Tap Forward vs Raise a Giant!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap Forward
Experience a simulated life journey from birth to old age. Make choices, upgrade your character, and encounter various life events. See how your decisions shape your future and try to reach the end of your life's path.
- Idle game mechanics
- Upgrades and power-ups
- Life events simulation
- Character progression
- Discover new faces
- Experience aging
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Have you even wondered what will happen to you in 30, 50 or 100 years from now? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to time travel? Now you can!! Tap tap tap your way into the future, TAP Forward! Game features: - Amazingly fun idle game mechanics - Upgrades & power ups to boost your progress - Get sick but try not to die! - Life events will tell you what's going on around your life - As you grow, you will discover new faces Grow and get old! Experience new things, and heck even get sick!! Try to reach your last breath AND don't let him die!! Enjoy.
Raise a Giant!
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Collect chemical parts and raise a camel waiting for the final. You can choose your giant's speed, strength and size. Remember, you are doing this to defeat the monster that attacked the city. You can make different choices in each level and fight in a different style. This game, which is easy to play but difficult to master, promises you a pleasant time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raise a Giant! at none against Tap Forward's 11. Tap Forward's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months). 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
Both are free to download. Tap Forward sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Raise a Giant! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tap Forward ships an update every 3 weeks, Raise a Giant! every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap Forward | Raise a Giant! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 537 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIVE BITS, INC. | omer cetin |
In-app purchases
Tap Forward
- AutoClicker Small$0.99
- Small Time Travel$0.99
- Premium Spin$0.99
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- Tap Small$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Tap Medium$1.99
- AutoClicker Large$2.99
- Large Time Travel$2.99
- Idle Large$2.99
- Tap Large$2.99
- Inmortality$9.99
Raise a Giant!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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