Comparison

Fantasy Idle RPG vs Alchemist's Engine

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

Head to head
About

Fantasy Idle RPG

Embark on an epic adventure in a fantasy world filled with knights, dragons, and magic. Collect over 600 unique cards to earn gold, unlock quests, and grow your character. Prestige to unlock new paths and master crafting, shopping, and building.

Highlights
  • Collect over 600 cards
  • Follow an epic main quest
  • Prestige and unlock new cards
  • Level up from 1 to 20
  • Idle or active gameplay
  • Craft, shop, and build
  • Mod support
Features
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This game does not contain ads. One purchase unlocks the full game forever. Enjoy a limited number of cards for free. From the solo developer of Idle Trillionaire, set in a world of knights, dragons, dungeons, and magic. Purchase cards to earn gold and experience, unlock new quests, and watch your character grow. Every card is hand written with a touch of the developers signature humor. Begin your journey as a humble adventurer and rise to become a god. COLLECT OVER 600 CARDS Discover cards across 12 categories: Main Quest, Explore, Town, Shop, Training, Battle, Crafting, and more. Every card tells a story and earns you passive income and experience. FOLLOW AN EPIC MAIN QUEST A messenger arrives from the King, the princess has been kidnapped. Journey through enchanted forests, endless deserts, and across vast oceans to storm the Dark Fortress and save her. PRESTIGE AND UNLOCK NEW CARDS Reset your progress to climb the prestige ladder. Each prestige level makes time move faster, unlocks powerful new cards, and opens new paths to riches. LEVEL UP FROM 1 TO 20 Each level unlocks new cards, new guilds, and new challenges. Join the Thieves Guild, the Fighters Guild, or the Mages Guild. Train with swords, spears, axes, bows, hammers, and shields. IDLE OR ACTIVE Earn gold and happiness while you're away. Come back to collect your offline rewards and keep building. Or stay and tap your way through hundreds of cards. CRAFT, SHOP, AND BUILD Chop trees, mine ore, forge tools, and work your way up to diamond gear and beyond. Buy equipment from iron to legendary across 9 weapon and armor types. MOD SUPPORT Create your own custom cards and share them with friends. 11 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, and Hindi. One purchase unlocks the full game forever. No ads. No subscriptions.

About

Alchemist's Engine

Tend to a dormant engine in a ruined world by gathering fuel, crafting resources, and researching upgrades. Forge golems to assist in your tasks as you explore a labyrinthine mine and uncover a forgotten story.

Highlights
  • Feed and stoke the engine
  • Merge sparks on an alchemical table
  • Forge and upgrade golems
  • Research forgotten techniques
  • Explore a seeded labyrinth
  • Unravel the story
Features
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A sleeping engine. A blasted world. Tend to the fire, and uncover what was left behind. Alchemist's Engine is an incremental, idle crafting & adventure game. FEED THE FIRE - gather fuel, stoke the engine, and keep its heat rising. MERGE THE SPARKS - pluck sparks from the embers and merge them on the alchemical table to grow your power. RAISE YOUR WORKFORCE - forge golems of stone, quartz, and metal who gather, haul, and craft while you plan. Feed them back to the engine when you outgrow them. UPGRADE - smelt bronze and steel, research forgotten techniques, and upgrade the engine from a cold firebox into a towering machine. DESCEND - explore an ever-changing labyrinth of mines, crystal chambers, sunken temples, flooded galleries, and stranger rooms the deeper you go. UNRAVEL THE STORY - cold hearths, sibling machines, and a sealed gate that has waited a very long time for you.

Screenshots

Fantasy Idle RPG4 screens
Alchemist's Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alchemist's Engine at 5.0 against Fantasy Idle RPG's 4.4. Alchemist's Engine also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Fantasy Idle RPG's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alchemist's Engine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 17 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fantasy Idle RPG versus Alchemist's Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasy Idle RPGAlchemist's Engine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings917 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSteven YeeJust Software LLC

Customer experience

Fantasy Idle RPG

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alchemist's Engine

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fantasy Idle RPG

No in-app purchases

None

Alchemist's Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fantasy Idle RPG free?
Fantasy Idle RPG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alchemist's Engine free?
Alchemist's Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fantasy Idle RPG or Alchemist's Engine?
Alchemist's Engine is rated higher. Fantasy Idle RPG averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Alchemist's Engine averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Fantasy Idle RPG or Alchemist's Engine have ads?
Alchemist's Engine shows ads; Fantasy Idle RPG does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Idle RPG or Alchemist's Engine?
Fantasy Idle RPG ships an update every 4 days, and Alchemist's Engine every 4 days. Most recently, Fantasy Idle RPG was updated on October 31, 2026 and Alchemist's Engine on October 31, 2026.

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