HAMMER'S QUEST vs MinuteKnights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HAMMER'S QUEST
Embark on an action RPG adventure with a hammer-wielding warrior. Master one-tap controls for strategic combat, including repeat strikes, charged attacks, and guarding. Collect powerful hammers and face the Dark Lord.
- One-tap controls
- Repeat Strikes
- Charged Attack
- Guard ability
- Collect strongest hammers
- Adventure journey
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Simple-to-play action RPG - Hammer’s Quest is here! A Hammer warrior’s battle begins now..! A young man sets out on a journey, equipped with a Hammer. Can he defeat the Dark Lord? Repeat Strikes, Charged Attack, Guard... All in a simple ONE-TAP control! Enjoy a speedy, yet strategic battling fun! Get hold of the strongest Hammer, and set out on an adventure!
MinuteKnights
Engage in a 1-screen RPG where you level up heroes, customize jobs and equipment, and craft items. This game offers deep customization and strategic gameplay, designed to be an addictive time-killer.
- 1-screen leveling RPG
- Job and equipment customization
- Item crafting with collected materials
- Abundant information and customization
- Time-stealing gameplay
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"MinuteKnights" is 1 screen leveling RPG. Players can change the jobs and equipment of their heroes and craft new item with collected materials to improve battle efficiency. With abundant information and customization items, we aimed to create a time-stealing game that players cannot take their eyes off the action. We hope you will enjoy this game as if you were playing a "clicker game without clicking".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MinuteKnights at none against HAMMER'S QUEST's 4. MinuteKnights also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). HAMMER'S QUEST's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 78%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. HAMMER'S QUEST sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MinuteKnights asks for nothing beyond the download.
MinuteKnights holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 180 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of HAMMER'S QUEST's written reviews are positive against 78% of MinuteKnights's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HAMMER'S QUEST ships an update every 3 months, MinuteKnights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HAMMER'S QUEST | MinuteKnights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (133 ratings) | 4.8 (180 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 77.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 133 | 180 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | takuya ori | Mitsuhiro Okada |
Customer experience
HAMMER'S QUEST
MinuteKnights
Bugs and requests
HAMMER'S QUEST
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constantly crashes since iOS 18 update
- Game crashes a few seconds in
- Double banner ads on a paid app
- Banner ad at the bottom and another above the character
- Birds that let you watch an ad almost always say Gold instead of life
Requested features
10 requests- Add ads back for bonuses
- Update game for ads to be playable
- Add English setting
- Make game in English
- Lower price for unlimited life or shorten wait time
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- Better way to get extra gold
- Sequel to iron out issues
- Developer comeback and work on game
- Add ads like Instagram
- Consider updating game for playable ads
MinuteKnights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HAMMER'S QUEST
- DIA 5pcs$0.99
- DIA 17pcs$2.99
- DIA 30pcs$4.99
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- Unlimited LIFE & Ads Removal$6.99
MinuteKnights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HAMMER'S QUEST free?
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Do HAMMER'S QUEST or MinuteKnights have ads?
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