Comparison

Incremental ELM Quest 2 vs Valenor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Valenor

An old-school idle MMORPG with deep systems and challenging content. Progress skills, gather loot, and trade in a player-driven market, even when offline. Forge your own path with diverse playstyles and modes.

Highlights
  • 19 interconnected skills
  • AFK progress
  • Player market
  • Quests and achievements
  • Gear upgrades and enchanting
  • Ironman mode
Features
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Valenor is the old-school MMORPG that respects your time but brings challenging content when you want to dive deep. 19 skills and growing. All interconnected. Deep systems. Tons of loot. Progress that keeps going even when you aren't playing. Build a fighter, a skiller, a market flipper, an ironman, or forge your own path. There's no right way to play. What’s in the game • 19 skills - combat, gathering, crafting, and more • AFK progress - keep training while you’re away • Player market - buy, sell, and make profit • Quests, achievements, and collection logs • Hunter contracts and world bosses • Gear upgrades, enchanting, and pet training • Guilds, friends, and leaderboards • Ironman mode for a tougher run Play hard when you’re free. Progress when you’re not. Join the growing world of Valenor! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens
Valenor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Incremental ELM Quest 2 and Valenor are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Valenor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Valenor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's written reviews are positive against 83% of Valenor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, Valenor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Incremental ELM Quest 2 versus Valenor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncremental ELM Quest 2Valenor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings)4.8 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEric MarinGrant Lindeman

Customer experience

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings56 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

Valenor

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time10
  • 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
5 purchases

Valenor

Subscriptions2
  • Membership Monthly Sub$4.991 Month
  • Membership Yearly Sub$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Sovereign$3.99
  • 2 Sovereigns$6.99
  • 3 Sovereigns$9.99

Questions

Is Incremental ELM Quest 2 free?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Valenor free?
Valenor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Valenor?
Valenor is rated higher. Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Valenor averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Valenor have ads?
Neither Incremental ELM Quest 2 nor Valenor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Valenor?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, and Valenor every 5 days. Most recently, Incremental ELM Quest 2 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Valenor on November 6, 2026.

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