Comparison

Forge Master vs Idle Flight Manager

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

Head to head
About

Forge Master

Forge and equip weapons across various historical and futuristic eras, from the Stone Age to the Quantum Age. Upgrade your anvil to unlock new crafting possibilities and embark on an epic adventure.

Highlights
  • Forge weapons from diverse civilizations
  • Progress through multiple ages (Stone, Medieval, Modern, Space, Quantum)
  • Upgrade your anvil
  • Equip forged weapons
  • Idle gameplay mechanics
Features
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Forge and equip weapons from different civilizations! Start by forging gear from the Stone Age. Then upgrade your anvil in order to forge gear from the Medieval Age. Work your way up to the Modern Age, Space Age and even up to the Quantum Age! Are you ready for this adventure? Forge, Upgrade, and Compete Across the Ages! Step into an online world where progress never stops. In this competitive multiplayer game, you’ll forge weapons and armor from different civilizations, research new technologies, train pets, and climb the global leaderboard. Forge Gear Through the Ages Start in the Stone Age and forge your first weapons and armor in your anvil. As you play, upgrade your forge to unlock new materials, designs, and powerful equipment from the Medieval, Modern, Space, and Quantum Ages. Each upgrade takes you further through time and closer to the top of the competition. Compete with Other Players Challenge players from around the world in online battles. Equip your best gear, use your hero’s unique abilities, and test your strength against others. Every win earns rewards and helps you climb the global leaderboard — or represent your clan in team competitions. Research and Progress Unlock new technologies in your tech tree to gain advantages in battle and crafting. Discover new forging methods, boost your hero’s stats, and improve your overall efficiency as you move through each age. Develop Your Hero Customize your hero’s playstyle by unlocking and upgrading skills. Choose your approach - faster attacks, stronger defenses, or smarter strategies and experiment to find the combination that works best for you. Collect and Train Pets Hatch and train pets that fight alongside you. Each pet has unique traits and abilities that enhance your performance in battles. Strengthen them over time to build the perfect support team. Form Clans and Compete Together Join or create a clan to collaborate with other players. Exchange tips, coordinate strategies, and participate in clan competitions for shared rewards. The most active clans earn their place on the Clan Leaderboard. Chat and Connect Use the chat system to talk with other players in real time. Discuss tactics, plan clan battles, or just hang out and share your progress. The community is always active, there’s always someone online to compete with or learn from. Forge your path through history, unlock new eras of technology, and prove your skill in this ever-evolving online game. Start forging today and see how far your hero can go!

About

Idle Flight Manager

Build your own global airline empire from a single plane to a fleet of jumbo jets. Design routes on a real map, manage aircraft, and earn revenue even while offline. Experience unpredictable events and a dynamic used-plane market.

