Comparison

Vive le Roi vs The Forest Quartet

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

Head to head
About

Vive le Roi

Embark on a puzzle platform adventure during the French Revolution. Outsmart guards, solve intricate puzzles, and prevent the King's execution to change the fate of France. Master each level with strategic moves.

Highlights
  • Puzzle platform gameplay
  • French Revolution setting
  • Stealth mechanics
  • Guard tricking
  • 30 levels
  • Minimal move challenges
Features
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January 21, 1793, Revolutionaries are about to guillotine King Louis XVI of France, leaving the elite free to take over and enrich themselves by snapping up the assets of the clergy and the nobility. You are the last hope for the people of France to prevent the King's execution and alter the country's destiny. Vive le Roi (Long live the King) is a puzzle platform game with levels taking place during the French Revolution. - 30 levels and many puzzles to solve during the adventure - Stealthy trick guards by opening gates, moving objects and much more - Challenge yourself to complete each puzzle with the minimum amount of moves

About

The Forest Quartet

Guide a spirit through a 3D narrative puzzler to help her band members confront their emotions and overcome corruption. Solve unique puzzles in each act, utilizing spirit powers to restore nature, find light, and manage volcanic destruction for a final farewell concert.

Highlights
  • 3D narrative puzzler
  • Spirit powers for interaction
  • Unique puzzles per band member
  • Explore band members' psyches
  • Original jazz score
  • Story of loss and grief
Features
Currently charting
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The Forest Quartet is a 3D narrative puzzler about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls. • ABOUT • KIRK Something strange has taken over the once green and lush nature that Kirk would draw his inspiration from. The fungus slowly creeps and turns growth into decay. Use the power of your voice to restore the forest. JB The forest has become an abyss of darkness. Creatures have awoken from the depths of the underground, swarming JB's house. Find the light that once existed to reignite JB's musical spark. SEBASTIAN A volcano has erupted, spitting lava out into the nearby forest causing fires and destruction. Reestablish a system of water in the deep underground and reconnect lost pipes to stop the volcanic eruption. • FEATURES • SPIRIT POWER Sing to interact with objects, create light with your fingertips. Glide, float, and transform into butterflies to explore the band members' psyches. LISTEN CLOSELY Environments and objects add unique layers to the soundtrack. Whether it be crackling forest fires or the cold winds from the deep caverns. A STORY OF LIFE Live through heartbreak and loss. Recover from grief and restore the band’s musical spark. A RELAXING GAMEPLAY No written descriptions or instructions, progressively gain powers for your travels. Note from the developer: The Forest Quartet is a personal and family made project. The original jazz score is composed by Mads' father, Nina is voiced by his sister, the soundtrack is performed by select musicians from The Danish Radio Big Band based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Screenshots

Vive le Roi4 screens
The Forest Quartet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Forest Quartet at 63% against Vive le Roi's 19%. The Forest Quartet also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.7) and chart position (#91 vs unranked). Vive le Roi's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Vive le Roi costs $4.99 and The Forest Quartet $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Forest Quartet holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Vive le Roi's written reviews are positive against 63% of The Forest Quartet's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Vive le Roi versus The Forest Quartet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVive le RoiThe Forest Quartet
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#91 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB1.3 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSylvain SecciaBedtime Digital Games ApS

Customer experience

Vive le Roi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative66.7%

The Forest Quartet

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Vive le Roi

No in-app purchases

None

The Forest Quartet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vive le Roi free?
Vive le Roi costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Forest Quartet free?
The Forest Quartet costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vive le Roi or The Forest Quartet?
The Forest Quartet is rated higher. Vive le Roi averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Forest Quartet averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Vive le Roi or The Forest Quartet have ads?
Neither Vive le Roi nor The Forest Quartet shows ads.

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