Comparison

IdleCrawler vs Buffs & Crafts

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

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IdleCrawler

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Descend into a dark fantasy dungeon with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. IdleCrawler is a first-person idle RPG: your knight keeps fighting while you are away, and the gold is waiting when you come back. FIRST-PERSON COMBAT Monsters come at you one at a time and fill the screen. Your blade rises, slashes and thrusts, and every stage brings something tougher. THREE SKILLS Shield Bash stuns for 2.5 seconds and blocks the next hit. Strike lands one blow at five times your attack. Fire Burst sets the enemy alight for 3 seconds. Skills fire on their own when ready, or tap them yourself. TREASURE CHESTS Fallen monsters sometimes drop a chest. Open it within 25 seconds for gold, and now and then a gear shard. FIVE REGIONS Throne Hall, Lava Wastes, Ruined Cathedral, Cursed Forest and Crimson Tower, each with its own monsters and a boss at the end. GEAR AND UPGRADES Collect shards for your sword, shield and armor and raise them from Common all the way to Mythic. Spend gold on attack, attack speed and defense in the upgrade drawer. REBIRTH When the descent slows down, be reborn. Rebirth Coins buy permanent upgrades, so every run climbs faster than the last. OFFLINE HUNTING Close the app and the hunt goes on for up to two hours. Open it again to collect what you earned. HALL OF FAME See how you rank against other adventurers by depth and rebirths. Sign up with just a username and password. No name or email needed. OPTIONAL ADS Watch a rewarded ad to switch on Gold 2x, Drop 2x or Auto upgrade for five minutes or more, or to double a chest. Skip them and you can still play the whole game. NINE LANGUAGES English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German and Italian. The game starts in your device language, and you can switch any time in Settings.

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Buffs & Crafts

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A spark. A hammer. A new possibility. The old forges have fallen silent, but your adventure is just beginning. Travel a fantasy world while your Emberkeeper battles the creatures ahead. At the forge, every new piece of gear asks a question: equip it, keep it, or sell it to shape something better? MAKE YOUR BUILD YOUR OWN Discover weapons, armor, and accessories with grades, qualities, affixes, materials, and set identities. Compare the actual stat changes, protect favorite finds, and experiment with combinations that suit the next fight. A LITTLE MAGIC GOES A LONG WAY Combine reusable skills and consumable potions in an eight-slot buff loadout. Choose damage, protection, speed, recovery, or resource bonuses โ€” then change your approach when a boss stands in the way. FOLLOW THE SPARK Explore distinct regions, meet their foes, and uncover the lore of the lost forges in your journal. Progress through rounds, collect drops, improve your forge, and find the next piece that makes your build click. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Automatic battles leave you free to make the meaningful choices. Save a favorite setup, organize your inventory, and return to your locally saved adventure. Clear forging odds and bad-luck protection help you plan the next discovery. Play in 18 languages. Progress stays on this device. Free to start. Terms of Service: https://buffsandcrafts.com/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://buffsandcrafts.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://buffsandcrafts.com/privacy

Screenshots

IdleCrawler4 screens
Buffs & Crafts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buffs & Crafts at none against IdleCrawler's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
IdleCrawler versus Buffs & Crafts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdleCrawlerBuffs & Crafts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB147 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBumjoon LeeKoha-Tech sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

IdleCrawler

No in-app purchases

None

Buffs & Crafts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IdleCrawler free?
IdleCrawler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buffs & Crafts free?
Buffs & Crafts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IdleCrawler or Buffs & Crafts have ads?
IdleCrawler shows ads; Buffs & Crafts does not.

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