Comparison

Chicktionary vs Salvage Forge

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

Head to head
About

Chicktionary

This word game offers multiple modes for spelling practice and English learning. Unscramble words, discover new vocabulary, and utilize special chicken characters to aid your progress. Enjoy endless wordplay with a fresh design and rewarding gameplay.

Highlights
  • Scrambled word puzzles
  • Multiple game modes (Journey, Quick Play, Classic)
  • Special chicken power-ups
  • Learn English while playing
  • Discover additional words
  • New design and animations
Features
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IT'S FINALLY BACK! JOIN MILLIONS OF FANS. DISCOVER THE ENDLESS WORDPLAY OF CHICKTIONARY! Master your skills or learn English in a fun way! Try two fresh ways to enjoy this award-winning word game: JOURNEY across the farm in a spelling adventure, or race the clock in QUICK PLAY. If you’re feeling nostalgic, give CLASSIC mode a try! ************************************************************* – TIME Magazine, Top 25 iPad Apps for Kids ************************************************************* SCRAMBLED WORDS Learn as you play! Hatch new words to complete each puzzle. SPECIAL CHICKENS A cast of eggstra special chickens are here to help you out! Mix and match their powers to rule the roost. ENDLESS WORDPLAY With more words, more puzzle variation, special chickens, and three remastered game modes, Chicktionary will keep you pecking away until the cows come home! FARM FRESH FUN Chicktionary has been refined in every way: from beautiful new design and animations to the eggstra rewards of finding additional words beyond the puzzle. EGGSTRAS: – New and remastered game modes provide endless fun for word puzzle fans. – All of our content is accessible without in-app purchases. You can buy shortcuts or remove the ads, but 100% of the game is available through play alone. – Contact us from within the game if you have any trouble ************************************************************* Questions? Suggestions? Send us a message using the “HELP” button in the Settings menu.

About

Salvage Forge

Merge parts to create better items, from scrap to advanced technology. Earn coins even when offline and return to a growing pile of passive income. Progress through multiple tiers of gear and enjoy weekly season passes.

Highlights
  • Merge matching parts to create better items
  • Offline earnings and passive income
  • Eight tiers of gear to unlock
  • Weekly season pass with free and premium rewards
  • Prestige system for permanent earning multipliers
  • Contracts, crates, and daily bonuses
Features
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The forge never stops. Even when you do. Merge two matching parts and they fuse into something better — scrap into bolts, bolts into circuits, all the way up to the Nexus. Every merge pays out, and the game keeps banking coins while you're away. Come back to a pile of offline income. Spend it. Watch the numbers climb. Do it again. WHY PLAYERS KEEP COMING BACK: • Eight tiers of gear to chase, from Scrap to Nexus Core • Colossal Dreadnought Titan Raids — breach compartments for Titan Cores • Autonomous Drone Fleet — send probes on deep-space salvage expeditions • Offline earnings and passive income that reward you for logging in • Dynamic Anomaly Storms triggering cosmic nova chain reactions • Weekly season pass — free and premium reward tracks • Prestige mechanics for permanent multipliers on all salvage yields • Contracts, syndicate black market tech, and daily bonuses always stacking • Upgrades that make every single coin and merge worth more No energy meters. No timers between merges. Tap, fuse, grow. Free to play. Rewarded ads are optional and only ever boost your coins.

Screenshots

Chicktionary4 screens
Salvage Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Salvage Forge at 5.0 against Chicktionary's 4.2. Salvage Forge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Chicktionary's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Chicktionary sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Salvage Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Salvage Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chicktionary has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Chicktionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Salvage Forge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chicktionary ships an update monthly, Salvage Forge every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chicktionary versus Salvage Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicktionarySalvage Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (47 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMG StudioMurat Surenler

Customer experience

Chicktionary

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

Salvage Forge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Chicktionary

One-time6
  • Chest of Golden Eggs$0.99
  • Classic Mode$1.99
  • Egg Doubler$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Egg Drop$2.99
  • Egg Vault$4.99
None

Salvage Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chicktionary free?
Chicktionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Salvage Forge free?
Salvage Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chicktionary or Salvage Forge?
Salvage Forge is rated higher. Chicktionary averages 4.2 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Salvage Forge averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Chicktionary or Salvage Forge have ads?
Both Chicktionary and Salvage Forge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chicktionary or Salvage Forge?
Chicktionary ships an update monthly, and Salvage Forge every 4 weeks. Most recently, Chicktionary was updated on November 2, 2026 and Salvage Forge on October 31, 2026.

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