Comparison

ELOH 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

ELOH

This is a relaxing musical puzzle game designed to help you unwind. It features intuitive gesture controls and beautiful visuals, offering a pressure-free experience across 98 unique levels.

Highlights
  • 98 musical puzzle levels
  • Experiment with spirit positions
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Hand-painted visuals
  • Original soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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A chilled out puzzle game to help you relax and find your groove. From the creators of the Apple Design Award winning Old Man's Journey, a new musical puzzle game about feeling the rhythm to find the solution. ======= “I can not recommend it enough to anyone” - TouchArcade “A thoroughly charming,delightfully percussive puzzler” - PocketGamer “One of those rare games that shines in every aspect” - AppUnwrapper “A smart, beautifully designed puzzler” - Stuff “The whole puzzle springs to life” - Eurogamer ======= Slow down, start listening and let the groove guide you through 98 levels. No ticking clock, no ads, no paywalls. Just satisfying gesture controls designed for touch, with a smooth learning-curve and pressure-free attitude. - Find your groove in 98 musical puzzles - Experiment with the positions of good spirits to solve the levels - Each spirit comes with its individual jam and lets you build your personal groove - Satisfying, intuitive gesture controls designed for touch - Beautiful hand painted visuals and joyful animations - Original and catchy soundtrack by SCNTFC and you

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

ELOH4 screens
The Forest Quartet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ELOH at 4.9 against The Forest Quartet's 3.7. ELOH also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 63%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

ELOH costs $2.99 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

ELOH holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ELOH has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of ELOH's written reviews are positive against 63% of The Forest Quartet's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ELOH versus The Forest Quartet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELOHThe Forest Quartet
Price$2.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#30 — better#89
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBroken RulesBedtime Digital Games ApS

Customer experience

ELOH

All ratings2,075 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.0%

The Forest Quartet

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

Bugs and requests

ELOH

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional sound glitches or cancellation
  • Inconsistent slider behavior on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to create custom rhythmic patterns
  • Level selection and progress tracking

The Forest Quartet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ELOH

No in-app purchases

None

The Forest Quartet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ELOH free?
ELOH costs $2.99, 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, ELOH or The Forest Quartet?
ELOH is rated higher. ELOH averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while The Forest Quartet averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ELOH or The Forest Quartet have ads?
Neither ELOH nor The Forest Quartet shows ads.
Which is more popular, ELOH or The Forest Quartet?
ELOH currently peaks at #30 in the App Store charts, and The Forest Quartet at #89. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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