Comparison

Idle Quest vs Dungeon Life

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

Head to head
About

Idle Quest

Embark on quests by accepting tasks from townsfolk, traveling to locations, and battling unique enemies. Return to town to collect gold, craft gear, and upgrade your character. Continue your adventure even when offline.

Highlights
  • Accept quests from townsfolk
  • Battle hundreds of zany enemies
  • Craft hundreds of exotic items
  • Unlock over 40 achievements
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Grow stats to extreme values
  • Upgrade four skills
  • Continue quests offline
Features
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Questing! It's what we love, and it's what we do. Begin by getting quests from townsfolk. Then, scurry to the designated questing location with the footgear of your choice. Once there, slay the needed monsters with a flip of your sword, and return to town. Charm the townsfolk with your magical amulet and collect massive piles of gold! Use your newfound loot to craft new gear, letting you tackle with ease the next challenging quest... -Fight hundreds of zany enemies such as Rioting Centaurs and Double Parking Lawnmowers! -Craft hundreds of exotic items such as Name Brand Snowglobes and Vorpal Katanas! -Over 40 achievements to unlock! -Compete with friends on the global leaderboards! -Grow your stats to values greater than 10 to the power 200! -Four skills to upgrade to improve your questing powers! -Continue your quests even when the game is closed! (Note: no battery life is used when the game is closed)

About

Dungeon Life

Embark on an endless dungeon crawl with an infinite progression system. Collect loot and gold to unlock new skills, upgrade gear, and invest in town shops for better rewards. Your adventure awaits in the depths.

Highlights
  • Infinite progression system
  • Endless loot and gold collection
  • Unlockable skills
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Town shop investments
Features
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Dungeon Life features an infinite progression system similar to the casual/idle game genre in which the player will always be able to continue to find more and more loot and gold. As the game progresses players will unlock and be given a multitude of different things to spend their gold and loot on, whether that be new skills, upgrading weapons/armor or investing in shops in town for better deals. All the glory in the world can be just one floor deeper, time to delve into the great dungeon and claim your own!

Screenshots

Idle Quest4 screens
Dungeon Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dungeon Life at none against Idle Quest's 5. Dungeon Life also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Idle Quest's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (86% vs 72%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Idle Quest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Idle Quest's written reviews are positive against 72% of Dungeon Life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Quest ships an update every 2 months, Dungeon Life weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Idle Quest versus Dungeon Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle QuestDungeon Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (86 ratings) — better4.4 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings8692 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB853 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTopCog LLCHappy Games LLC

Customer experience

Idle Quest

All ratings86 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.2%

Dungeon Life

All ratings92 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Idle Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dungeon Life

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Game crashes when entering dungeons
  • Game crashes and closes after recent update
  • Auto-delving not fixed
  • Healing spell cancels in combat
  • Forced retreat at high health sends back too many levels
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  • Health meter displayed incorrectly
  • Healing skills not serving purpose due to incorrect health display
  • Randomly killed for no observable reason
  • Cannot change skin color
  • Stamina system makes no sense
  • Levels mean nothing
  • Super slow progression
  • Randomly die on a mob
  • Little to do, few choices
  • No way to access character without exiting dungeon
  • Gets randomly killed for no observable reason
  • Cannot activate spells when randomly killed
  • Daily villager perk stuck on delve deeper
  • Game runs out of steam quickly
  • Graphics blend together too much
  • Keys are not farmable

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add in-app purchases for cosmetic items
  • Implement an auto-dungeon run feature while offline
  • Add more stats and equipment variety
  • Improve auto-delving functionality
  • Add a team-based playstyle option
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  • Add more varied content
  • Implement an auto-progress to next stage option
  • Add cosmetic dungeons or a way to buy cosmetics only
  • Make X0 floor bosses more rewarding
  • Add special perks for spells
  • Improve loot drop rates and rarity system
  • Fix daily villager perk rotation
  • Make wings/pets more than just aesthetic
  • Add synergy between pets and player skills
  • Allow keys to be farmable
  • Add a 3x dungeon speed button
  • Add more base elements or town upgrades
  • Add a clearer description of item power at full upgrade
  • Add an inventory for materials
  • Add a camera style that automatically turns behind the player

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Quest

One-time5
  • 100 Gems + x100 Gold$0.99
  • 400 Gems + 3 Day Stat Boost!$2.99
  • Idle Quest 1k Gems + Permanent IIQQR of x1.05$9.99
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  • 2.5k Gems$9.99
  • 6k Gems for Idle Quest!$19.99
None

Dungeon Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Quest free?
Idle Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dungeon Life free?
Dungeon Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Quest or Dungeon Life?
Idle Quest is rated higher. Idle Quest averages 4.6 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Dungeon Life averages 4.4 from 92 ratings.
Do Idle Quest or Dungeon Life have ads?
Neither Idle Quest nor Dungeon Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Quest or Dungeon Life?
Idle Quest ships an update every 2 months, and Dungeon Life weekly. Most recently, Idle Quest was updated on October 21, 2026 and Dungeon Life on October 14, 2026.

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