Comparison

Forge Sword from Lava vs Survival Master 3D

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

Head to head
About

Forge Sword from Lava

Create stunning swords, axes, and knives using a step-by-step forging process. Pour molten lava into molds, cool, polish, and color your creations to perfection. Enjoy a relaxing crafting experience and collect virtual currency for your designs.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step forging process
  • Pour lava into molds
  • Cool and polish creations
  • Color and customize weapons
  • Collect virtual currency
  • Relaxing vibration effects
Features
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Sword are not only weapons, they are works of art PPE on and get inline to forge the most beautiful swords. Step by step, your piece of art forming satisfactorily. Lava is there, Pour them into the mould, let it cools down and tadaaa, you are ready to craft shining and colorful swords. Polishing, colouring, make it perfect. Step backward, treat your eyes by looking at your marvelous work, collect money and go for the next one. with smooth rhythm of vibration effect, forging never been this relaxing! What are you waiting for. Stop all your headache stuff and forge!

About

Survival Master 3D

Test your survival instincts on a deserted island. Gather resources, build shelter, hunt for food, and defend yourself against predators and pirates. Can you escape or adapt to survive?

Highlights
  • Make fire from scratch
  • Catch and harvest food
  • Build shelter
  • Fight off pirates
  • Explore deserted island
  • Craft a raft
Features
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Imagine finding yourself stranded on a deserted island with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. All alone. Test your survival skills and find out if you’re worthy enough. It’s a wild and dangerous adventure out there, and you need more brainpower to win Mother Nature than you think. You’ll also need to defeat natural forces and hide from vicious predators wanting you dead. So fight for your right to stay alive! Go and explore the deserted island. You can make a raft and try to escape, or just adapt to this new environment until help will come (gulp!). This 3D survival action game simulator will help you develop strong survival skills and instincts as danger is always lurking around. Can you make it out alive? Play to find out! Game Features: Make fire from scratch Rub those sticks together and do everything you can to not freeze to death! Catch fish and harvest food Save yourself from starvation, catch fish with your spear, grill them fresh, sow seeds to harvest vegetation for a lifetime. You can even steal some eggs...if you can! Build shelter Use your intuition and logic. Gather wood, leaves and stones, and assemble your fort to stay protected from the wild. Fight off pirates Self-defense must be your number one priority. Attack those bloody pirates who are trying to kill you. Or else, it’s off the plank you go! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

Screenshots

Forge Sword from Lava4 screens
Survival Master 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Forge Sword from Lava at none against Survival Master 3D's shown. Forge Sword from Lava also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Survival Master 3D's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (20K vs 918). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Forge Sword from Lava sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Survival Master 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survival Master 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Survival Master 3D has 20K ratings behind it against 918, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Forge Sword from Lava's written reviews are positive against 11% of Survival Master 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Forge Sword from Lava versus Survival Master 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForge Sword from LavaSurvival Master 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (918 ratings)4.5 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews — better10.6% of reviews
Number of ratings91820K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB325 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermai phuong buiLion Studios

Customer experience

Forge Sword from Lava

All ratings913 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative52.0%

Survival Master 3D

All ratings19,658 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative84.1%

User reviews

Forge Sword from Lava

From 918 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔥 Fun weapon designs
  • 👍 Short but enjoyable
  • 🤩 Best game ever

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Too many ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Too fast to finish
  • 🔍 Lack of content and progression

Survival Master 3D

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Decent game mechanics
  • 🚀 Potential for a fun survival game

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Excessive number of ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and short gameplay

Bugs and requests

Forge Sword from Lava

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keeps deleting progress
  • Mechanic nail not working
  • Doesn't load or open
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add sound effects
  • Allow custom sword designs
  • More levels and content
  • Improve stability and performance

Survival Master 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to play due to constant ads
  • Screens freezing and crashing
  • Ads not working as intended (e.g., unable to skip)

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content variety
  • Reduced ad frequency
  • Offline mode or option to disable ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Forge Sword from Lava

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Survival Master 3D

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • All In One Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Forge Sword from Lava free?
Forge Sword from Lava is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Survival Master 3D free?
Survival Master 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forge Sword from Lava or Survival Master 3D?
Survival Master 3D is rated higher. Forge Sword from Lava averages 4.2 out of 5 from 918 ratings, while Survival Master 3D averages 4.5 from 20K ratings.
Do Forge Sword from Lava or Survival Master 3D have ads?
Survival Master 3D shows ads; Forge Sword from Lava does not.
Which is updated more often, Forge Sword from Lava or Survival Master 3D?
Forge Sword from Lava ships an update fortnightly, and Survival Master 3D fortnightly. Most recently, Forge Sword from Lava was updated on November 7, 2026 and Survival Master 3D on November 10, 2026.

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