Comparison

Passage 4 XL vs Forest Forage

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

Head to head
About

Passage 4 XL

A challenging puzzle game where you connect tiles by color or symbol to create passages. Clear rows and columns to advance through over 220 levels. Enjoy beautiful graphics and multiple game modes without ads or time limits.

Highlights
  • Tile matching by color or symbol
  • Create passages from edge to edge
  • 3 game modes: Clear, Continue, Classic
  • Over 220 levels
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Beautiful comic-style graphics
  • Local and global high score lists
Features
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Forget all about those match-3, mahjong, dominoes, and memory games, Passage 4 beats them all! Place tiles on the board to match the color or symbol of adjacent tiles to create 'passages' from edge to edge. Completed rows and columns ('passages') isappear from the board. Passage 4 is an easy to learn but challenging game that incorporates the best elements of several classic games. It will keep you fascinated for hours. Give it a try! Features - 3 different game modes: Clear, Continue, and Classic - 3 levels of difficulty - Beautiful graphics in comic style - 6 different background images - 7 different stone sets - Local and global high score lists - Great sound effects and background music - Spoken tutorial and a detailed manual - Continue function makes it possible to continue playing from the last level - More than 220 levels - Playable horizontally and vertically - No advertisements - No time limits Now the granddaddy of casual games - Passage 3 - finally has a worthy successor.

About

Forest Forage

Features
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Match 3 game with forest-themed art. For the watchOS game, tap the fruit to highlight it and then swipe in the desired direction.

Screenshots

Passage 4 XL4 screens
Forest Forage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Passage 4 XL at every 5 weeks against Forest Forage's every 13 months. Passage 4 XL also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Forest Forage's advantage is device support (6 vs 4) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). 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

Passage 4 XL costs $3.99 and Forest Forage $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Passage 4 XL ships an update every 5 weeks, Forest Forage every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Passage 4 XL versus Forest Forage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassage 4 XLForest Forage
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas SchreiberMichael Newell

In-app purchases

None

Passage 4 XL

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Forage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Passage 4 XL free?
Passage 4 XL costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Forage free?
Forest Forage costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Passage 4 XL or Forest Forage have ads?
Neither Passage 4 XL nor Forest Forage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Passage 4 XL or Forest Forage?
Passage 4 XL ships an update every 5 weeks, and Forest Forage every 13 months. Most recently, Passage 4 XL was updated on November 6, 2026 and Forest Forage on November 12, 2026.

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