SkeleSword vs A Kindling Forest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkeleSword
A challenging platformer where you control a skeleton wielding a large sword. Master the unique movement mechanic of swinging your sword to navigate levels and guide lost souls back to the void. Hone your skills to overcome this difficult adventure.
- Sword-swinging movement
- Challenging platforming
- Skeleton protagonist
- Collect lost souls
- Void-themed levels
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A difficult platfromer where you play as a skeleton with a big sword, use the arrow keys to move by swinging your sword around. You play as a skeleton trying to bring back the lost souls to the void where they belong. Keep your cool and try to hone your skill to be able to beat this hard platfromer.
A Kindling Forest
Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save a forest from an ancient demon. Collect arrows, aim and shoot, dodge obstacles, and master tricky levels. Your arrows are your lifeline in this challenging quest.
- Auto-runner gameplay
- Aim and shoot mechanics
- Collect and manage arrows
- Dodge challenging obstacles
- Explore five unique levels
- Discover shortcuts and checkpoints
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Try Before You Buy! Embark on a magical journey to save the forest in A Kindling Forest, a challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has awakened, spreading chaos and leaving a never-ending trail of deadly shards in his wake. Guided by forest spirits, an archer from the past must rise once more. Aim, shoot, dodge and chase the demon through five challenging levels filled with mysterious obstacles and surprises. Every arrow counts! The arrows you collect are the forest spirits themselves.. and your lifeline. Use them wisely, because when your arrows run out, so does your journey. Master tricky obstacles, discover shortcuts and use checkpoints to perfect your run. How to Play Touch the left or right side of the screen to jump and shoot. Aim for the weak points of each shard, destroy what stands in your way, or dodge the danger to survive. Grow new paths, teleport through mysterious places, fly above the clouds, leap over spiders and venture through ancient ruins and rivers of lava. The forest is counting on you. Will you catch the demon?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkeleSword at none against A Kindling Forest's 1. SkeleSword also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). A Kindling Forest's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SkeleSword asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for SkeleSword against 4.2 for A Kindling Forest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of SkeleSword's written reviews are positive against 82% of A Kindling Forest's.
SkeleSword ships an update every 6 weeks, A Kindling Forest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkeleSword | A Kindling Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 4.2 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | i4islam | Dennis Berndtsson |
Customer experience
SkeleSword
A Kindling Forest
Bugs and requests
SkeleSword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
A Kindling Forest
Reported bugs
6 issues- Purchase button not responding
- Character stuck under the map
- Tutorial not helpful
- Penny Bridge level bug
- No sound
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- Camera bugs
Requested features
8 requests- More levels or stages
- Endless mode
- Upgrades or skins shop
- Haptic feedback
- Option to increase auto-scroll speed
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- Easy and hard modes
- Continue button for paid version
- More content or continuation
In-app purchases
SkeleSword
No in-app purchases
A Kindling Forest
- Buy A Crown$0.99
Questions
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