Comparison

Echo Planet vs CrestForge

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

Head to head
About

Echo Planet

Transform a planet into a star by forging moons that channel power to its core. Upgrade your celestial bodies, stack multipliers, and witness your energy output grow exponentially, even when you're not actively playing. This idle game offers a satisfying progression from small sparks to galaxy-scale power.

Highlights
  • Forge moons to power a planetary core
  • Upgrade moons and stack multipliers
  • Idle progression, play offline
  • Watch signal surge from sparks to galaxy-scale
  • Transform planet into a star
Features
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Forge moons that beam power into a sleeping planetary core, awakening it and ultimately igniting it into a star. Upgrade your moons, stack multipliers, and watch your signal surge from tiny sparks to galaxy-scale output, even while you’re offline.

About

CrestForge

Features
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Assemble your team, forge your build, dominate the battlefield! CrestForge is a portrait-friendly fast-paced auto-battler that is easy to learn and fun to master.

Screenshots

Echo Planet4 screens
CrestForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CrestForge at none against Echo Planet's shown. Echo Planet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Echo Planet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and CrestForge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo Planet ships an update every 3 days, CrestForge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Echo Planet versus CrestForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho PlanetCrestForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB286 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMustafa MohammedJeffrey DiMarco

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Echo Planet

One-time2
  • Gold Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Diamond Supporter Pack$5.99
3 purchases

CrestForge

One-time3
  • Training Dummy$0.99
  • Confetti Cannon Emote$0.99
  • Lovely Leah$2.99

Questions

Is Echo Planet free?
Echo Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrestForge free?
CrestForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echo Planet or CrestForge have ads?
Echo Planet shows ads; CrestForge does not.
Which is updated more often, Echo Planet or CrestForge?
Echo Planet ships an update every 3 days, and CrestForge fortnightly. Most recently, Echo Planet was updated on October 24, 2026 and CrestForge on October 28, 2026.

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