Comparison

Jack vs qforge.studio

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

Head to head
About

Jack

This app lets you digitally carve and display a realistic 3D pumpkin with a flickering candle. Choose from dozens of designs and enjoy spooky ambient sound effects to create a festive Halloween atmosphere on your device.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D Jack-O-Lantern
  • 40 carving designs
  • Ambient sound effects
  • Lightning strike effect
  • Interactive controls (rotate, shake)
  • Supports landscape and portrait
Features
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Jack-O-Lantern is an app that displays a carved 3D pumpkin. The pumpkin is recreated in loving detail right down to the flickering candle inside. Dozens of carving designs are included, so no getting your hands dirty carving the real thing. Set your iPhone in a dock to give your desk that appropriate Halloween atmosphere, or bring your iPad with you to spookify any outing. Artificial pumpkin smell not included. Features: - Highly realistic 3D Jack-O-Lantern. - 40 different carvings to suit your every need. - Scary ambient sound effects for that extra atmospheric touch. - Double-tap the screen for a lightning strike. - Drag your finger to rotate the view. - Shake to change carvings. - Supports both landscape and portrait rotations. - Options are included in the Settings application. Also check out the Jack-O-Lantern Screen Saver for MacOS, available at http://www.killerrobots.com/

About

qforge.studio

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qforge.studio is built for interactive audio storytelling. Listen to cinematic stories that react to your decisions. Each scene can branch, shift, and unfold differently depending on the choices you make, turning every story into a more active, personal experience. Instead of following a fixed track from beginning to end, you step into the narrative and help steer what happens next. The result is a new kind of audio story: atmospheric, choice-driven, and made to be played through with intent. qforge.studio brings together interactive fiction, immersive sound, and branching narrative design for listeners who want more than passive storytelling.

Screenshots

Jack4 screens
qforge.studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: qforge.studio at Free against Jack's $0.99. qforge.studio also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 30 months). Jack's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On 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

qforge.studio is free to download; Jack costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jack ships an update every 30 months, qforge.studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jack versus qforge.studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJackqforge.studio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB275 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKiller RobotsDawid Kiełbasa

In-app purchases

None

Jack

No in-app purchases

None

qforge.studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jack free?
Jack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is qforge.studio free?
qforge.studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jack or qforge.studio have ads?
Neither Jack nor qforge.studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jack or qforge.studio?
Jack ships an update every 30 months, and qforge.studio every 4 days. Most recently, Jack was updated on October 7, 2026 and qforge.studio on September 21, 2026.

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