Comparison

Wagon West vs Silent Forest

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

Head to head
About

Wagon West

Experience a simulated journey along the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon. Hunt for food and overcome daily challenges to reach your destination in the Willamette Valley.

Highlights
  • Oregon Trail simulation
  • Covered wagon travel
  • Hunting for sustenance
  • Daily struggle survival
  • Destination: Willamette Valley
Features
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Travel the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon from Independence, Missouri to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Use your hunting skills to keep your family fed as you brave daily struggles to reach your destination.

About

Silent Forest

Engage in a dark fantasy survival strategy game where resource gathering fuels defenses against escalating demonic threats. Balance chopping trees with building multi-layered defenses and facing evolving enemies. Experience immersive horror with adaptive graphics and spatial audio.

Highlights
  • Dynamic corruption system
  • Multi-layered defense building
  • Evolving enemy types
  • Offline resource collection
  • Global events like Blood Moon
  • Raid fallen player bases
Features
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​​Silent Forest: Survive​​ ​​Genre​​: Survival Strategy · Tower Defense · Dark Fantasy ​​Survive the Cursed Woods​​ Every tree you chop fuels your defenses but deepens the forest’s corruption. Balance resource gathering with escalating demonic threats. ​​Key Features​​ ​​Dynamic Corruption System​​: Over-harvesting attracts stronger demons. Destroy cursed trees for powerful weapons but risk awakening apocalyptic bosses. ​​Multi-Layered Defense​​: Build ground barriers, aerial turrets, and underground traps. Sacrifice demons to sustain deadly spike pits. ​​Evolving Enemies​​: Treants shred wood walls at night. Corpse piles merge into 5,000HP Flesh Colossi. Face Agareth, a final boss that erases defenses with a black hole. ​​Mobile-Optimized Experience​​ One-touch building and trap combos. Offline resource collection triggers massive hordes upon return. Adaptive graphics and 3D spatial audio for immersive horror. ​​Global Events & Legacy​​ ​​Blood Moon​​: Weekly global event boosts wood burning by 300% but cloaks demons in invisibility. Raid fallen players’ bases for resources or uncover their tragic final moments. Warning: Corruption above 90% may trigger in-game whispers through your speakers. Enter the forest at your own peril.

Screenshots

Wagon West3 screens
Silent Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Silent Forest at 4.3 against Wagon West's 2.5. Silent Forest also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 2) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). Wagon West's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Silent Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Wagon West asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Silent Forest holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silent Forest has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wagon West's written reviews are positive against 12% of Silent Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wagon West ships an update every 4 days, Silent Forest weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wagon West versus Silent Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWagon WestSilent Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews12.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB218 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPi-Soft Consulting, LLCHARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED

Customer experience

Wagon West

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Silent Forest

All ratings1,301 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.4%

Bugs and requests

Wagon West

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Silent Forest

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Ad removal only works sometimes

Requested features

1 request
  • Remove reward ads even after paying

In-app purchases

None

Wagon West

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Silent Forest

One-time10
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • Daily Deals​​$4.99
  • ​Daily Deals​​$4.99
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  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle 2$9.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle$9.99
  • 1,000 Gems$9.99
  • 3,000 Gems$29.99
  • Building Pack$29.99
  • 5,000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Wagon West free?
Wagon West is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silent Forest free?
Silent Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wagon West or Silent Forest?
Silent Forest is rated higher. Wagon West averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Silent Forest averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Wagon West or Silent Forest have ads?
Silent Forest shows ads; Wagon West does not.
Which is updated more often, Wagon West or Silent Forest?
Wagon West ships an update every 4 days, and Silent Forest weekly. Most recently, Wagon West was updated on November 2, 2026 and Silent Forest on October 30, 2026.

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