Comparison

TOEM vs DesertForge

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

Head to head
About

TOEM

Embark on a charming hand-drawn adventure where you use your camera to solve puzzles and help characters. Explore a relaxing world, listen to chill music, and uncover mysteries. Try it before you buy!

Highlights
  • Solve puzzles with photos
  • Help characters with their problems
  • Explore a hand-drawn world
  • Listen to relaxing music
  • Chat with quirky characters
Features
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*TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!* Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape! Key Features - Take photos with your camera to solve puzzles and help people! - Listen to chill beats and take in your surroundings! - Meet quirky characters and help them with their problems!

About

DesertForge

Features
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DesertForge is the ultimate companion app for players of a deep desert survival MMO game. Designed for explorers, builders, and strategists, it lets you quickly search and reference a full list of unique, high-tier craftable items — all organized by tier — so you can plan your resource gathering and crafting more efficiently. Whether you’re navigating the desert to collect rare materials or preparing to assemble your next legendary weapon or utility tool, DesertForge gives you instant access to the item requirements and ingredients you need. - Search items by name across six crafting tiers - See how many materials are required per item - Quickly scan for what to collect before returning to your base DesertForge is designed by players, for players — helping you spend more time exploring and less time alt-tabbing.

Screenshots

TOEM4 screens
DesertForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DesertForge at none against TOEM's 1. DesertForge also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TOEM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DesertForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TOEM ships an update every 2 months, DesertForge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and November 27, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TOEM versus DesertForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTOEMDesertForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size509 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnapbreak GamesNader William

Bugs and requests

TOEM

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Difficulty figuring out how to find challenges

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve challenge finding
  • Add more content/areas

DesertForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TOEM

One-time1
  • TOEM - Full Game$6.99
None

DesertForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TOEM free?
TOEM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DesertForge free?
DesertForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TOEM or DesertForge have ads?
Neither TOEM nor DesertForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TOEM or DesertForge?
TOEM ships an update every 2 months, and DesertForge every 6 days. Most recently, TOEM was updated on September 23, 2026 and DesertForge on November 27, 2025.

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