Mars Miner vs Silent Forest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Miner
Escape Mars Corp. by mining for ancient artifact pieces. Sell gems and ores to upgrade equipment and mine deeper. Each randomly generated mine offers a unique challenge, and survival depends on managing your supplies.
- Mine for artifact pieces
- Sell gems and ores
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Randomly generated mines
- Manage supplies for survival
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Mine, build, and upgrade your way to freedom! You've been kidnapped by the evil Mars Corp. and forced to mine for pieces of an ancient artifact buried deep below the surface of Mars. Finding all of the pieces of the artifact is your ticket back to Earth. You will find many valuable gems and ores along the way that can be sold at the shop to buy more supplies and better equipment to allow you to mine deeper. Make sure you have enough supplies to get back out of the mine! Every mine is randomly generated. No game is ever the same! Reviews: 88/100 - App of the day! - touchvolume.com Note: This is the 'lite' version of the game. The full game can be unlocked via an in-app purchase. This model was chosen so that save data would be retained between the lite and full versions. Feel free to e-mail suggestions/comments to support@tunabowlsoftware.com
Silent Forest
Engage in a dark fantasy survival strategy game where resource gathering fuels defenses against escalating demonic threats. Balance chopping trees with building multi-layered defenses and facing evolving enemies. Experience immersive horror with adaptive graphics and spatial audio.
- Dynamic corruption system
- Multi-layered defense building
- Evolving enemy types
- Offline resource collection
- Global events like Blood Moon
- Raid fallen player bases
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Silent Forest: Survive Genre: Survival Strategy · Tower Defense · Dark Fantasy Survive the Cursed Woods Every tree you chop fuels your defenses but deepens the forest’s corruption. Balance resource gathering with escalating demonic threats. Key Features Dynamic Corruption System: Over-harvesting attracts stronger demons. Destroy cursed trees for powerful weapons but risk awakening apocalyptic bosses. Multi-Layered Defense: Build ground barriers, aerial turrets, and underground traps. Sacrifice demons to sustain deadly spike pits. Evolving Enemies: Treants shred wood walls at night. Corpse piles merge into 5,000HP Flesh Colossi. Face Agareth, a final boss that erases defenses with a black hole. Mobile-Optimized Experience One-touch building and trap combos. Offline resource collection triggers massive hordes upon return. Adaptive graphics and 3D spatial audio for immersive horror. Global Events & Legacy Blood Moon: Weekly global event boosts wood burning by 300% but cloaks demons in invisibility. Raid fallen players’ bases for resources or uncover their tragic final moments. Warning: Corruption above 90% may trigger in-game whispers through your speakers. Enter the forest at your own peril.
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Verdict
Mars Miner and Silent Forest both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Mars Miner's written reviews are positive against 12% of Silent Forest's. Mars Miner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). Silent Forest's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 249). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mars Miner sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Silent Forest sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Mars Miner against 4.3 for Silent Forest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silent Forest has 1.3K ratings behind it against 249, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Mars Miner's written reviews are positive against 12% of Silent Forest's.
Mars Miner ships an update monthly, Silent Forest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Miner | Silent Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (249 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better | 12.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 249 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tuna Bowl Software LLC | HARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Mars Miner
Silent Forest
User reviews
Mars Miner
From 249 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Great time-killer
- 💎 Engaging mining and exploration
- 🎨 Nice graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free content, need to pay for full experience
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Can be repetitive after a while
Silent Forest
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
Room to improve
- 💸 Ads even after purchase
- 💸 Paid for no ads, still got ads
- 💸 Ads everywhere, even after paying
- 🐛 Ads not removed despite purchase
- 🐛 Ads still show up after ad removal purchase
Bugs and requests
Mars Miner
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress not saving properly
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expand the map and add more levels
- Introduce new gameplay elements and challenges
- Allow more customization and upgrades
Silent Forest
Reported bugs
1 issue- Ad removal only works sometimes
Requested features
1 request- Remove reward ads even after paying
In-app purchases
Mars Miner
- Unlock Full Game$0.99
- 10,000 Credits$0.99
- God Mode$0.99
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- Credit Doubler$0.99
- 25,000 Credits$1.99
- 60,000 Credits$3.99
- 150,000 Credits$5.99
- 500,000 Credits$11.99
Silent Forest
- 100 Gems$0.99
- Daily Deals$4.99
- Daily Deals$4.99
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- 500 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads Bundle 2$9.99
- Remove Ads Bundle$9.99
- 1,000 Gems$9.99
- 3,000 Gems$29.99
- Building Pack$29.99
- 5,000 Gems$49.99
- 10,000 Gems$99.99
Questions
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