Comparison

Buster Dash vs Forge & Craft

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

Head to head
About

Buster Dash

Embark on a thrilling adventure to rescue a kidnapped friend through diverse worlds. This game blends arcade action and classic 90s-inspired gameplay, featuring obstacles, enemies, and power-ups. Conquer challenging levels, unlock achievements, and face epic boss battles.

Highlights
  • Rescue mission through multiple worlds
  • Classic 90s-inspired gameplay
  • Obstacle avoidance and enemy combat
  • Power-ups and unlockable achievements
  • Confront final bosses
  • Acquire new spaceships
Features
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Mr Boss and Mr C**a have kidnapped Nina's friend to be Mr Boss's companion at the annual meeting of intergalactic villains. Help Nina to rescue him and live with her a thrilling adventure through different worlds, avoiding obstacles and defeating enemies. Buster Dash is a funny game combines arcade, action, adventure and skillfulness with a touch that evokes the classic old-fashioned games from the 90โ€™s. The levels are based on classic videogame worlds. While increasing difficulty, each world offers new challenges that you will be able to overcome one by one with the help of your skills plus some PowerUps. Unlock all achievements and acquire new spaceships. Destroy all blocks as you go, finish all levels and you will confront the final Bosses in an arduous skill battle. Be a Buster Dash.

About

Forge & Craft

Become a legendary blacksmith in a war-torn land. Craft powerful weapons and armor to defend your village from a rising dark force. Your skills are crucial to survival and victory.

Highlights
  • Blacksmith RPG adventure
  • Craft weapons and armor
  • Defend your village
  • Fight a rising dark force
  • Become a legendary smith
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Step into the shoes of a young blacksmith in a war-torn world. The village depends on your skills to craft powerful weapons and armor, but a dark force is rising from the depths. Will you become a legendary smith and forge the tools of war, or fall to the ancient evil?

Screenshots

Buster Dash4 screens
Forge & Craft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forge & Craft at none against Buster Dash's 4. Forge & Craft also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Buster Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Forge & Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buster Dash ships an update fortnightly, Forge & Craft daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Buster Dash versus Forge & Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuster DashForge & Craft
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size186 MB69 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJuan manuel BonetAleksandr Pogrebitskii

Customer experience

Buster Dash

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forge & Craft

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Buster Dash

One-time4
  • 10000$0.99
  • 50000$0.99
  • NO ADS$0.99
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  • 100000 COINS$3.99
None

Forge & Craft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buster Dash free?
Buster Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge & Craft free?
Forge & Craft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buster Dash or Forge & Craft have ads?
Buster Dash shows ads; Forge & Craft does not.
Which is updated more often, Buster Dash or Forge & Craft?
Buster Dash ships an update fortnightly, and Forge & Craft daily. Most recently, Buster Dash was updated on November 2, 2026 and Forge & Craft on October 30, 2026.

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