 4,000 creatures to find and catalogue
- Over 300 classes to equip and level up
- Offline progression and idle gameplay
- Deep progression systems
- Narrative-driven exploration
- Optional cosmetic purchases
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A free incremental RPG you can play entirely offline. No ads, no paywall, and every goal in the game is reachable without spending a cent. The world's eight elemental forces were once held apart. Now they are bleeding together, and everything is changing. You are a Cataloguer: a licensed scholar sent into the saturated zones to document what lives there. Encounter creatures, record them, and fill the Manifest, one species at a time. The more you catalogue, the more the world opens up, and the closer you come to the thing nobody wants to talk about: why everything is falling apart. If you've always wanted to play a uniquely idle monster collecting adventure with the patience of a nature documentary and the wit of a dungeon crawl, this is your chance. Explore portals, return to new species and new regions, and watch the Manifest fill in like a field journal. WHAT YOU'LL FIND • Over 4,000 creatures to find, fight, and catalogue. Each holds a small piece of the overall narrative. • Over 300 classes to equip and level up. Send your hero into elemental portals and take control as battles unfold. • Offline progression that unlocks early and never stops: your hero keeps earning and your disciples keep hunting while the app is closed. • Every portal is graded. The threat ratings are, unfortunately, accurate. • 16 narrators bring the world alive through their lost dossiers. Sixteen cataloguers came before you and its on you to find out why they stopped writing. • Deep progression: level classes, raise disciples, study at the university, upgrade your guild license, master insignias, power up skills, and more. • Rare enemy variants, an ever-expanding ladder of achievements, and Game Center leaderboards (purely optional). FAIR BY DESIGN The whole game is offline, free, and ad-free. The optional purchases are purely cosmetics that support a solo, part-time developer. I'm an incremental game fan who got bored waiting for the next one to drop. Made by one person as a part-time passion project. Thank you for giving it a shot!
Idle Guild
Manage a guild and send heroes on auto-battles to collect rewards and gear. The adventure continues even when the app is closed, allowing you to return to a wealth of loot. Collect items, enhance gear, and build your perfect team for endless dungeon challenges.
- One-tap auto-battle and auto-repeat
- Offline rewards and gold earnings
- Collect and enhance hundreds of items
- Member traits and party synergy
- Endless Abyss dungeon and leaderboard
- Daily login and weekly reports
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Grow a tiny guild into a legend - an idle guild-management RPG that runs itself! Dispatch your members to dungeons and they auto-battle, earning Reputation and gear. The adventure continues even when the app is closed. Come back to a pile of rewards! ■ Highlights · One-tap dispatch : auto-battle & auto-repeat · Offline rewards : earn gold & items while you sleep · Collect & enhance hundreds of items : chase Legendary gear · Member traits & party synergy : build your perfect team · Endless Abyss dungeon & global leaderboard · Daily login rewards · weekly Expedition Report ■ Perfect for players who love · Idle, incremental, and clicker games · Loot collection and character growth · A light RPG to enjoy in short, frequent sessions Found your guild and forge a legend today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at none against Idle Guild's shown. Idle Guild's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Guild sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Incremental ELM Quest 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's written reviews are positive against 78% of Idle Guild's.
Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, Idle Guild daily. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Incremental ELM Quest 2 | Idle Guild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better | 4.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 78.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Marin | SONGHWA CHAE |
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Incremental ELM Quest 2
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In-app purchases
Incremental ELM Quest 2
- Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
- Cosmetic: S- Pack$6.99
- Cosmetic: SS- Pack$7.99
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- Cosmetic: S+ Pack$7.99
- Cosmetic: SS+ Pack$8.99
- Cosmetic: SSS- Pack$9.99
- Cosmetic: SSS Pack$9.99
- Cosmetic: SSS+ Pack$9.99
- Cosmetic: Letter of Patronage$9.99
- Cosmetic: Founder's Edition$19.99
Idle Guild
- 30-Day Gem Pass (First Buy)$2.99
- Skin Pack$2.99
- 30-Day Gem Pass$4.99
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- Rewards without ads$4.99
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