Comparison

Grindcrawl vs ぼうの一族

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

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About

Grindcrawl

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Your hero fights, levels up, and collects gear on their own. You just check in. Grindcrawl is a retro pixel-art idle hack-and-slash RPG. Dive floor by floor, chase Rare and Epic gear, and reincarnate to go even deeper. HANDS-OFF BATTLES • Your hero fights monsters automatically and earns EXP and gear. No tapping needed. • Your adventure keeps going while the app is closed. Collect your rewards the next time you open it (up to a time limit, which you can extend). • Assign level-up points by hand, or let them be assigned automatically at a ratio you choose. DIVE DEEPER • Defeat five monsters to reach the next floor. Each new floor band brings tougher monsters and stronger gear. • Rare and Epic monsters are tough. With too little Defense, they may get away. • Past floor 300, a second area opens up with new monsters and new gear. GEAR THAT ROLLS ITS OWN STATS • Weapons, armor, and accessories come in three rarities: Normal, Rare, and Epic. • Every drop rolls its own stats, and higher rarities get more bonus slots. • Switch to Auto equip mode, and Rare and Epic gear stronger than what you have is equipped as soon as it drops. Or stay in Manual mode and choose for yourself. • Polish Epic gear with Shards of Brilliance to reroll its slots. Lock the slots you want to keep. • Equip two or more pieces of the same rarity (Rare or Epic) from the same floor band for an all-stat set bonus. COLLECT IT ALL • Defeat the same monster again and again to earn its Monster Medals, from Bronze to Platinum. Medals raise the chance of a gear drop when that monster appears as a Rare or Epic. • Donate gear to the Equipment Museum to fill its displays. Complete a Species Set for a big all-stat bonus. REINCARNATE AND GO FURTHER • The deeper you reach, the more Reincarnation Points you earn. • Spend them on permanent Attack, Defense, and Luck, more inventory slots, and a longer offline reward limit. Your gear, medals, and museum stay with you. MORE • Available in English and Japanese. • Get a notification when your offline rewards reach their limit. A few minutes here and there is all it takes. Check in, see how far your hero got, and close the app.

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ぼうの一族

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あなたの遊び方で、棒人間の生き方が決まる。 ぼうの一族は、転生と分身で一族をつないでいく放置育成RPGです。 ■ 放置で育つ 修行と戦闘は、アプリを閉じていても進みます。戻ったら「おかえりなさい」でまとめて受け取るだけ。 ■ 遊び方で進化する 朝に遊ぶか、夜に遊ぶか。自分の手で戦うか、分身と一緒に戦うか。その命の生き方に合わせて、11の系統のどれかに進化します。同じ命の中で育て続けると第二進化。前世も同じ系統だった代だけが「極み」に届きます。姿も段階ごとに変わります。 ■ 転生で、一族が強くなる 転生すると次の代として Lv1 から生まれ直しますが、一族が蓄えた概念は生まれつきの強さに、取り込んだ概念はその命の気質になります。何を引き継ぎ、何を失うかは、転生の画面で一目でわかります。 ■ 分身と変異 いまの自分を写し取った分身は、自分で修行して経験を還してくれます。ときどき、写しではない何かへ変わり始めることも。 ■ 研究と技 分身や師範代と研究して、新しい技を見つけましょう。奥義・秘伝も。効くのは「技の枠」に付けた技だけ。何を付けるかは、あなた次第です。 ■ 東から西へ 東の10の道場を制した一族だけが、西へ渡れます。最後の師範戦だけは、自分の手で戦えます。西の師範は門外の技を使い、破ると「異国の概念の欠片」が残ります。育った分身を送り出せば師範代になり、自分の道場が開きます。 ■ 一族の歴史 誰が転生し、誰が分身で、誰がどの道場を破ったか。すべてが家系図と一族の格、そして進化図鑑に残っていきます。「一族の道」で、このゲームの全体像と、いまの一族がどこにいるかがわかります。 ※ 広告は待ち時間を短くしたいときだけ。見なくても損はしません。 ※ 課金はすべて買い切りです(広告なしパス・分身の枠 +1・放置の上限 +4時間)。強さや進化・変異の結果は売っていません。

Screenshots

Grindcrawl4 screens
ぼうの一族4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grindcrawl at none against ぼうの一族's 3. ぼうの一族's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ぼうの一族 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Grindcrawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grindcrawl ships an update every 8 days, ぼうの一族 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Grindcrawl versus ぼうの一族: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrindcrawlぼうの一族
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB73 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArbor Lab. AppKyogo Hiramatsu

In-app purchases

None

Grindcrawl

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ぼうの一族

One-time3
  • 放置の上限 +4時間$1.99
  • 分身の枠 +1$2.99
  • 広告なしパス$5.99

Questions

Is Grindcrawl free?
Grindcrawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ぼうの一族 free?
ぼうの一族 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grindcrawl or ぼうの一族 have ads?
Both Grindcrawl and ぼうの一族 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grindcrawl or ぼうの一族?
Grindcrawl ships an update every 8 days, and ぼうの一族 daily. Most recently, Grindcrawl was updated on October 25, 2026 and ぼうの一族 on October 24, 2026.

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