Comparison

Guild Wars® Reforged vs AERTHLINGS

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

Head to head
About

Guild Wars® Reforged

Embark on a fantasy adventure in this award-winning MMORPG, now enhanced for mobile. Experience a complete saga with hundreds of quests, customizable builds from ten professions, and tactical battles with allies or other players.

Highlights
  • Complete saga experience
  • Hundreds of quests
  • Ten professions with unique builds
  • Thousands of skills
  • Party up with players or NPCs
  • PvP and PvE challenges
  • Cross-play and cross-progression
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Live a fantasy adventure in Guild Wars Reforged, the award-winning MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE PLAYING GAME enjoyed by millions, now re-energized with system enhancements and enhanced for mobile play. Experience the complete saga: from the fall of Ascalon to the desperate stand against Nightfall, every campaign is an epic chapter of Tyria history. And with full cross-play and cross-progression, you'll play how you want, when you want. Choose your adventure: Incredible stories await across 3 massive parallel campaigns. Explore hundreds of quests, challenging missions, holiday event surprises, and more! Choose your build: Craft unique builds from ten professions and personalize your gameplay by combining armor sets, weapons, and thousands of skills. As you adventure, explore new lands, and conquer new foes, your arsenal of abilities will grow. Choose your allies: Party up with other players, create a team of reliable NPC henchmen, or recruit customizable heroes to join you in fun, tactical battles. Choose your challenge: Test your team's mettle against other players in PVP—or complete a PvE campaign to challenge yourself with hard-mode versions of maps and missions.

About

AERTHLINGS

Embark on an adventure to rebuild a shattered planet by collecting, trading, and evolving unique creatures. Explore diverse biomes, craft gear, and defend against mischievous invaders to rescue stranded heroes and restore their home.

Highlights
  • Collect and trade NFC-enabled figurines
  • Evolve creatures with unique abilities
  • Explore and survive diverse biomes
  • Craft gear and build tools
  • Defend against mischievous invaders
  • Engaging storyline of planet restoration
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Planet ÆRTH is toast. Literally shattered into space CHONKS. Thanks to the MOONLINGS… tiny chaos gremlins who thought crashing their MOON into the ÆRTHLINGS’ home planet was a “good idea.” The ÆRTHLINGS had to go into deep cubernation just to ensure their survival, but the destruction was so violent they were ejected from their world and into ours. In the aftermath of the MOONCRASH, the ÆRTHLINGS, stranded on EARTH, are scattered across our world, waiting to be returned to ÆRTH and awakened from cubernation. Now it’s up to you to put ÆRTH back together and bring all the ÆRTHLINGS back home while defending against those pesky MOONLINGS. • Each of the ÆRTHLINGS has their own unique attack and MUTÆTION tree. • Collect and scan all 24 ÆRTHLINGS Genesis Collection NFC-enabled figurines (available at Amazon, Big W, EB Games, Target and more!) • Can you find the four limited edition Seed Series I figurines? Available at special launch events from 28 September. • Trade ÆRTHLINGS figurines with your friends to expand your collection and earn MUTÆTION points to evolve your ÆRTHLINGS. Starting off on a CHONK of ÆRTH, you’ll explore, expand, chop, smash, and craft your way through survival challenges, and rescue stranded ÆRTHLINGS who may or may not remember what happened to their beloved home planet. Meanwhile, the MOONLINGS keep showing up to steal the ÆRTHLINGS’ gear, cause trouble, and generally be the annoying little trolls they are. Game Features: • Build your collection of ÆRTHLINGS by trading the NFC-enabled figurines with friends. • Explore, Expand & Survive while putting the pieces of ÆRTH back together. Discover a world of diverse biomes full of surprises. • Craft Gear & Build Tools to fix CHONKS of ÆRTH (and defend your gear). • Outsmart the MOONLINGS. They’re sneaky, loud, and not half as clever as they think they are. • The epic story of saving a planet has never been this ridiculous. ÆRTH is broken. The heroes are… underdogs. The enemies are ridiculous little menaces. And somehow, YOU are in charge of fixing it all. Download ÆRTHLINGS and prove you’ve got what it takes to rebuild ÆRTH (and maybe troll some MOONLINGS along the way). A network connection is required. Privacy Policy: https://aerthlings.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://aerthlings.com/terms

Screenshots

Guild Wars® Reforged4 screens
AERTHLINGS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AERTHLINGS at 4.8 against Guild Wars® Reforged's 4.2. AERTHLINGS also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Guild Wars® Reforged sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and AERTHLINGS sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AERTHLINGS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 542 and 936 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Guild Wars® Reforged's written reviews are positive against 75% of AERTHLINGS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guild Wars® Reforged ships an update every 9 days, AERTHLINGS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guild Wars® Reforged versus AERTHLINGS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuild Wars® ReforgedAERTHLINGS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (542 ratings)4.8 (936 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings542936 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB366 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArenaNet, LLC.Modern Games Inc

Customer experience

Guild Wars® Reforged

All ratings541 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative31.4%

AERTHLINGS

All ratings934 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Guild Wars® Reforged

One-time21
  • Xunlai Storage Pane$3.99
  • Xunlai Material Storage Expansion$3.99
  • Augur of Kormir Costume$3.99
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  • Ravenheart Witchwear Costume$3.99
  • Lunatic Court Finery Costume$3.99
  • Vision of Lyssa Costume$3.99
  • Guise of the Wayward Costume$5.99
  • Extra Character Slot$5.99
  • Character Name Change$5.99
  • Nightfall Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Prophecies Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Factions Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Guild Wars® Bonus Mission Pack$5.99
  • Prophecies (Ad Free)$6.99
  • Guild Wars® Factions$6.99
  • Guild Wars® Nightfall$6.99
  • Purveyor's Bell$6.99
  • Guild Wars® Eye of the North™$9.99
  • Infinite Identification Kit$9.99
  • Infinite Stalker's Ration Bundle$9.99
  • Mercenary Hero Three Pack$9.99
6 purchases

AERTHLINGS

One-time6
  • Stack of ÆMETHYSTS$1.99
  • Pile of ÆMETHYSTS$4.99
  • Pouch of ÆMETHYSTS$9.99
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  • Sack of ÆMETHYSTS$19.99
  • Chest of ÆMETHYSTS$49.99
  • Hoard of ÆMETHYSTS$99.99

Questions

Is Guild Wars® Reforged free?
Guild Wars® Reforged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AERTHLINGS free?
AERTHLINGS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guild Wars® Reforged or AERTHLINGS?
AERTHLINGS is rated higher. Guild Wars® Reforged averages 4.2 out of 5 from 542 ratings, while AERTHLINGS averages 4.8 from 936 ratings.
Do Guild Wars® Reforged or AERTHLINGS have ads?
Both Guild Wars® Reforged and AERTHLINGS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Guild Wars® Reforged or AERTHLINGS?
Guild Wars® Reforged ships an update every 9 days, and AERTHLINGS every 10 days. Most recently, Guild Wars® Reforged was updated on November 1, 2026 and AERTHLINGS on October 30, 2026.

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