Alpha Crux vs ListForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpha Crux
A unique crossword game that challenges your visual perception. Players identify common elements across picture clues to solve puzzles. It's a mentally stimulating experience for those who enjoy brain teasers.
- Picture clue analysis
- Common element identification
- Brain teaser gameplay
- Visual puzzle solving
- Neuro-spicy challenges
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A neuro-spicy crossword game where the player must discern common visual elements between picture clues.
ListForge
Create and manage lists for tabletop wargames with an intuitive, minimalist interface. Features smart calculations, validation, and customizable organization. Supports dark mode and comprehensive export options.
- Intuitive list organization
- Customizable folders
- Clean, distraction-free interface
- Smart unit defaults calculations
- Validation
- Comprehensive export options
- Dark mode optimization
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ListForge is an intuitive listbuilding app for tabletop wargames with a focus on UI and innovative features such as: hobby tracking, match tracking, built-in mathhammer, interactive list sharing, unit/list notes, and more. Our app features: 1. UI-focused list building with unit browser, smart wargear defaults, notes, and counters 2. In-game view with unit stats, army rules, color-coded stratagems, and a VS mode for opponents 3. Live game tracker, advanced battle log, and match history stats 4. Built-in mathhammer with auto-loaded weapons, deep modifiers, rerolls, Monte Carlo simulations, and custom defensive targets 5. Hobby tracker for build and paint progress across your collection 6. Sharing and community: text, PDF, and web view exports, public profiles, and a community feed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ListForge at Free against Alpha Crux's $0.99. ListForge also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 2). Alpha Crux's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
ListForge is free to download; Alpha Crux costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alpha Crux holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListForge has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alpha Crux's written reviews are positive against 74% of ListForge's.
Alpha Crux ships an update every 2 days, ListForge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpha Crux | ListForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 74.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rhys Smoker | Bryce Merrill |
Customer experience
Alpha Crux
ListForge
In-app purchases
Alpha Crux
No in-app purchases
ListForge
No in-app purchases
