Comparison

Help for Rust vs Forest Companion App

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

Head to head
About

Help for Rust

This app helps players of a survival game calculate resource costs for destroying building elements. It also provides guidance on efficiently arranging ore in furnaces for optimal smelting. The tool includes a constantly updated list of basic building blocks and barriers.

Highlights
  • Resource cost calculation for building destruction
  • Ore decomposition guide for furnaces
  • List of building blocks and barriers
  • Constantly updated content
Features
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Have you decided to evict your neighbors or take revenge on the enemy? Do you know how much resources are needed for this? Do you know how to effectively use large furnaces? Help for Rust is an indispensable tool for such tasks. The application can show you how much certain resources are needed to destroy the building element. Also, this app can show you how to rationally decompose the ore in the furnace. Help for Rust contains the basic building blocks and barriers. The list is constantly updated.

About

Forest Companion App

This interactive map app helps players locate items within "The Forest" and "Sons of the Forest" games. It provides crafting recipes, detailed guides with screenshots, and optional video content to enhance gameplay. Stay updated with new item discoveries through notifications.

Highlights
  • Interactive map with item locations
  • Crafting recipes
  • Detailed guides with screenshots
  • Optional video guides
  • New item notifications
Features
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If you play The Forest or Sons of the Forest, this app is a must have. Forest Map is an interactive The Forest map and Sons of the Forest map that shows you cave locations, collectibles, items, crafting recipes, and guides for both games — with The Forest 3 map on the way. Whether you're a new or returning player, this app's got you covered: every item from the original Forest and its sequel, Sons of the Forest, so you can play more and search less. INTERACTIVE MAPS • 2,500+ hand-placed markers across The Peninsula and the Sons of the Forest island • Full cave map layers — never get lost underground again • Filter by locations, collectibles, items, wildlife, and more • Instant search: type what you need and jump straight to it TRACK YOUR WAY TO 100% • Mark items as found right from the map • Watch your completion grow with per-category progress counters • Tap any category to jump to the next item you're missing • Long-press to check off an entire category at once DISCOVERY MODE & CUSTOM MARKERS • Drop your own pins for bases, caches, and points of interest • Discovery mode hides everything but your own markers for a spoiler-free playthrough GUIDES & CRAFTING • Step-by-step walkthroughs, including How to Beat The Forest • Every crafting recipe with exact ingredients and quantities • Growing guide library covering all three Forest games WHAT SURVIVORS SAY "Best game companion app I have ever used!" — 5 Stars "All the items are easily findable. It saves a lot of time." — 5 Stars "This is an awesome help for me and my friend." — 5 Stars Forest Map Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription (weekly, monthly, or annual) or a one-time lifetime purchase. All plans unlock the same full access. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. This is an unofficial fan-made companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Endnight Games Ltd. Privacy Policy: https://theforestmap.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Help for Rust4 screens
Forest Companion App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forest Companion App at 4.5 against Help for Rust's 3.3. Forest Companion App also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Help for Rust's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Help for Rust sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Forest Companion App sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forest Companion App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 147 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Help for Rust's written reviews are positive against 50% of Forest Companion App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Help for Rust ships an update every 2 months, Forest Companion App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Help for Rust versus Forest Companion App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelp for RustForest Companion App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (108 ratings)4.5 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings108147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEvgeny DorofeevColby Maloy

Customer experience

Help for Rust

All ratings108 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative27.6%

Forest Companion App

All ratings147 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative43.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Help for Rust

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99
14 purchases

Forest Companion App

Subscriptions6
  • Forest Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Forest Monthly$3.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Forest Companion App$4.991 Month
  • Forest Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Forest Companion App3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time8
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Tip $5$4.99
  • Tip $10$9.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove Ads Premium$9.99
  • Tip $20$19.99
  • Tip $50$49.99
  • Tip $100$99.99
  • On God?$999.99

Questions

Is Help for Rust free?
Help for Rust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Companion App free?
Forest Companion App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Help for Rust or Forest Companion App?
Forest Companion App is rated higher. Help for Rust averages 3.3 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Forest Companion App averages 4.5 from 147 ratings.
Do Help for Rust or Forest Companion App have ads?
Both Help for Rust and Forest Companion App show ads.
Which is updated more often, Help for Rust or Forest Companion App?
Help for Rust ships an update every 2 months, and Forest Companion App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Help for Rust was updated on October 14, 2026 and Forest Companion App on October 17, 2026.

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