Comparison

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon vs Astro Builder

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

Head to head
About

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon

Manage a mining empire by optimizing workshops, staff, and resources. Invest wisely to upgrade facilities, improve worker conditions, and expand your business globally. Become the ultimate industrial manager.

Highlights
  • Workshop management and upgrades
  • Staff and manager optimization
  • Resource and productivity customization
  • Investment and business expansion
  • Worker safety and satisfaction
  • Market price adjustments
Features
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To effectively manage all issues related to administration, workers, transporters, and managers, you need to avoid conflicts and focus on making money. The only way to do it is to create a clean and healthy working environment, customize workloads and productivity, equip the workers in your workshops with the best personal protective items. Every small detail could make a big difference for your mine. Make sure you invest your money wisely. TAKE CARE OF YOUR WORKSHOPS’ NEEDS Monitor your workshops closely to prevent any lack of input or redundancy of output. Upgrade the number of workers and workload to boost each workshop’s long-term productivity. Provide comforts for workers by solving issues related to the water source, the weather, the environment, etc. Improve the quality of your workers' diets and better facilitate your dining halls. Keep your workshops clean. And upgrade protective outfits to offer a safe working environment. MANAGE MINE’S STAFF Your mine/workshops or factories need efficient employees. Active the manager option at the right time to increase the profit. Each workshop has a certain number of managers with a specific set of skills, and you must manage each of them well. INVEST IN YOUR NEW WORKSHOP Improve working conditions by upgrading the available mines and workshops, workload, workers, working speed, and anything else you believe will level up your profit. You can also increase your products' prices by upgrading the local market. When the time comes, consider investing in opening new workshops. MAINTAIN SAFETY Keep your staff satisfied by wisely managing their needs and providing the best safety equipment for them. Predict the most dangerous situations that could happen and decide what action to take when they take place. EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS WORLDWIDE If you feel unsatisfied with only one factory, be patient and work harder. A new factory will be assigned to you when you can prove that you are able to handle more. If you like management and idle games, you will surely enjoy Forge Sword Empire Tycoon! In this easy-to-play casual game, you will make strategic decisions to develop your business and have profitable results. Start off with a small and modest Mountain Mine, and work to improve it and unlock further progress. Transform your tiny mine into the best high paid factory in the world and become the best industrial manager there is! Suitable for iPhone 6 and latter device generations Fell Free to contact us: https://www.facebook.com/lumistudiojsc

About

Astro Builder

Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.

Highlights
  • Idle space station construction
  • Resource management
  • Unlock new equipment
  • Expand and develop areas
  • Space elevator material transport
Features
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?

Screenshots

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon4 screens
Astro Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astro Builder at 4.7 against Forge Sword Empire Tycoon's 1.0. Astro Builder also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 2). Forge Sword Empire Tycoon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Forge Sword Empire Tycoon sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astro Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Builder has 3.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Forge Sword Empire Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 35% of Astro Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon ships an update every 4 days, Astro Builder every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Forge Sword Empire Tycoon versus Astro Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForge Sword Empire TycoonAstro Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews34.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermai phuong buiSolid Games

Customer experience

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Astro Builder

All ratings3,298 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Astro Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
  • Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
  • Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to continue progress offline
  • More varied level designs and challenges
  • Autonomous builder behavior
  • Background progress while app is closed

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Forge Sword Empire Tycoon

One-time5
  • 50 coins$0.99
  • Stater Package$1.99
  • 300 coins$4.99
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  • 2000 coins$24.99
  • 10000 coins$99.99
5 purchases

Astro Builder

One-time5
  • AD TICKETS 10$0.99
  • AD TICKETS 25$1.99
  • AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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  • Ad-free 7 day$4.99
  • Permanent ad-free!$9.99

Questions

Is Forge Sword Empire Tycoon free?
Forge Sword Empire Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astro Builder free?
Astro Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forge Sword Empire Tycoon or Astro Builder?
Astro Builder is rated higher. Forge Sword Empire Tycoon averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Astro Builder averages 4.7 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Forge Sword Empire Tycoon or Astro Builder have ads?
Astro Builder shows ads; Forge Sword Empire Tycoon does not.
Which is updated more often, Forge Sword Empire Tycoon or Astro Builder?
Forge Sword Empire Tycoon ships an update every 4 days, and Astro Builder every 11 months. Most recently, Forge Sword Empire Tycoon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Astro Builder on November 4, 2026.

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