# Forge Ahead - Be a Blacksmith — user reviews > 558 indexed App Store user reviews of Forge Ahead by Lion Studios, rated 4.59/5 from 85,055 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forge-ahead-be-a-blacksmith/id1485491919/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forge-ahead-be-a-blacksmith/id1485491919.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 67,884 · 4★ 7,731 · 3★ 4,492 · 2★ 1,706 · 1★ 3,229 ## What do users think of Forge Ahead? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay - 👍 Satisfying forging process - 🚀 Casual time-killer **Cons** - 🔍 Lack of clarity on ore values - 🔍 Repetitive and limited gameplay - 💸 Excessive ads and monetization - 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to store/save forged swords - Customers not appearing consistently **Most requested features** - More ore/material variety and selection - Additional weapon types beyond swords - Ability to discard unwanted ores - More detailed progression and upgrades - Improved customer/quest system ## Newest reviews (12 of 558) ### 4/5 — I have played this game *2026-01-13, version 0.96* The game is a good game but it has no more ores and when you get all of them you can’t really get any more and that’s why it’s getting a 4 star rating because you don’t get a lot of ores than it gives you to the point where it doesn’t seem worth playing the game and I don’t play the game anymore because it doesn’t have any new things to play with other than that it’s a good game ### 2/5 — РЕКЛАМА *2025-12-31, version 0.96* Ни минуты поиграть не могу без рекламы а что бы прокачать нужно обязательно посмотреть рекламу. ЗДЕЛАЙТЕ МЕНЬШЕ РЕКЛАМЫ!!!!!!! ### 3/5 — Please include Resource baskets *2025-08-07, version 0.96* i like this game and i wven disabled the adds for it. but the ore you fet is so dang random you never progress past uncommon and maybe rare.... ### 2/5 — Pretty fun but way too much ads *2025-07-25, version 0.96* This game is pretty fun but you receive an ad after every single sword and you have to play an unskippable ad after every two upgrades to continue upgrading your forge. ### 3/5 — dead game *2025-06-07, version 0.96* contains about 5 hours gameplay. don’t spend any money! spent $5 to cut out the ads and i still have ads! i “beat” the game, maxed everything, made the best swords. ui is horrible but the concept was cool. no updates for content so im uninstalling. ### 3/5 — Good game but *2025-06-01, version 0.96* It’s a great game but it doesn’t have enough ores and it’s to hard to get good ones like I have play this game for a year and never gotten a rare sword ### 4/5 — Good game but… *2025-01-29, version 0.96* This game is really fun to play but it needs more content and it needs to be easier to tell different ores apart from each other ### 4/5 — Bland Game *2024-12-23, version 0.96* This game is actually good for what it is and to my knowledge the only game like it, I just wish the developers would put a little bit more love into the game for example in the sword handle area it kinda bothers me while I play this game that the handle of the sword is just the same thing as the blade there’s no actual grip. And that’s why the game for me it’s a 4 out of 5 but for what it is it’s good. ### 3/5 — Inaccurate *2024-09-07, version 0.96* This game is sort of accurate to real life forging but it is mostly about casting using Liquid Metal please make this game more accurate to real life forging ### 3/5 — Actually a good Game *2024-08-26, version 0.96* It really is a good game. Minus the AD that runs immediately after make a sword and every sword after there is an AD. But I will say that I usually uninstall a game like that immediately, this however I made like 20 swords/ watched 20 ads before uninstalling. Sooo…. ### 3/5 — Not enough variety *2024-05-04, version 0.96* Cool concept just needs some switch up in play ### 3/5 — Way too many adds *2024-02-27, version 0.96* When I first saw this game it looked really cool and pretty fun and it is but eventually like 20 mins in I got ads left and right they kept coming so if your reading this make sure you know you will get ads left and right ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bs *2026-06-26, version 0.96* After each sword you make you’ll be watching an ad, and the final straw for me was when I was locked in an advert game and it wouldn’t let me X out. ### 1/5 — Pop ups pop ups pop ups *2026-03-02, version 0.96* Pop ups pop ups pop ups ### 1/5 — DO NOT BUY *2025-12-21, version 0.96* It won’t let me switch between styles and all I really do is watch adds PS honestly it’s just dumb ### 1/5 — DONT BUY AD FREE *2025-12-01, version 0.96* The add free literally only gets rid of the banner ads and the ads you get randomly. It DOES NOT get rid of the forced ads to upgrade. The fact any mobile game forces you to watch ads just to progress is absolutely ridiculous, especially if the rest of the game isn’t ad free unless paid for. Either remove the random forced ads for upgrades or at least add that to the ad free package. I just wasted 5 dollars that I can’t get back. If not for that I would’ve reviewed the game higher. ### 1/5 — Gives you nothing but wishing the game was better. *2025-07-03, version 0.96* Game is unbearable if you don’t pay 9 usd to remove ads because you get an ad after making each sword. The game is not worth the 9$ I payed. I also thought it would remove the reward ads but no I still had to watch ads. You have no control over the metals you use. In the beginning if your lucky you could have a cool colored sword, but as you lvl up to use more ore to increase avg sell cost all swords will look gray or tan. Even if you luck out and get a bunch of uncommon and rare ore it will be different colors so the sword still looks like dirt. Broken English everywhere. You will get tons of money passively over sleeping you will wonder why you played the game and watched a ton of ads over the 2 or 3 hrs you played yesterday. The level you are is just a sword counter for how many you made and does nothing. I made over 180 swords. If I played free with all ads that’s 180 ads + the reward ads. The game will leave you wanting a better game. ### 1/5 — make games more accurate. my son love blacksmithing so I let him download this and it’s terrible *2025-02-11, version 0.96* I wasn’t expecting it to be very realistic or hard when it comes to making swords. But this is so inaccurate a lot of the time you didn’t use different kinds of metal and unless you’re making Damascus and then you would also do it certain ways which it doesn’t do and another thing is you don’t cast the entire sword. My standards were low, but not that low. ### 1/5 — Its an interesting game *2024-11-20, version 0.96* I give it a low score because it does have an ad plague. But more than that, the distinction between the hues in the ores is actually terrible. I think just swapping a few models and textures (rougher or shinier materials, along with smoother or more boxy models) will make the ores easier to identify so I’m not mixing Tin and Aluminum up. Also I’d love to see a better control on what ores you get in some way, I like the randomness but I also struggle with quests asking for rare or higher because of this. Especially after upgrading the crucible. I’m doubtful anything will be done, as the game seems pretty much how I’d seen it on Google play years ago, but I do hope you revisit this one day. ### 1/5 — Wieso *2023-11-19, version 0.96* Ich verstehe nicht warum das Spiel einen manchmal dazu zwingt seine Schwerter zu löschen egal wie wertvoll sie sind. Ich hatte welche aus fast nur Gold und das Spiel hat mich gezwungen sie weg zu werfen. ### 1/5 — Way too many ads *2023-09-19, version 0.96* I love this game but there are too many adds and im not paying to get rid of ads ### 1/5 — wth bro *2023-08-05, version 0.96* it wont let me accept the first quest ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Gerald *2026-05-13, version 0.96* I love this Forged Ahead I’ve been watching forged &Fire for years it’s amazing what you can do with some steal and melt it and pending it’s amazing what you can do. ### 5/5 — I LOVE THIS GAME I AM NOT A BOT I AM HUMAN, A REAL BOU *2025-10-03, version 0.96* Hiii I love this game plz ad more material like emerald or stuff also plz make the ore more distinguishable from each other and ya more blades and hilts n stuff i love this game 10/10 ya ### 5/5 — Good *2025-03-08, version 0.96* But maybe you could add custom materials? ### 5/5 — Game *2024-12-18, version 0.96* I love the game but I wish it got more updates ### 5/5 — Great game- but... needs more features *2024-08-22, version 0.96* It's honestly a great game, truly, there's not many out there that can match it's simplistic nature, but... as you play more and more... it just feels like something is missing from the game... the styles to choose from vary greatly, not too many, not too little. Mining is kinda annoying, and there is ads, but it's to be expected. The mining is understandable to be a hassle, as that's how rare swords exist. The ads are there because... well... they're really the greatest and probably biggest way of getting income for the game, I will admit, having to watch one to advance here and there... is kinda pathetic... but, I get it. It's a great game, and I do recommend it as a great time killer. ### 5/5 — Hdhducc *2024-04-30, version 0.96* Xxxd ### 5/5 — Very fun *2023-09-27, version 0.96* The is very fun to play ### 5/5 — NEEDS MORE STUFF TO MAKE *2023-09-19, version 0.96* this game is awesome it just needs more things like axes spears daggers and more ores as well as your own character this game is amazing but the developers don’t update the game I hope they see this review and do some of the things I suggested also maybe add a story Ik it’s a lot but I didn’t say get it all in one update either than that this game is the best blacksmith game on mobile by far just wished you added new weapons hilts ores and actually added a story anyway 10/10 amazing game ### 5/5 — It is kind of cool. *2023-08-01, version 0.96* The sword options are kind of cool. ### 5/5 — Good game *2023-06-16, version 0.96* Just hope they continue to update it --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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