Comparison

Forest Rescue vs ExplosionBlock

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

Head to head
About

Forest Rescue

Engage in classic bubble popping action with a twist. Aim your slingshot to blast bubbles, defeat polluting beavers, and rescue trapped forest critters. Enjoy addictive gameplay with handcrafted levels and power-ups, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Classic bubble popping gameplay
  • Rescue trapped forest critters
  • Defeat polluting beavers
  • Offline play supported
  • Hand-made levels
  • Fun power-ups
Features
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Classic arcade bubble popping taken to a whole other level. Go coconuts and start blasting everything in sight. Get your slingshot hand ready and face down those polluting Beavers. They think they can sludge the lake unnoticed but their waste-filled trucks will be in trouble soon enough. FUN ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY Burst and pop everything in your path and help the Forest critters shoot the lights out on those bad Beavers. Become one with the sling and master the art of shooting bubbles. SAVE YOUR FRIENDS Your friends are in need of rescue. Trapped by the evil polluting minions of Beaver Corp., only your skilled sling can break free the forest critters from their ordeal. OFFLINE PLAY No wifi? No data plan? No problem. Play without the need for an internet connection. Have fun anywhere you are. Use the slingshot to free your trapped friends so they can come to your rescue and help you evade obstacles. TOP FEATURES: - Awesome hand-made levels - Lots of cute critters to rescue - Fun and exciting power-ups - Great graphics - Addictive gameplay - All the bubbles you can shoot - You get to save the Forest Take up the fight today and see if you have what it takes to rescue defenseless animals.

About

ExplosionBlock

Features
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Blast, survive, and chase a high score in ExplosionBlock — a fast, language-free action puzzle. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a group of 2 or more connected same-color blocks to blow them up. - The bigger the blast, the higher the score — clears grow with the square of the block count. - After each blast the bomb needs a short cooldown before you can fire again. - Slide blocks left or right to line up bigger groups. - The wall keeps rising. If it reaches the top, it's game over. FEVER MODE Fill the top gauge to enter FEVER: fire with no cooldown, score x2, and the wall slows down. Go wild! FEATURES - Endless score attack — no stages, just one more run. - No text, no language barrier — play anywhere in the world. - Simple to learn, hard to master: build big or fire now? - One-handed portrait play. Free to play with ads. Chase your best score!

Screenshots

Forest Rescue4 screens
ExplosionBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExplosionBlock at none against Forest Rescue's 12. ExplosionBlock also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Forest Rescue's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price 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. Forest Rescue sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. ExplosionBlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Rescue ships an update every 2 months, ExplosionBlock every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Forest Rescue versus ExplosionBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest RescueExplosionBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQublix株式会社Stableソフト

Bugs and requests

Forest Rescue

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Levels/progress being lost
  • Inability to open the app
  • Syncing issues with Facebook

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to save progress
  • Offline mode
  • Improved performance and stability

ExplosionBlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Forest Rescue

One-time12
  • 60 Coins + 2H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$0.99
  • 200 Coins and 24H Lives$1.99
  • 100 Coins + 6H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$2.99
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  • Small Coin Package$4.99
  • 100 Coins + 2H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$5.99
  • Medium Coin Package$9.99
  • 150 Coins and 1 Hour Unlimited Lives$9.99
  • 175 Coins + 4H Unlimited Lives + Booster Pack$11.99
  • 250 Coins and 2 Hours Unlimited Lives$14.99
  • Large Coin Package$19.99
  • 500 Coins and 3 Hours Unlimited Lives$29.99
  • Sack of Coins Package$49.99
None

ExplosionBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forest Rescue free?
Forest Rescue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExplosionBlock free?
ExplosionBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forest Rescue or ExplosionBlock have ads?
ExplosionBlock shows ads; Forest Rescue does not.
Which is updated more often, Forest Rescue or ExplosionBlock?
Forest Rescue ships an update every 2 months, and ExplosionBlock every 11 days. Most recently, Forest Rescue was updated on October 15, 2026 and ExplosionBlock on October 3, 2026.

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