Comparison

Mine Forest vs Tanglelight

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

Head to head
About

Mine Forest

Explore a vibrant, seasonal forest while clearing mines in a relaxing puzzle experience. Decorate your camp, befriend animals, collect rare plants, and uncover hidden stories. Enjoy a stress-free challenge with diverse levels.

Highlights
  • Seasonal forest exploration
  • Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
  • Diverse difficulty levels
  • Camp customization
  • Befriend wild animals
  • Collect rare plants
  • Uncover hidden stories
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{ A Perfectly New Play } Forget the 8-bit flat puzzle board. From a fresh spring day to a pristine winter - traverse the colorful forest on foot through all four seasons. There is no timer. Relieve all your stress and just enjoy tranquility. { Diverse Levels } From easy levels for beginners to extremely challenging levels for maniacs. How far can you go? Challenge yourself! { Customizing Camp } Living in the heart of the forest is tough. Decorate your own cozy forest camp with interactable camping items. Dress up with various clothes and cute accessories for change of mood today. { Animal Friends } You are not alone. As you find mines and make the forest peaceful, wild animals will get closer to you. Become the best friend of them! { Rare Plants } Discover beautiful rare plants in the forest and collect them in your illustrated book. You can obtain some seeds and plant them in your camp! { Hidden Stories } Shh! Mine Forest has a secret. Uncover more stories hidden deep in the forest. - - - Customer Support : hello@spaceopera.kr

About

Tanglelight

Features
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Tanglelight is a calm logic puzzle about moving pins until every glowing thread is clear. Play a 48-level campaign, solve the Daily Knot, push deeper in Endless mode, and use hints when a pattern gets tight. Locked pins, rising thread counts, and star scoring keep each knot readable but sharp. Features: - 48 handcrafted deterministic campaign knots - Daily Knot with streak tracking - Endless mode with scaling difficulty - Tutorial puzzles for crossings, locked pins, and star scoring - Hint economy, local progress, and Game Center-ready leaderboards

Screenshots

Mine Forest4 screens
Tanglelight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mine Forest at 15.0 against Tanglelight's 17.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mine Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tanglelight sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mine Forest versus Tanglelight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine ForestTanglelight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpace OperaJoseph Leporati

Bugs and requests

Mine Forest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • First tile not always safe
  • Inconsistent flag placement functionality
  • Crashes and loading issues for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume later
  • Option to purchase multiple items at once
  • Ability to toggle animal companion visibility
  • Increased coin/resource rewards for clearing levels
  • More customization options for camp and character

Tanglelight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mine Forest

One-time10
  • Stone 1$0.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days$3.49
  • Watermelon Popsicle Flag$4.99
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  • Snowman Pack$5.99
  • 1st Anniversary Pack$5.99
  • Raincoat Pack$6.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days Deluxe$6.99
  • Stone 3$9.99
  • Stone 4$19.99
  • Stone 5$39.99
2 purchases

Tanglelight

One-time2
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Mine Forest free?
Mine Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tanglelight free?
Tanglelight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mine Forest or Tanglelight have ads?
Both Mine Forest and Tanglelight show ads.

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