Comparison

Rail Defence vs Silent Forest

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

Head to head
About

Rail Defence

Defend your castle from waves of enemies by strategically placing and upgrading weapons on a circular railway. Utilize special powers and enhanced armaments to repel increasingly formidable foes and protect your stronghold.

Highlights
  • Circular railway defense
  • Acquire new weapons
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Strengthen defenses
  • Special powers
Features
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Defend your castle on a circular railway. Acquire new weapons as you gain experience. Strengthen your weapons and keep increasingly larger enemies away from your castle. Strengthen your defences by using special powers and weapons.

About

Silent Forest

Engage in a dark fantasy survival strategy game where resource gathering fuels defenses against escalating demonic threats. Balance chopping trees with building multi-layered defenses and facing evolving enemies. Experience immersive horror with adaptive graphics and spatial audio.

Highlights
  • Dynamic corruption system
  • Multi-layered defense building
  • Evolving enemy types
  • Offline resource collection
  • Global events like Blood Moon
  • Raid fallen player bases
Features
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​​Silent Forest: Survive​​ ​​Genre​​: Survival Strategy · Tower Defense · Dark Fantasy ​​Survive the Cursed Woods​​ Every tree you chop fuels your defenses but deepens the forest’s corruption. Balance resource gathering with escalating demonic threats. ​​Key Features​​ ​​Dynamic Corruption System​​: Over-harvesting attracts stronger demons. Destroy cursed trees for powerful weapons but risk awakening apocalyptic bosses. ​​Multi-Layered Defense​​: Build ground barriers, aerial turrets, and underground traps. Sacrifice demons to sustain deadly spike pits. ​​Evolving Enemies​​: Treants shred wood walls at night. Corpse piles merge into 5,000HP Flesh Colossi. Face Agareth, a final boss that erases defenses with a black hole. ​​Mobile-Optimized Experience​​ One-touch building and trap combos. Offline resource collection triggers massive hordes upon return. Adaptive graphics and 3D spatial audio for immersive horror. ​​Global Events & Legacy​​ ​​Blood Moon​​: Weekly global event boosts wood burning by 300% but cloaks demons in invisibility. Raid fallen players’ bases for resources or uncover their tragic final moments. Warning: Corruption above 90% may trigger in-game whispers through your speakers. Enter the forest at your own peril.

Screenshots

Rail Defence4 screens
Silent Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Silent Forest at 4.3 against Rail Defence's 4.1. Silent Forest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (12% vs 2%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rail Defence sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Silent Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Silent Forest holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Rail Defence's written reviews are positive against 12% of Silent Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rail Defence ships an update fortnightly, Silent Forest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rail Defence versus Silent Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRail DefenceSilent Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.1K ratings)4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews1.7% of reviews12.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K1.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB218 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim SirketiHARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED

Customer experience

Rail Defence

All ratings894 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive1.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative92.2%

Silent Forest

All ratings1,301 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.4%

User reviews

Rail Defence

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Hack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches
  • 💸 Obscene amount of Ads
  • 💸 Advertisement Simulator
  • 💸 Ads Ads & more Ads
  • 💸 Ads

Silent Forest

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game

Room to improve

  • 💸 Ads even after purchase
  • 💸 Paid for no ads, still got ads
  • 💸 Ads everywhere, even after paying
  • 🐛 Ads not removed despite purchase
  • 🐛 Ads still show up after ad removal purchase

Bugs and requests

Rail Defence

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • The bomb does not work after a few seconds
  • Randomly the weapons won't work
  • The crossbow stops working after a while

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels
  • Different zombies
  • More upgrades

Silent Forest

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Ad removal only works sometimes

Requested features

1 request
  • Remove reward ads even after paying

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rail Defence

One-time10
  • Manager$2.99
  • Money Fountain Pack$2.99
  • Engineer$2.99
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  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Bundle$5.99
  • Treasury Trove Pack$5.99
  • 30 Tickets and No Ads$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$7.99
  • Ultra Bundle$10.99
10 purchases

Silent Forest

One-time10
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • Daily Deals​​$4.99
  • ​Daily Deals​​$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle 2$9.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle$9.99
  • 1,000 Gems$9.99
  • 3,000 Gems$29.99
  • Building Pack$29.99
  • 5,000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Rail Defence free?
Rail Defence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silent Forest free?
Silent Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rail Defence or Silent Forest?
Silent Forest is rated higher. Rail Defence averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Silent Forest averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Rail Defence or Silent Forest have ads?
Both Rail Defence and Silent Forest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rail Defence or Silent Forest?
Rail Defence ships an update fortnightly, and Silent Forest weekly. Most recently, Rail Defence was updated on October 30, 2026 and Silent Forest on November 12, 2026.

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