Comparison

Summon Busters vs Forge Legend

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

Head to head
About

Summon Busters

Engage in a deck-building rogue-like where you summon diverse characters to battle abstract "Concepts". Strategically choose from three random characters, collect items to enhance them, and build unique decks across 20 stages to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Deck-building rogue-like gameplay
  • Summon over 60 characters
  • Collect and use 45 items
  • Strategic character enhancement
  • 20 stages of combat
  • Create original concept decks
Features
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Summon Busters is a deck-building rogue-like game where you use summoning magic to call upon a variety of characters, such as the Demon Lord, Hero, Sage, and Phoenix, to defeat the "Concepts". Choose one character out of three randomly selected every time to create your own ultimate deck list. The gameplay is simple. Press the play button, pick a character (one out of three), retire unnecessary characters, and collect lots of items to buff up your characters. Then, defeat different concepts on each stage and aim for the final stage (20 stages)! There are over 60 characters you can summon, 45 items, and 7 legendary items. Create original concept decks, such as decks that increase attack power by combining the same characters or decks that focus on nurturing specific characters. In addition, we are developing a lot of additional content! New characters, items, and more will be added as appropriate. Download Summon Busters now and build the strongest deck! BGM: https://musmus.main.jp/info.html

About

Forge Legend

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Pick up the hammer and forge a legend! An HD fantasy tap RPG where you combine two element stones to discover weapons and topple bosses with elemental reactions. ■ WEAPON FORGE – COMBINE TWO STONES Pair 8 element stones – Fire, Ice, Lightning, Shadow, Nature, Metal, Crystal and Poison – to discover 72 weapons, including awakened weapons, war weapons and boss relics. Strike the anvil in rhythm for a perfect forge, and fill your codex with combinations nobody has found yet. ■ ELEMENTAL REACTION COMBAT Auto attacks and taps leave marks of different elements. When two elements meet, one of 10 reactions erupts: Melt, Overload, Superconduct, Eclipse, Crystallize and more. Which weapon you carry and when you tap is your strategy. ■ FIND THE WEAKNESS – BOSS FIGHTS Every 10th wave a regional boss arrives with a hidden weakness. Read the clue in its introduction, trigger the right reaction, and watch it stagger. ■ 9 REGIONS, 56 MONSTERS Meadow, forest, desert, frost, volcano, the demon castle, a sunken temple, the sky and the abyss. Each region has its own monsters, mini-bosses, treasure goblins and mimics. Deeper waves bring elites with traits like Armored, Warded, Regen and Enraged. ■ ENDLESS GROWTH 12 heroes, pets, equipment sets, weapon enhancing, merging and evolution, and prestige. Tap with one hand – or let auto battle fight for you. ■ INFINITE TOWER · EXPEDITIONS · STARS Climb the Infinite Tower and beat a stronger guardian on every floor in a 30-second duel. Send pets on 1, 4 or 8-hour expeditions for gold and element stones, and turn duplicate heroes and pets into shards to raise them up to 5 stars. Items like the Rage Potion and Artisan's Breath, weekly ranking rewards and playtime rewards are waiting too. ■ GUILD TERRITORY WAR Found a guild or join a recommended one and conquer land together. 3 attacks a day, daily settlement, weekly guild ranking rewards and a war shop with seals and war weapons. ■ FRIENDS Add friends by friend code and swap gifts every day. Invite friends without a guild straight into yours. ■ MORE TO PLAY Weekly events, element dungeons, boss rush, raids, rankings, a battle pass and daily quests. Sign in with Google (or Apple on iOS) to keep your progress safe. Hand-painted HD art and original region-themed music. Your forge awaits!

Screenshots

Summon Busters3 screens
Forge Legend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Summon Busters at none against Forge Legend's 10. Summon Busters also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Forge Legend's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 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. Forge Legend sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Summon Busters asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summon Busters ships an update every 2 weeks, Forge Legend daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Summon Busters versus Forge Legend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummon BustersForge Legend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB404 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKeisuke TanakaSegeon Hwang

In-app purchases

None

Summon Busters

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Forge Legend

One-time10
  • Novice Smith Pack$0.49
  • Pouch of Gems$0.49
  • Growth Support Pack$2.99
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  • Ad Pass$3.99
  • Box of Gems$3.99
  • Blacksmith's Contract$3.99
  • Premium Pass$5.99
  • Chest of Gems$6.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Treasury of Gems$39.99

Questions

Is Summon Busters free?
Summon Busters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forge Legend free?
Forge Legend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Summon Busters or Forge Legend have ads?
Both Summon Busters and Forge Legend show ads.
Which is updated more often, Summon Busters or Forge Legend?
Summon Busters ships an update every 2 weeks, and Forge Legend daily. Most recently, Summon Busters was updated on October 7, 2026 and Forge Legend on October 31, 2026.

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