Comparison

Incremental ELM Quest 2 vs Pulldown Paladin

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

Explore a world where elemental forces are merging, cataloging creatures and uncovering a deep mystery. This offline RPG features extensive progression systems, a vast bestiary, and a narrative told through field reports. Earn rewards even while offline.

Highlights
  • Catalog over 4000 unique creatures
  • Level up over 300 hero classes
  • Explore elemental portals
  • Offline progression
  • Narrative told through field journals
  • Deep progression systems
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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

Pulldown Paladin

Features
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YOUR HERO LIVES IN YOUR NOTIFICATION BAR Pull down your notification shade and watch Kael, your paladin, battle in real time — even while you're busy with something else. Pulldown Paladin is an idle RPG built around one simple idea: your champion is always just one swipe away. HOW IT WORKS Kael fights automatically through endless zones and waves. The battle keeps running in a lightweight, battery-friendly background service, and your progress continues even when the app is closed. Come back later and collect everything you earned — long breaks even grant a return bonus. FEATURES - Notification-bar combat — a compact hero in the collapsed view, a full battle arena with HP bars when expanded - Offline progress — keep earning gold and XP while the app is closed - Endless zones and waves with tougher enemies and zone bosses - Weekly World Boss — chip away at a massive boss and unlock threshold rewards - Deep gear system — weapons, armor and trinkets from Common to Legendary, with set bonuses, elemental affinities and enchants - Forge — upgrade and enchant your equipment - Sockets and gems — fuse three matching gems into a stronger one - Skills, mastery tree, pets and dungeon expeditions - Rebirth, Echo tree and Ascension — layered permanent progression - Goals — long-term milestones with rewards - Daily Shop — three fresh deals every day - Achievements, daily quests, leaderboard and a season pass - Wardrobe — costumes and three characters (Warrior, Ninja, Mage) - Notification themes, auto-equip/auto-sell and a battery setting - Full English, Turkish, Russian and German support NO ADS Pulldown Paladin has no ads anywhere. Ever. OPTIONAL SUPPORTER PACK Love the game? The one-time Supporter Pack unlocks every costume (plus the exclusive Golden Guardian), the Ninja and Mage characters, 2× gold, a larger offline cap and automatic loot collection. It's completely optional — the full game is free. Download now, pull down, and let your paladin do the rest..

Screenshots

Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens
Pulldown Paladin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at every 4 days against Pulldown Paladin's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pulldown Paladin sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, Pulldown Paladin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Incremental ELM Quest 2 versus Pulldown Paladin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncremental ELM Quest 2Pulldown Paladin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB11 MB
Age rating+912+
DeveloperEric MarinDogac Yagbasan

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
10 purchases

Pulldown Paladin

One-time10
  • Lionheart Costume$0.99
  • Veteran Costume$0.99
  • Glintplate Costume$0.99
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  • Rotward Costume$0.99
  • Duelist Costume$0.99
  • Pale Hermit Costume$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Season Pass$1.99
  • Skin Pack$1.99
  • Supporter Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Incremental ELM Quest 2 free?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulldown Paladin free?
Pulldown Paladin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Pulldown Paladin have ads?
Neither Incremental ELM Quest 2 nor Pulldown Paladin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Pulldown Paladin?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, and Pulldown Paladin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Incremental ELM Quest 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pulldown Paladin on October 31, 2026.

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