Comparison

Journey Forge vs IdleCrawler

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

Head to head
About

Journey Forge

Embark on real-time missions across diverse sci-fi and historical settings. Build a hero, bond with a companion, collect artifacts, and conquer leaderboards in this adventure game.

Highlights
  • Hero and companion building
  • Real-time missions
  • Diverse sci-fi and historical settings
  • Artifact collection
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Build a hero, bond a companion, and embark on real-time missions across sci-fi frontiers, wild west trails, pirate seas, sunken shipwrecks, gold-rush tundra, and neon-soaked cyberpunk streets. Collect rare artifacts. Conquer leaderboards.

About

IdleCrawler

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IdleCrawler is a dark fantasy idle RPG where you descend through the dungeon in first person. Your knight keeps fighting even when the screen is off, and the gold you earn makes you stronger when you return. First Person Combat Face the monsters in front of you with sword and shield, as if you were holding them yourself. The blade rises, cuts down and thrusts, and stronger monsters appear as the stages climb. Five Regions Throne Hall, Lava Wastes, Ruined Cathedral, Cursed Forest and Crimson Tower. Each region has its own backdrop and monsters. Collect Gear Gather weapons, shields and armor. Monsters drop gear in six rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythic. Upgrades and Rebirth Spend gold on attack, attack speed and defense. When the descent gets too hard, rebirth to earn coins and raise permanent stats, then climb again faster than before. Offline Rewards The hunt goes on for up to two hours while the app is closed. Open it again to collect the gold you earned. Leaderboard Compete with other adventurers by highest stage and number of rebirths. Sign up with just a username and password, with no name or email required. Optional Ads Rewarded ads can turn on double gold, double gear drops or auto upgrade for five minutes. You can play the whole game without watching any. Seven Languages Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish and French. The game starts in your device language and you can change it any time in Settings.

Screenshots

Journey Forge4 screens
IdleCrawler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Journey Forge at none against IdleCrawler's shown. Journey Forge also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Journey Forge versus IdleCrawler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourney ForgeIdleCrawler
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOvilius StudiosBumjoon Lee

In-app purchases

None

Journey Forge

No in-app purchases

None

IdleCrawler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journey Forge free?
Journey Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IdleCrawler free?
IdleCrawler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Journey Forge or IdleCrawler have ads?
IdleCrawler shows ads; Journey Forge does not.
Which is updated more often, Journey Forge or IdleCrawler?
Journey Forge ships an update every 4 days, and IdleCrawler every 4 days. Most recently, Journey Forge was updated on September 21, 2026 and IdleCrawler on October 1, 2026.

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