# HugrForge — Runes, lore & memory training > Runes, lore & memory training (iPhone/iPad app by Chris Nagy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugrforge/id6757101379 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Chris Nagy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1801897933) - Category: Games, Health & Fitness, Puzzle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 23 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-20 - Data updated: 2026-08-06 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugrforge/id6757101379/reviews.md ## What is HugrForge? Forge your hugr in the halls of the north. HugrForge is a memory game built for people who love the old lore. Four recall trials are set inside a dark, ember-lit Norse forge, where every goal you reach is carved as an Elder Futhark rune and every tier you climb is named for a real rank of the Viking age. This is not a clinical brain-trainer. No lab-coat charts, no guilt-trip streaks, nothing scientific being claimed. It is a beautiful ten minutes in a world you already love - and your recall sharpens while you are there. THE FOUR TRIALS • Sequence Recall - watch the runes light in order, then repeat the rhythm on a 3x3 board. • Match Pairs - race the clock to find matching rune cards as the board grows. • Number Recall - hold four numbers in your mind, then find them among twelve. • Spatial Recall - remember where the marks fell on a 4x4 board, then place them again. RISE THROUGH THE OLD RANKS Every trial climbs four tiers drawn from Norse society - Drengr, Thegn, Jarl and Konungr. Sequences lengthen, boards widen, patterns sharpen. How high you climb is up to you. THE RUNE CODEX All 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, hand-carved in embossed gold - each with its name, sound, meaning, lore and a line of the old rune poems, and each awakened by a deed done at the forge: return across days, hold a flawless run, climb the ranks. Othala, the ancestral home, lights last of all. HALLS HUNG WITH DEEDS Each trial keeps its own Rune Hall of mastery goals, every badge an aged-bronze emblem of its deed - hearths and ravens, shields and valknuts. Fill the halls as you finish runs, hold flawless levels and climb tiers - every emblem a small victory won at the forge. THE SOUND OF THE NORTH A Scandinavian announcer calls you into a run and marks a flawless climb, in a voice matched to the warrior you chose. Rune-stone taps, ember-warm cues, and now and then a word of praise in Swedish before the English. YOUR SAGA, TRACKED • Per-trial statistics - best scores, accuracy and run history • Rune Hall pillar goals and per-trial rune progression • Your own warrior name and avatar • Optional Game Center leaderboards, split by trial and tier - scores upload only if you choose BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD One universal app, portrait on both. Your progress is kept on your device. Free to play with ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase clears them for good. Awaken the runes. Climb the tiers. Forge a sharper mind. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://butterflybombarby.au/hugrforge/privacy/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | HugrForge Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.3 — 2026-08-02 The forge finds its lore - and its gold. • NEW - The Rune Codex: all 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, each with its name, sound, meaning, lore and rune poem, and each awakened by a deed done at the forge. Awaken them all and Othala lights last. • All 24 runes are now hand-carved embossed gold, right across the halls, the pillar goals, the Match Pairs cards and the Sequence board. The flat glyphs are gone. • Every hall badge redrawn as a hand-forged deed emblem - hearths and ravens, shields and valknuts - with the achievement runes rising from bronze through gold to mythic. • A Scandinavian announcer now calls you into a run and marks a flawless climb in Sequence Recall and Number Recall - and the voice matches the warrior you chose. Once in a while the praise lands in Swedish first. • Rune-stone tap sounds across the app's buttons and tabs. • Number Recall, rebuilt: cards flip to reveal, your picks hold a gold outline until the round closes, then the answers turn over one at a time in green and red. Every level's tier block is graded, marked with result pips, ringed in gold when you match the order, and ticks off with a chime. • The forge focuses on four trials this season. Word Recall has stepped away to be reforged as a true Norse word trial - your Word Recall stats stay safe on your device for its return. • Fixed: sound no longer dies after an ad, a phone call or a trip to the home screen. • Fixed: the run-start countdown no longer talks over itself, and the final level now ends on a victory cue. ### 1.2 — 2026-07-07 HugrForge now stands ready on iPad as well as iPhone. • iPad - play every game and explore the Rune Hall and Stats, built for the larger screen. • New hand-carved rune emblems for each game, across Home, Stats, the Rune Hall, and in-game headers. • Jump straight from any game to its Stats or Rune Hall with new in-game shortcuts. • Word Recall now draws from much larger word pools, so words repeat far less often. • Every game's opening tier now runs a full six levels. • Cleaner layouts, centered prompts, and larger, clearer game boards throughout. • Assorted polish and stability fixes. Skål - and thanks for playing. ### 1.1 — 2026-04-29 What’s New in HugrForge 1.1 We’ve been sharpening the forge! This update is all about clearer wins, smoother flows, and getting you to your stats faster. Victory screens, leveled up All five memory games now celebrate the end of a run the same way - with a bold Game complete!, your final score, a clean tally, and a View all stats button right where you want it. Stats, one tap away Finished a killer run? Jump straight into that game’s detailed stats - no extra hunting around the Stats tab. Gameplay polish you’ll feel Sequence Recall gets a snappier result line and a smoother start. Number Recall runs a little tighter in the memorize phase, with cleaner visuals between rounds. Match Pairs fixes a few rough edges so timing and taps feel fair and accurate. Profile & leaderboards Onboarding and avatar setup are smoother, and leaderboard sharing stays optional - with consent that’s easier to understand and control in Settings. What you’ve built today is yours - every clear run is proof your memory is stronger than when you began. Thank you for training with HugrForge. ### 1.0 — 2026-04-21 No release notes. ## More apps by Chris Nagy - [RhymeHub](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhymehub/id6743196748) - [SubCue](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subcue/id6746204842) - [BeachWalk - Queensland](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beachwalk-queensland/id6751174130) - [EightWords](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eightwords/id6786476341) - [ArtArc](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artarc/id6786890284) All apps by Chris Nagy: https://appshunter.io/developer/1801897933 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-06.*