Comparison

Lost World vs Pocket Forge

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

Head to head
About

Lost World

Embark on a mysterious adventure in a desolate land filled with strange sounds and abandoned structures. Uncover the secrets of this world as you progress through the main story, utilizing autoplay features for leveling and material collection. Build a stronger party by crafting weapons and armor from gathered resources.

Highlights
  • Autoplay RPG mechanics
  • Main story progression
  • Material collection
  • Item crafting
  • Party building
  • Monster collection
Features
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The land where the two men and women had landed. There were no figures on the ground, only strange moaning sounds. It seemed that something was happening to this land. There are many structures on the land that seems to have been built by humans, but there are no people in sight. Why have these two people landed on this earth? What is going on in this land? The story progresses, shrouded in mystery... — This is a game that you can play by completing the main story. This game is an autoplay RPG game when you're working on the main story, besides you can tell it to level up or collect materials and leave it to collect materials on its own. Enjoy the adventure by using the monsters and materials you've added to your team. Also, in this game, you can make things you need for exploring by processing the things you get from exploring (leaving them alone). Use the "materials" you get in the game and the "money" you get from exploring to make weapons and armor to build a stronger party.

About

Pocket Forge

Features
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Run your own fantasy forge. Hammer out weapons, sell them to adventurers who line up outside your shop, and reinvest the gold into a bigger, faster smithy. Then send your best blades on Guild expeditions into the dungeons below. THE FORGE LOOP - Forge a weapon, watch the progress bar fill, sell it the moment it is done. - Buy upgrades for your anvil, hammer, furnace, bellows and shop to forge faster and sell for more. - Unlock 30 weapons, from a humble Wooden Sword up to the Forgeheart Blade, each with its own price and forge time. - Hit 7 forge milestones as your weapon collection grows, each one a permanent boost to your income. THE GUILD - Send parties of up to 3 weapons on timed expeditions into 6 dungeons, from the Goblin Warren to the Starfall Abyss. - Every weapon has a trait: Edge, Pierce, Crush or Arcane. Match it to a dungeon's weakness. The chance of success is shown before you send a party. - Clear 10 floors in each dungeon, bring back Scrap and gold, and find a relic in each one. - Spend Scrap in the Guild Hall on more expeditions, faster trips and more power. - Weapons gain mastery while you forge them, so an old favorite stays useful. REKINDLE - Once you unlock the 20th weapon, Rekindle the forge: start the run over and earn Embers. - Every Ember raises your gold for good, and Embers buy lasting perks, from a longer offline cap to the patterns for the last 10 weapons. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY - A daily reward of gold, Scrap, a boost or Embers. Miss a day and you keep your place on the track. - 41 achievements to complete, each paying Scrap. - Optional notifications, only when an expedition is back or the daily reward is ready. They stay off unless you say yes. KEEP EARNING WHILE YOU'RE AWAY - Your forge keeps working even when the app is closed. Come back to a "While you were away" summary and collect the gold you earned, up to 8 hours (12 with perks). - Want more? Watch a short rewarded video to double that offline haul — entirely optional, never required. ADS THAT ASK, NEVER INTERRUPT - No banner ads. No forced interstitials between screens. - Every ad in Pocket Forge is a rewarded video you choose to watch, for a bonus like a 2x offline haul, a temporary production boost, a mystery merchant chest, or a doubled daily reward or expedition haul. Skip them and you still progress — you just move a little slower. PREMIUM FORGE (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - Prefer to play without watching any videos? Premium Forge gives you every rewarded ad's reward automatically and permanently: 2x offline earnings, production boosts, mystery chests, doubled daily rewards and doubled expedition hauls, plus a royal forge scene. No purchase required afterward and no ads to sit through. NO ACCOUNT, NO NOISE - No login, no server, no multiplayer, no chat. Your save lives on your device. - Simple haptics, sound effects and forge animations — nothing that gets in the way of the tap-forge-sell loop. Pocket Forge: Dungeon Smith is built by a solo developer (iCyan Studio). Questions or feedback: icyanstudio2025@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Lost World4 screens
Pocket Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lost World at 12.0 against Pocket Forge's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lost World sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost World ships an update every 5 weeks, Pocket Forge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lost World versus Pocket Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost WorldPocket Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB37 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTown SoftFong Wun Chen

Bugs and requests

Lost World

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot connect to the internet
  • Cannot transfer game data
  • Game crashes occasionally
  • Incorrect display of remaining exploration time
  • Error when trying to go on an adventure
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  • Connection issues preventing gameplay

Requested features

18 requests
  • Improve English translation
  • Add more content options
  • Make paid features more generous
  • Improve tutorial clarity
  • Allow skipping parts of the tutorial
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  • Add a feature to save chat logs
  • Allow quantity selection when selling materials
  • Make skill points easier to obtain
  • Add a function to exit expeditions without penalty
  • Make paid benefits more substantial
  • Improve UI for crafting and item management
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Make monster abilities available to players
  • Balance consumable item usage for players and enemies
  • Provide clearer explanations for game mechanics
  • Allow players to choose how to progress
  • Make it easier to find parts for upgrades
  • Improve the way materials are gathered

Pocket Forge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Lost World

One-time7
  • Prayers 80$0.99
  • Adventure kit$4.99
  • Prayers 500$4.99
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  • Prayers 1200$9.99
  • Prayers 2500$19.99
  • Prayers 6500$49.99
  • Prayers 14000$99.99
1 purchases

Pocket Forge

One-time1
  • Premium Forge$3.99

Questions

Is Lost World free?
Lost World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Forge free?
Pocket Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lost World or Pocket Forge have ads?
Both Lost World and Pocket Forge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost World or Pocket Forge?
Lost World ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pocket Forge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lost World was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pocket Forge on November 10, 2026.

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