Comparison

EraForge vs GuildCraft

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

Head to head
About

EraForge

Forge legendary gear, battle endless waves, and conquer a living world map in this idle RPG. Evolve through 12 tiers, equip power crystals and skills, and join clans for territory wars. Features a seasonal battle pass, daily spin, and player marketplace.

Highlights
  • Forge legendary gear through 12 evolution tiers
  • Auto-battle endless waves for rewards
  • Equip power crystals and skills
  • Join clans for territory wars and vault raids
  • Conquer a procedural world map with alliances
  • Seasonal battle pass with free and premium tracks
Features
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Evolve through the ages in EraForge — the idle battle RPG where your hero forges legendary gear, battles endless waves, and conquers a living world map. FORGE THE AGES Upgrade your forge through 12 evolution tiers — from Primitive to Divine. Each era unlocks stronger weapons, armor, and power crystals. AUTO-BATTLE ARENA Your hero defends against endless waves. Win to earn coins, Punch Points, Battle Level XP, and Battle Pass XP. Bigger gear = bigger damage. POWER CRYSTALS & SKILLS Equip crystals for damage & HP boosts. Sacrifice one to forge a Skill (unlock at Battle Level 30) — equip up to 3 and auto-cast in battle. CLANS & WARS Join a clan, share a vault, and wage best-of-3 Clan Wars for territory and loot. Build forts, buy protection, and raid rival vaults. WORLD MAP & ALLIANCES Claim regions on a procedural map, build forts, and form alliances of up to 10 clans. Sound the Horn of War for an alliance-wide damage boost. BATTLE PASS 30-day seasonal progression with Free & Premium reward tracks — gems, coins, crystals, and skills every tier. DAILY SPIN, MARKETPLACE & MORE Free daily spin, a player marketplace, global/clan/alliance chat, DMs, leaderboards, and multi-server worlds — each with its own clans, map, and season.

About

GuildCraft

Manage a fantasy guild, recruiting and training adventurers for dangerous expeditions. Upgrade your guild hall and discover powerful relics to achieve legendary status.

Highlights
  • Guild management
  • Adventurer recruitment and training
  • Expedition planning
  • Hero development
  • Relic discovery
  • Guild hall upgrades
Features
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Build a humble guild into a legendary force. GuildCraft is a fantasy guild-management game where every decision shapes your company’s rise. Recruit adventurers, train specialized parties, and send them into dangerous expeditions for resources, reputation, and rare relics. PLAN EXPEDITIONS Choose a destination, difficulty, party, and optional relic loadout. Balance power, success chance, rewards, and expedition time as you push into new regions. GROW YOUR GUILD Upgrade the Forge, Barracks, Library, and Guild Hall to strengthen your parties, improve recruitment, discover better relics, and unlock new strategic advantages. RECRUIT AND DEVELOP HEROES Build a roster of adventurers with distinct classes, strengths, and level-up traits. Shape each party around the challenge ahead. DISCOVER RELICS Find powerful relics that change the way you approach expeditions—boosting rewards, improving odds, accelerating journeys, and enabling specialized strategies. CHASE LEGENDARY STATUS Unlock new dungeons, expand your expedition capacity, complete contracts, and take on the weekly Conqueror’s Circuit as you build a guild worthy of its name. Your guild’s next great story begins now.

Screenshots

EraForge4 screens
GuildCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GuildCraft at 5.0 against EraForge's 3.0. GuildCraft also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

GuildCraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EraForge ships an update every 5 days, GuildCraft every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
EraForge versus GuildCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEraForgeGuildCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB153 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFilip KrizanovicANTHONY LEIGH THORNTON

In-app purchases

None

EraForge

No in-app purchases

None

GuildCraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EraForge free?
EraForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuildCraft free?
GuildCraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EraForge or GuildCraft?
GuildCraft is rated higher. EraForge averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GuildCraft averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EraForge or GuildCraft have ads?
EraForge shows ads; GuildCraft does not.
Which is updated more often, EraForge or GuildCraft?
EraForge ships an update every 5 days, and GuildCraft every 9 days. Most recently, EraForge was updated on October 31, 2026 and GuildCraft on October 31, 2026.

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