Highlights
  • Live world map with real-time plane tracking
  • Over 50 real aircraft across 10 tiers
  • 9 unlockable world regions
  • Offline revenue accumulation
  • Random in-game events
  • Auto Flight Manager for network optimization
  • Daily used-plane market
Features
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One small airplane. One route. $120,000 in the bank... That's how every aviation empire starts. Idle Flight Manager is a live-world airline management game where you draw routes on a real map, buy real aircraft, and watch your fleet grow from a single regional prop plane into a global operation of Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s. Earn revenue around the clock, even while you're offline. What you do: Tap airports to design multi-stop routes. Assign a plane and it begins flying the circuit immediately: carrying passengers, landing, turning around, and flying again. The map fills with glowing route lines as your airline expands. Revenue ticks up with every completed leg. Key features: - Live world map: real-time plane icons move along your routes on a global map that grows as you unlock regions. - 50+ real aircraft across 10 tiers. From ATR turboprops and Embraer regional jets to Boeing 777s, Airbus A380s, and exotic premium aircrafts. - 9 unlockable world regions. Expand from US domestic routes to international routes: Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. - Make money while you sleep: flights complete and income accumulates offline; return to a fully loaded airline fleet! - Random events: crew strikes, tourism booms, fuel price drops, and government subsidies keep operations unpredictable - Reward drones: spot drone icons flying across the map and tap to collect bonus cash or miles! - Auto Flight Manager: assigns planes, creates routes, and re-optimizes your entire network automatically. - Daily used-plane market, 8 rotating listings at steep discounts or spot-buy a rival's plane directly off the live map. Progression and Fleet Management: - Level up by completing route circuits and unlock the next tier of aircraft. Manage plane condition carefully. Let it fall below 50% and revenue drops noticeably. Let it fall below 30% and costs stack heavily. - Set pricing per route to match your strategy. Economy fills every seat at lower fares. Luxury charges almost double per passenger but risks flying half-empty. - Build hub airports where multiple routes converge to earn a network revenue bonus. Take bank loans to fund bold expansion. Spend miles to unlock countries, each opening new airports and longer, more profitable routes. The aircraft catalog: - Start with regional turboprops on short domestic hops. Work through narrow-bodies like the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo. Progress into wide-bodies such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A330neo. - Finally unlock the legendary flagships: the 747-8, the A380plus, and rare premium aircraft for the most ambitious operators. Collect exclusive variants like the Stealth 787, the Golden A380, the Concorde Neo, and the Zero-G Orbiter. Your airline, always working: Over 150 NPC airlines populate the skies with ambient traffic. Speed boosts let you accelerate to 2x or 10x speed. Every 7 in-game days, a weekly report delivers claimable cash, miles, and route credits. Your fleet never stops, with or without you. Start your first flight. The world map is waiting.

Screenshots

Forge Master4 screens
Idle Flight Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Forge Master at #15 against Idle Flight Manager's #170. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Forge Master sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Flight Manager sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forge Master holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.5K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Forge Master's written reviews are positive against 65% of Idle Flight Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Forge Master versus Idle Flight Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForge MasterIdle Flight Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.5K ratings) — better4.6 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews64.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5K — better3.5K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#15 — better#170
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB327 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLessmore GmbHINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Forge Master

All ratings8,382 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews820 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative30.1%

Idle Flight Manager

All ratings3,425 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral13.4%
Negative21.8%

Bugs and requests

Forge Master

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cannot connect to server and closes
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Real PVP mode like the 'We are Warriors' game

Idle Flight Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Forge Master

One-time14
  • Small Gem Pack$1.99
  • Tiny Daily Deal$1.99
  • First Starter Offer$1.99
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  • Medium Gem Pack$6.99
  • Small Daily Deal$6.99
  • Second Starter Offer$6.99
  • Medium Token Pack$7.00
  • Main Battle Progress Pass$9.99
  • Medium Daily Deal$19.99
  • Third Starter Offer$19.99
  • Large Gem Pack$24.99
  • Large Token Pack$25.00
  • Large Daily Deal$49.99
  • Huge Gem Pack$99.99
13 purchases

Idle Flight Manager

One-time13
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Carbon Offset Small$4.99
  • Navigator$4.99
Show 10 more
  • VIP Pass: Founders Edition$4.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99
  • Globe Trotter$9.99
  • Carbon Offset Medium$9.99
  • VIP Pass v2$14.99
  • Upgrade to ULTRA (from RFA)$19.99
  • Auto Manager$19.99
  • Carbon Offset Large$19.99
  • ULTRA Pass$24.99
  • Tycoon Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is Forge Master free?
Forge Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Flight Manager free?
Idle Flight Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forge Master or Idle Flight Manager?
Forge Master is rated higher. Forge Master averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while Idle Flight Manager averages 4.6 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Forge Master or Idle Flight Manager have ads?
Both Forge Master and Idle Flight Manager show ads.
Which is updated more often, Forge Master or Idle Flight Manager?
Forge Master ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forge Master was updated on October 30, 2026 and Idle Flight Manager on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Forge Master or Idle Flight Manager?
Forge Master currently peaks at #15 in the App Store charts, and Idle Flight Manager at #170. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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