Comparison

Blue Wednesday 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

Blue Wednesday

Explore a vibrant city as a jazz pianist, interacting with characters, playing music, and discovering rare albums. Your choices shape the narrative and lead to collecting unique items through engaging mini-games.

Highlights
  • Explore the city of Evans
  • Play piano and rhythm games
  • Collect rare music albums
  • Interact with unique characters
  • Engage in rich mini-games
  • Shape the story with choices
Features
Currently charting
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Enter the enchanting world of Blue Wednesday, an interactive game that takes you to the vibrant city of Evans. As jazz pianist Morris, you'll explore the city, interact with other characters, play amazing piano, and much more. Join in and have fun in this picturesque world! See life through Morris's eyes and fall in love with failure, love and jazz. ■ Explore the city of Evans with music Step into Morris' shoes and explore the city's vibrant streets through mini-games, cutscenes, and conversations with unique characters. ■ Discover rare albums and Collect sheet music Interact with various spots around the city of Evans and encounter other characters to discover rare music albums. From tango to bossa nova, cool jazz to modern jazz, collect a wide range of albums and enrich your rhythm plays. ■ Meet the colorful cast Interact with your neighbors, each with their own story. The choices you make shape the story and lead to collecting valuable items. ■ Rich mini-games Play delightful mini-games that appear at key moments and make your journey more exciting based on your choices. If you like this game, please help us spread this lovely game!

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
Currently charting
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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

Blue Wednesday4 screens
The Forest Quartet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blue Wednesday at 4.3 against The Forest Quartet's 3.7. Blue Wednesday also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and review sentiment (81% vs 63%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Blue Wednesday costs $0.99 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

Blue Wednesday holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Blue Wednesday's written reviews are positive against 63% of The Forest Quartet's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blue Wednesday versus The Forest Quartet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue WednesdayThe Forest Quartet
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better3
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#69 — better#91
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB1.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBuff Studio Co.Ltd.Bedtime Digital Games ApS

Customer experience

Blue Wednesday

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

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

Blue Wednesday

No in-app purchases

None

The Forest Quartet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Wednesday free?
Blue Wednesday costs $0.99, 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, Blue Wednesday or The Forest Quartet?
Blue Wednesday is rated higher. Blue Wednesday averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while The Forest Quartet averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Blue Wednesday or The Forest Quartet have ads?
Neither Blue Wednesday nor The Forest Quartet shows ads.
Which is more popular, Blue Wednesday or The Forest Quartet?
Blue Wednesday currently peaks at #69 in the App Store charts, and The Forest Quartet at #91. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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