# Silent Forest vs Brinebound

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Silent Forest | Brinebound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.3 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/silent-forest-survive/id6745169693/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brinebound/id6754248903/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 218 MB | 125 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [HARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1740099948) | [Karl Mcclendon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1587810759) |

## What reviewers say

### Silent Forest

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/silent-forest-survive/id6745169693)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| Daily Deals​​ | $4.99 | one-time |
| ​Daily Deals​​ | $4.99 | one-time |
| 500 Gems | $4.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads Bundle 2 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads Bundle | $9.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 Gems | $9.99 | one-time |
| 3,000 Gems | $29.99 | one-time |
| Building Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| 5,000 Gems | $49.99 | one-time |
| 10,000 Gems | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 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

**Reported bugs**

- Ad removal only works sometimes

**Requested features**

- Remove reward ads even after paying


### Brinebound

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brinebound/id6754248903)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*