Comparison

Raising blacksmith vs Ghost Idle King

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

Head to head
About

Raising blacksmith

Manage and grow your own blacksmith shop. Craft weapons, upgrade your skills, and expand your business to reach new limits in this engaging simulation game.

Highlights
  • Blacksmith shop management
  • Weapon crafting
  • Skill upgrading
  • Business expansion
  • Growth simulation
Features
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Let's grow the blacksmith! Blacksmith makes a weapon raise your limits! Blacksmith growing game

About

Ghost Idle King

Features
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``` A growth game where you leave ghost warriors to grow on their own. This game is rough around the edges, but simple โ€” and it has everything you need. Few ads, few in-app purchases. You can fully enjoy the game without spending a dime. 1 Hero + 3 Mercenaries โ€” Build your party and hold the line against monster waves! Ghost Idle King is an idle mobile RPG. Even when the app is closed, gold, EXP, and materials accumulate automatically โ€” collect your rewards as soon as you log back in. โ–ถ Key Features โ–  Idle Defense Combat Your party automatically fights monster waves. Stronger monsters appear as stages progress! Rewards accumulate for up to 12 hours while offline. โ–  5 Heroes + 5 Mercenaries Warrior, Assassin, Ranger, Mage, Priest โ€” choose 1 hero! Warrior, Assassin, Ranger, Mage, Priest โ€” form a party with 3 mercenaries. All characters are available from the start. No character gacha! โ–  Action Combat Take on special dungeons, boss battles, and PvP. Compete against other players in the Duel Arena and Colosseum. โ–  Rich Growth Systems Equipment & accessory upgrades, gem crafting, skill enhancement, and more. Obtain growth materials through the shop and gacha. โ–  F2P Friendly Enjoy all content without in-app purchases. No character gacha means fair progression for everyone. Start your adventure in Ghost Idle King today! ```

Screenshots

Raising blacksmith4 screens
Ghost Idle King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Raising blacksmith at none against Ghost Idle King's shown. Raising blacksmith also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). Ghost Idle King's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Raising blacksmith sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ghost Idle King sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raising blacksmith ships an update every 2 weeks, Ghost Idle King every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Raising blacksmith versus Ghost Idle King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaising blacksmithGhost Idle King
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS5.1.1 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB308 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developerlee sanghyunheejong kwak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Raising blacksmith

One-time1
  • buy mithril x1000$2.99
15 purchases

Ghost Idle King

One-time15
  • Daily Growth Bundle$0.99
  • ์ผ์ผ ํŠน์„ฑ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Daily Growth Pack$3.99
  • Daily Growth Pack 2$3.99
  • Beginner Package$3.99
  • ๊ณ ๊ธ‰ ์žฌ๋ฃŒ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$8.99
  • ๊ณ ๊ธ‰ ์›์„ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€ -์žฅ์‹ ๊ตฌ$8.99
  • ์ฃผ๊ฐ„ ๊ณ ๊ธ‰ ์›์„ ํŠน๊ฐ€ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$8.99
  • ์ฃผ๊ฐ„ ํŠน๋ณ„ ํŠน์„ฑ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$8.99
  • Intermediate Package$8.99
  • LEGENDARY KEY PACK$17.99
  • Veteran Package$17.99
  • ๋งˆ์Šคํ„ฐ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$29.99
  • ๋ ˆ์ „๋“œ ํŒจํ‚ค์ง€$39.99

Questions

Is Raising blacksmith free?
Raising blacksmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Idle King free?
Ghost Idle King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raising blacksmith or Ghost Idle King have ads?
Ghost Idle King shows ads; Raising blacksmith does not.
Which is updated more often, Raising blacksmith or Ghost Idle King?
Raising blacksmith ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ghost Idle King every 2 days. Most recently, Raising blacksmith was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ghost Idle King on October 25, 2026.

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