Foretales vs Drillwake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foretales
Embark on a narrative-driven card game adventure where your decisions impact the fate of kingdoms. Explore branching storylines, engage in tactical combat, and manage resources with a unique deck-building system. Experience a premium, offline adventure with stunning visuals and voice acting.
- Story-focused deck gameplay
- Meaningful choices
- Branching paths and multiple endings
- Tactical, turn-based mechanics
- Gorgeous art and cinematic audio
- Offline play
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Step into a beautifully illustrated world where your choices shape the fate of kingdoms. Foretales is a story-driven card game that combines rich narrative exploration with strategic deck-building. You play as Volepain, a thief burdened by a vision of the end of the world. Alongside a colorful cast of animal companions, you must choose your actions wisely—every encounter, every decision, and every card you play may shift the balance between salvation and destruction. Explore multiple storylines, solve conflicts through diplomacy, stealth or direct combat, and manage resources as you forge your own destiny. With fully voiced characters, a stunning hand-painted art style, and a score by Christophe Héral (*Rayman Legends*), Foretales offers an unforgettable mobile adventure. Key features: - Story-focused deck gameplay with meaningful choices - Branching paths, multiple endings, and replayability - Tactical, turn-based mechanics without grind or randomness - Gorgeous art and cinematic audio production - Premium experience: offline, no ads, no IAPs Can you change the future with nothing but a deck of cards?
Drillwake
Embark on an offline mining adventure where you build your rig to drill deeper and discover richer ore. Manage resources, upgrade gear, and face challenges in a variety of underground worlds. Progress through a complete expedition or explore endless depths.
- Offline mining adventure
- Build and upgrade your rig
- Explore six distinct strata
- Manage fuel, hull, and heat
- Collect and merge gear
- Face bosses and uncover artifacts
- Endless Deep Bore mode
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The deeper you drill, the richer the haul—and the harder the journey home. DRILLWAKE is an offline mining adventure about risk, discovery, and a machine you build your way. Carve a route through buried worlds, bring your ore back alive, and turn each haul into the rig that gets you farther next time. • Drill through six strata on Vesper-9, each with new ore and hazards • Manage fuel, hull, heat, cargo space, and drilling power on every run • Find parts and trinkets, level them up, and merge duplicates into rarer gear • Visit the Forge for changing stock and a daily crate • Unlock six machines with different strengths and abilities • Face bosses, uncover artifacts, and push farther in the endless Deep Bore • Take on the Daily Dig, claim daily jobs, and explore each season's Expedition Pass • Play offline without an account or an energy timer • Choose English, Spanish or French in Settings THE FIRST EXPEDITION: Vesper-9 includes six strata, the Warden, the Planet Heart, artifacts, a vault, and the Deep Bore. It is a complete expedition with an ending. FULL EXPEDITION is an optional one-time purchase, not a subscription. It opens Kolvath, Ossara, Nerith and Calyra, their bosses and artifacts, and removes ads. Players who bought DRILLWAKE before its free-to-download transition keep Full Expedition automatically. CORE GEMS can be earned through play and spent on optional boosts, Forge actions and cosmetic rig paints. Optional consumable gem packs and a limited-time Starter Pack are also available for purchase. The Starter Pack includes 300 Core Gems, 2 Boss Keys, Pioneer paint and one fixed Epic part, named in-game before purchase. Gear Crates cost 150 earned Scrap, not gems; their odds are shown before opening. Optional rewarded videos appear only when you choose an offer. Progress is never gated by watching an ad, and offline play still works. Game Center rankings and achievements require an internet connection and Game Center sign-in. Dig deep. Get rich. Try not to explode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foretales at 58% against Drillwake's 0%. Foretales also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Drillwake's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Drillwake is free to download; Foretales costs $4.99 up front. Drillwake sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Foretales asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foretales ships an update daily, Drillwake every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foretales | Drillwake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (165 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 687 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Andrew Do |
Customer experience
Foretales
Drillwake
In-app purchases
Foretales
No in-app purchases
Drillwake
- 80 Core Gems$0.99
- Full Expedition$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- 450 Core Gems$4.99
- 1,000 Core Gems$9.99
- 2,200 Core Gems$19.99









