Comparison

Aethel Idle vs Medieval

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

Head to head
About

Aethel Idle

Embark on a long-term fantasy idle RPG adventure with 21 distinct skills to master. Progress even when the app is closed, engage in combat with multiple styles, and explore a world filled with lore and challenges. Trade with other players and join clans for a rich multiplayer experience.

Highlights
  • 21 unique skills to master
  • Idle progression while offline
  • Deep combat system with gear ladders
  • Player-driven marketplace
  • Clan and friend system
  • Extensive world exploration
Features
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Aethel Idle is a fantasy idle RPG about the long haul. Pick a skill, start working, and keep making progress — while you watch, and while the app is closed. There is no energy bar, no timer telling you to come back tomorrow, and no ads. TWENTY-ONE SKILLS Chop, mine, fish and hunt. Cook, smith, craft, fletch and brew. Grow crops, bind runes, pick locks. Every skill has its own screen, its own recipes and its own mastery to deepen — and they feed each other, so the ore you mine becomes the sword you fight with. FIGHT YOUR WAY Melee, ranged and magic each have a full gear ladder, and enemies have weaknesses worth exploiting. Save equipment loadouts and let the game swap to the right one automatically. Raise an altar and earn Devotion for blessings that turn a losing fight around. A WORLD WITH SOMETHING IN IT 16 open combat regions and 20 dungeons, from a quiet overgrown common to places that have gone very wrong. 240 creatures to learn and kill. 65 quests that tell a story about what happened to this world, rather than just handing you a checklist. Take contracts from the hunters' lodge for targets and rewards you won't find elsewhere. PROGRESS WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Close the app and your character keeps working. Come back to a pile of logs, ore or loot. This isn't an estimate — the game replays the time you were gone, tick by tick, so what you earn is exactly what you would have earned watching. PLAY TOGETHER, OR DON'T Found or join a clan, chat with your members, and build an emblem. Add friends and message them. Climb the hiscores and compare any skill against every other player, then dig into anyone's profile to see how they got there. Or ignore all of it — nothing here needs another person. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU No ads. No pop-ups begging you to rate it. Seventeen in-game guide books that tell you how things actually work instead of hiding it in a wiki. Optional reminders when something finishes. Your progress is saved to our servers, so it follows you between devices. Aethel Idle is in active development and we ship updates constantly. There's a Community tab in-game with the changelog and player polls, because the people playing it should get a say in where it goes.

About

Medieval

Embark on an idle dungeon-crawling adventure where your hero automatically battles monsters, levels up, and collects gear. Explore themed zones, defeat bosses, and utilize a deep gear system with rarities and attributes. Prestige to unlock permanent power and showcase your achievements.

Highlights
  • Auto-combat progression
  • Themed dungeon zones with bosses
  • Deep gear system with rarities and attributes
  • Prestige system for permanent power
  • Multiple character classes
  • Offline play
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Your hero is already armed. Just let them loose. Medieval Idle is a dungeon-crawling idle RPG: pick a class, send your character into auto-combat, and watch them grow while you do something else — or just enjoy the ride. AUTO-COMBAT, REAL PROGRESSION No endless tapping. Your hero fights on their own against ever-tougher monsters, levels up, and earns gear from drops. There's no shop selling power — every piece of armor comes from a battle you won. 5 ZONES, EACH WITH ITS OWN BOSS Push through themed dungeons, face tougher elites along the way, and gear up for the boss waiting at the end of each region. GEAR THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS Rarities, equipment slots, attribute gems (attack, health, defense, crit), and item leveling — every drop is a decision: sell it for gold or slot it into your build. PRESTIGE: A NEW ERA Once your hero is strong enough, prestige into a new era with fragments and relics that carry permanent power forward. Every cycle runs faster than the last. 4 CLASSES, YOUR PLAYSTYLE Pick the class that fits how you play and build your gear strategy around it. ACHIEVEMENTS AND TITLES 15 achievements to unlock, each one earning you a title to show off. GAME CENTER Compare your progress with other players through Game Center — leaderboards and achievements, fully synced. 100% OFFLINE No internet required, no account, no data collection beyond what Game Center needs. Your progress stays saved right on your device. Gear up, draw your sword, and let the legend write itself.

Screenshots

Aethel Idle4 screens
Medieval3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aethel Idle at none against Medieval's shown. Aethel Idle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Medieval's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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. Aethel Idle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Medieval sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Aethel Idle against 5.0 for Medieval. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aethel Idle has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aethel Idle ships an update every 2 weeks, Medieval every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aethel Idle versus Medieval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAethel IdleMedieval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoshua CoonceCarlos Kasper

Customer experience

Aethel Idle

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Medieval

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Aethel Idle

One-time7
  • Handful of Crowns$0.99
  • Adventurer's Bundle$3.99
  • Pouch of Crowns$4.99
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  • Chest of Crowns$9.99
  • Founder's Pack$9.99
  • Vault of Crowns$19.99
  • Royal Hoard$49.99
3 purchases

Medieval

One-time3
  • 100 crystals$0.99
  • Crystals 550$4.99
  • Crystals 1200$9.99

Questions

Is Aethel Idle free?
Aethel Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medieval free?
Medieval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aethel Idle or Medieval?
Aethel Idle and Medieval are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Aethel Idle or Medieval have ads?
Medieval shows ads; Aethel Idle does not.
Which is updated more often, Aethel Idle or Medieval?
Aethel Idle ships an update every 2 weeks, and Medieval every 2 days. Most recently, Aethel Idle was updated on October 31, 2026 and Medieval on October 31, 2026.

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