Comparison

Pengu vs The Forge

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

Head to head
About

Pengu

This app allows users to order and transport anything, anywhere. It offers upfront pricing for services and aims to meet modern consumer needs with innovation, ease, and speed. Customer support is available via email for any issues.

Highlights
  • Order and transit anything
  • Upfront price estimates
  • Modern consumer needs focus
  • Innovation, ease, and speed
  • Customer support via email
Features
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Pengu promises to change your day to day, transforming the delivery sector.  The innovative app gives you the ability to order and transit anything, anywhere. Pengu’s business model is based on charging per order and not by commission from vendors.  Check your initial estimated price for your service before ordering. You’ll always know the initial cost upfront. By understanding how valuable your time is today, Pengu pioneers. Now there is someone to do anything you want as you would do it yourself. Our goal is to create a culture that portrays the modern smartphone user’s consumer needs. Innovation, ease and speed are the qualities that facilitate the smartphone as the absolute tool for your everyday purchasing and needs. If there is ever a problem, Pengu’s team will be happy to help you. For any question feel free to email us at support@penguapp.com. Download Now – Anything, Anywhere.

About

The Forge

Features
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Seamlessly connect your products to the digital world. The Forge is the fastest and simplest way to pair Digital Product Passports (DPPs) with physical goods using QR codes or barcodes. Designed for brands using the Arianee Protocol, The Forge transforms the product onboarding experience—whether you're preparing items for sale, shipment, or post-sale engagement. With just a few scans, you can: - Link NFTs to physical products at scale - Securely pair DPPs using QR codes or barcodes - Ensure product traceability and authenticity from factory to customer Whether you're on the factory floor or in the logistics chain, The Forge makes DPP product registration quick and reliable.

Screenshots

Pengu4 screens
The Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pengu and The Forge are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pengu ships an update every 6 weeks, The Forge every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pengu versus The Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenguThe Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIDEA P.C. NEKYAARIANEE SA

In-app purchases

None

Pengu

No in-app purchases

None

The Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pengu free?
Pengu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Forge free?
The Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pengu or The Forge have ads?
Neither Pengu nor The Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pengu or The Forge?
Pengu ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Forge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pengu was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Forge on November 3, 2026.

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