Comparison

steks vs The Forest Quartet

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

Head to head
About

steks

This physics-based puzzle game challenges you to build impossible towers using creative problem-solving. Navigate unique levels with new complexities and an evil doctor aiming to bring your structures down. Enjoy endless content and compete with friends in this ad-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based tower building
  • 40 hand-crafted levels
  • Infinite content and daily puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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"a brilliantly realised set of puzzles" - 8/10, The Metro steks is unlike any game you’ve played before; it’s a puzzle game that relies as much on creativity as it does on logic. Your objective sounds simple: build a tower out of shapes, but the challenges are nearly endless. Every level has been crafted to have thousands of possible solutions, but even more ways for it all to come crashing down around you. Each of the hand-designed levels introduces new complexities, from unstable foundations to mysterious voids and swirling blizzards. And soon you discover that a sinister force has been working to undermine you all along… the evil Dr. Gravity! Features: Physics-based Tower Building: Unleash your inner architect as you carefully position your blocks into a tower that defies gravity. Harness your spatial awareness and logical thinking to build the tallest tower possible, or complete the level by building the craziest tower you can think of. 40 Hand-Crafted Levels: Prepare to encounter a diverse range of mechanics that will keep you on your toes. From ice levels with reduced friction to mind-bending gravity-inverted stages, each level presents a unique challenge. No Ads Or In-app Purchases: Just lots and lots of towers. The way games should be. Infinite Content: A brand new puzzle every day and an infinite mode means that you'll always find something new and exciting to test your brain. Compete With Friends: Compete on the leaderboards, show off your creations, and see how your towers measure up to the brain-melting structures designed by the world’s best. Great For Kids: steks is a problem-solving game that encourages creative play, just like playing with blocks, making it perfect for children. steks has no adverts and no in-app purchases - so you can leave your child playing with peace of mind. Fully Offline: play steks anywhere. Relaxing Gameplay: Unwind and enjoy steks at your own pace. There are no time constraints, making it the ideal game for those seeking a tranquil gaming experience. Challenging Puzzles: steks may be relaxing, but it’s great for challenging your puzzle-solving skills. Each level has unique obstacles and complexities. Forty unique levels alongside an infinite mode and daily challenges means steks has hours of replay value. Beautiful Visuals: Immerse yourself in steks’ lo-fi world completely uninterrupted by adverts, channelling vintage arcade games and the best cosy puzzle games.

About

The Forest Quartet

Guide a spirit through a 3D narrative puzzler to help her band members confront their emotions and overcome corruption. Solve unique puzzles in each act, utilizing spirit powers to restore nature, find light, and manage volcanic destruction for a final farewell concert.

Highlights
  • 3D narrative puzzler
  • Spirit powers for interaction
  • Unique puzzles per band member
  • Explore band members' psyches
  • Original jazz score
  • Story of loss and grief
Features
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The Forest Quartet is a 3D narrative puzzler about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls. • ABOUT • KIRK Something strange has taken over the once green and lush nature that Kirk would draw his inspiration from. The fungus slowly creeps and turns growth into decay. Use the power of your voice to restore the forest. JB The forest has become an abyss of darkness. Creatures have awoken from the depths of the underground, swarming JB's house. Find the light that once existed to reignite JB's musical spark. SEBASTIAN A volcano has erupted, spitting lava out into the nearby forest causing fires and destruction. Reestablish a system of water in the deep underground and reconnect lost pipes to stop the volcanic eruption. • FEATURES • SPIRIT POWER Sing to interact with objects, create light with your fingertips. Glide, float, and transform into butterflies to explore the band members' psyches. LISTEN CLOSELY Environments and objects add unique layers to the soundtrack. Whether it be crackling forest fires or the cold winds from the deep caverns. A STORY OF LIFE Live through heartbreak and loss. Recover from grief and restore the band’s musical spark. A RELAXING GAMEPLAY No written descriptions or instructions, progressively gain powers for your travels. Note from the developer: The Forest Quartet is a personal and family made project. The original jazz score is composed by Mads' father, Nina is voiced by his sister, the soundtrack is performed by select musicians from The Danish Radio Big Band based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Screenshots

steks4 screens
The Forest Quartet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: steks at 5.0 against The Forest Quartet's 3.7. steks also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 63%) and price ($2.49 vs $5.99). The Forest Quartet's advantage is chart position (#95 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

steks costs $2.49 and The Forest Quartet $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

steks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of steks's written reviews are positive against 63% of The Forest Quartet's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
steks versus The Forest Quartet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersteksThe Forest Quartet
Price$2.49 — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBleppoBedtime Digital Games ApS

Customer experience

steks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

The Forest Quartet

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

steks

No in-app purchases

None

The Forest Quartet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is steks free?
steks costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Forest Quartet free?
The Forest Quartet costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, steks or The Forest Quartet?
steks is rated higher. steks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while The Forest Quartet averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do steks or The Forest Quartet have ads?
Neither steks nor The Forest Quartet shows ads.

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