Comparison

Nino vs SlashForge

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

Head to head
About

Nino

Embark on a retro pixel adventure across mysterious islands, solving puzzles and dodging traps. Race against the clock, battle bosses, and unlock new items to save the pixel world. This free platformer offers over 60 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • 60+ challenging levels
  • Unique puzzle elements
  • 6 pixel worlds
  • Epic boss battles
  • Time trials
  • Unlockable skins and items
Features
Read full description

Jump, solve, explore – the retro pixel platformer packed with adventure! Join Nino on an epic journey across mysterious islands, tricky traps, and clever puzzles. Find hidden keys, dodge danger – and save the pixel world! What Awaits You: - 60+ challenging levels with unique puzzle elements - 6 beautifully crafted pixel worlds full of secrets - Epic boss battles – are you up for the fight? - Race the clock and beat your best times - Unlock skins and throwable items using diamonds - Become a legend – can you complete them all? Download now – it's free! A charming retro platformer inspired by the classics that defined a generation – with an extra twist of puzzles and style.

About

SlashForge

Features
Read full description

Emberbrand still remembers where the sparks went. SlashForge is a fast, dark, one-handed hack-and-slash action RPG built for portrait play. You are Rowan Vale, last apprentice of the Ashen Forge, carrying a living blade that can only be reforged by reclaiming seven dead forges from the Hollow Crown. Pick your weapon. Pick your difficulty. Read the telegraphs, dodge through the danger, and cut your way back to Emberhold stronger than you left. FEATURES - Five weapons, your choice from the start — buy and swap freely, each with a real role: the balanced Emberbrand sword, the wide-cleaving Cinder Axe, the lightning-fast crit jabs of the Oathknife, the long-range Tidebow, and the splashing First-Fire Staff. - Choose your difficulty — Easy, Standard, or Hard at the start, with extra Crown modifiers unlocked after the campaign for an even deeper challenge. - Seven acts, seven bosses — each with their own patterns, phases, and corrupted duty. - Dodge from the first fight — a dash with invulnerability frames, plus combos, potions, and biome hazards to play around. - Build your forge-knight — twelve relics and four upgrade branches (Weaponcraft, Armor, Footwork, Forgecraft) tune your run. - Role-based enemies — swarm, brute, shielded, ranged, caster, and elite, plus boss summons. Clear, deadly telegraphs reward reading the fight. - Rebuild Emberhold — every spark you recover reopens part of the ruined forge-village hub. - Fights with stakes — clear the road to keep your shards; a codex records the world you are saving. BUILT FOR YOUR PHONE - True one-handed portrait controls — move stick and action buttons within thumb's reach, plus a pause whenever life interrupts. - Short, sharp runs: a normal fight is a few minutes. Pick it up, clear a node, put it down. - Fully offline. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. The world is wounded, but recoverable. Reopen the forges. Reforge the blade. Push back the Crown.

Screenshots

Nino4 screens
SlashForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlashForge at none against Nino's 3. Nino's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nino sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SlashForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nino versus SlashForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinoSlashForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMarco AsbeckDaniel Collinsworth

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nino

One-time3
  • 250 Diamonds$0.99
  • 750 Diamonds$1.99
  • 2500 Diamonds$4.99
None

SlashForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nino free?
Nino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlashForge free?
SlashForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nino or SlashForge have ads?
Neither Nino nor SlashForge shows ads.

Other comparisons