Comparison

Slender vs SlenderMan's Forest

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

Head to head
About

Slender

Experience a chilling survival horror game based on the Slender-Man urban legend. Navigate dark environments with only a flashlight and your wits to evade the terrifying entity. Collect hidden tapes to uncover the mystery before it's too late.

Highlights
  • Survival horror gameplay
  • Slender-Man urban legend theme
  • Flashlight navigation
  • Collect hidden tapes
  • Evade the Slender Man
Features
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Slender-Man is the original survival horror game for mobile based upon the Slender-Man urban legend and "Der Großmann" myth. See how long you can survive before Slender Man gets you, with only your wits and a flashlight to aid you! Can you find all eight hidden tapes before Slenderman gets you?

About

SlenderMan's Forest

Experience the terror of Slender Man in this immersive horror game. Collect pages to escape the relentless pursuer, utilize a currency system for upgrades, and record your gameplay with facecam. Explore new maps and challenge yourself with various difficulties.

Highlights
  • Page collection to escape
  • Currency system for upgrades
  • Facecam recording
  • Multiple new maps
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Gameplay recording and sharing
  • Day/Night modes and flashlight control
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Introducing SlenderMan's Forest The most TERRIFYING Slender Man experience on the App Store! Collect all the pages to escape from the Slender Man! Can you do it before the Slender Man gets you? We'd like to thank our fans for the continuous support. We hope new players will love this as much as them. Check out our awesome game! Our fans say that our Original Map is THE CLOSEST YOU CAN GET TO THE COMPUTER VERSION!! Check out our NEW daylight Village Map! Features: CURRENCY SYSTEM: Buy upgrades and power-ups to beat Slender Man! ENERGY SYSTEM: Your energy is used up when you look at Slender Man! FACECAM RECORDING: Record your face for some awesome commentary! NEW MAP: The Warehouse is an indoor map, with Slender Man at every corner! ACHIEVEMENTS & LEADERBOARDS: Try to be the top player and show off to your friends! RECORD AND SHARE YOUR GAMEPLAY! Show off to your friends how good you are! Watch other players' gameplay and learn their secret strategies! Day and Night mode Maps! Different types of terrain! Very responsive controls with layout options! Flashlight control; Switch between Short, Long distances and Off! Maps with different difficulties for those who think they can beat the Slender Man! Here are some players' quotes: "really builds u up and gets u to jump. so frickin awesome :)" "This best slender man game on smart phone" "Best game I ever spent money on I love it" "This game is fun and scary! Worth every penny! I do recommend it! " "It's an awesome game with the new update" "Wow. The new update blew me away!! Keep doing what ur doing cause its great" "This is one of the closest I've seen to the PC Slender 8 Pages game. Good graphics and very creepy sounds. If your looking for a good scare and your a Slender fan, this is one worth getting. Looking forward to further updates." "Scary Good Fun!" "There is a 6th page I found all 6.this is a great game and I think it's closest to the computer"

Screenshots

Slender4 screens
SlenderMan's Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SlenderMan's Forest at 73% against Slender's 33%. SlenderMan's Forest also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). Slender's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Slender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SlenderMan's Forest sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SlenderMan's Forest holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SlenderMan's Forest has 1.6K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slender's written reviews are positive against 73% of SlenderMan's Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slender ships an update monthly, SlenderMan's Forest every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Slender versus SlenderMan's Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlenderSlenderMan's Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (316 ratings)4.1 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.2% of reviews72.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3161.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB306 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdNetquest

Customer experience

Slender

All ratings316 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews791 reviews
Positive33.2%
Neutral16.2%
Negative50.6%

SlenderMan's Forest

All ratings1,602 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews893 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

Slender

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SlenderMan's Forest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Build has expired and won't let users play
  • Controls and movement are buggy
  • Incompatible with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update the game for newer iOS versions
  • Add new maps and levels
  • Improve controls and gameplay
  • Reduce ads and in-app purchases

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slender

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
4 purchases

SlenderMan's Forest

One-time4
  • Pack of SlenderCoins$0.99
  • Big Pack of SlenderCoins$4.99
  • Mega Pack of SlenderCoins$9.99
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  • Chest of SlenderCoins$19.99

Questions

Is Slender free?
Slender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlenderMan's Forest free?
SlenderMan's Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slender or SlenderMan's Forest?
SlenderMan's Forest is rated higher. Slender averages 3.8 out of 5 from 316 ratings, while SlenderMan's Forest averages 4.1 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Slender or SlenderMan's Forest have ads?
Slender shows ads; SlenderMan's Forest does not.
Which is updated more often, Slender or SlenderMan's Forest?
Slender ships an update monthly, and SlenderMan's Forest every 2 months. Most recently, Slender was updated on October 19, 2026 and SlenderMan's Forest on October 19, 2026.

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