Comparison

Silent Forest vs Brinebound

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

Head to head
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.

About

Brinebound

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Tap to flap through Alaska's wild waters as a young Chinook salmon. Eat, ride currents, dodge hooks and nets, and survive the journey to the sea. No ads. No in app purchases.

Screenshots

Silent Forest4 screens
Brinebound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Silent Forest at Free against Brinebound's $0.99. Silent Forest also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Brinebound's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On 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

Silent Forest is free to download; Brinebound costs $0.99 up front. Silent Forest sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Brinebound asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brinebound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silent Forest has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Silent Forest versus Brinebound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent ForestBrinebound
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB125 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITEDKarl Mcclendon

Bugs and requests

Silent Forest

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Ad removal only works sometimes

Requested features

1 request
  • Remove reward ads even after paying

Brinebound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Silent Forest

One-time11
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • Daily Deals​​$4.99
  • ​Daily Deals​​$4.99
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  • 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
  • 10,000 Gems$99.99
None

Brinebound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silent Forest free?
Silent Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brinebound free?
Brinebound costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Silent Forest or Brinebound?
Brinebound is rated higher. Silent Forest averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Brinebound averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Silent Forest or Brinebound have ads?
Silent Forest shows ads; Brinebound does not.

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