Comparison

Skill Duel vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

Skill Duel

Features
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Challenge Friends & Test Your Skills in Skill Duel! Skill Duel is the social challenge app where you compete against your friends in skill-based minigames. No knowledge. No luck. Pure skill. Turn-Based Multiplayer Take turns playing rounds with friends or opponents around the world. Complete each round when it suits you โ€” no need to be online at the same time. Get notified when it's your turn and play on your own schedule. Mini-Games That Challenge Your Mind Each challenge is a series of rounds across different mini-games. They test your memory, reaction time, logic, pattern recognition, and more. Both players face the exact same problems every time, so skill โ€” not luck โ€” decides the winner. Climb the Leaderboard Win challenges, earn trophies, and rise through the global leaderboard. How high can you climb? Free to download and play. Challenge your friends today, and find out who's got the sharper mind!

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Forge

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FORGE: AI TRIVIA SHOWDOWN Ever wanted a trivia game with zero limits? Type literally any topic - your favorite movie, your hometown, quantum physics, your friend group's inside jokes - and Forge's AI instantly builds a fresh 10-question quiz around it. No pre-written question banks. No repeats. Just endless trivia on whatever you're curious about. PLAY YOUR WAY - SOLO - Chase your best score on any topic, any time. Perfect for a quick brain workout. - CLASSIC - Create a room, share the 4-character code, and go head-to-head with friends in real time. - TEAM - Split into two squads, each picks a topic, and the randomizer decides the battlefield. - DUEL - Ranked 1v1 matchmaking. Pay the entry fee, answer 10 questions, winner takes the pot. Climb the trophy ranks from Rookie to Grandmaster. - ASYNC CHALLENGES - Finish a solo round and challenge a friend to beat your score. They play the exact same questions and see how they stack up. QUICK PICKS, ALWAYS FREE Don't feel like typing a topic? Jump straight into curated categories - Movies, Space & Astronomy, Video Games, World Geography, Science, Biology, AI & Tech, Football, Cricket, and General Knowledge - completely free, no sign-in required. A REAL ECONOMY - Earn COINS by playing and winning - spend them on room entry fees, power-ups, or extra quiz generations. - Earn TROPHIES exclusively through ranked Duels - win to climb, lose and drop, exactly like a real ladder. - Use POWER-UPS like 50/50, Time Freeze, Double Points, and Time Steal to turn a match around. - Spin the DAILY LUCKY DRAW every day for free coins and bonus tickets. - Sign in with Google to save your progress, appear on the global LEADERBOARD, and build a daily login streak. SMART, FAIR, AND FAST Every AI-generated question is checked for accuracy before it ever reaches you. Rounds run on a live countdown timer with real-time scoring - answer faster for more points, chain correct answers for streak bonuses. Whether you're settling a debate with friends, running trivia night, or just love learning weird facts, Forge turns any topic into a game in seconds. Download Forge and never run out of trivia again.

Screenshots

Skill Duel4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forge at none against Skill Duel's 10. Forge also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Skill Duel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skill Duel ships an update every 9 days, Forge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Skill Duel versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkill DuelForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel JungDev Solanki

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Skill Duel

Subscriptions2
  • Gold$6.991 Month
  • Gold$69.991 Year
One-time8
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • Name Change$1.99
  • Theme Change$1.99
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  • 100 Coins$3.99
  • 200 Coins$6.99
  • All Avatar Styles$9.99
  • 500 Coins$14.99
  • Everything$99.99
None

Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skill Duel free?
Skill Duel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skill Duel or Forge have ads?
Neither Skill Duel nor Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skill Duel or Forge?
Skill Duel ships an update every 9 days, and Forge every 2 days. Most recently, Skill Duel was updated on October 30, 2026 and Forge on October 31, 2026.

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