Grim Bounce vs CrestForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grim Bounce
Engage in intense combat against endless waves of monsters using a diverse arsenal of unique weapons. Collect gold and materials to upgrade your stats and enhance your arsenal, unlocking devastating powers to crush your foes and become a legendary hero.
- Endless monster waves
- Diverse weapon arsenal
- Weapon and stat upgrades
- Chest rewards
- Unlockable powers
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Warning! Warning! Endless monsters are surging like a tide. You will use every weapon at your disposal to fend them off. Firing marbles, magnets, scissors—why are there pumpkins?! And what is this pufferfish?! But somehow, it works pretty well; defeat monsters to open chests (Wow! It's gold~). Unlock more powerful weapons: flaming arrows, spinning blades, lightning chains, black holes, Cthulhu's hand, and more. Earn gold and materials to freely upgrade your stats, enhance weapons, and unleash their sealed powers. Master unparalleled strength to completely crush the united assault of otherworldly monsters. Become the great existence praised in legends! Fight! Unleash the power you command without reservation. Let the enemies fear you! Let future generations sing your praises!
CrestForge
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CrestForge at none against Grim Bounce's shown. Grim Bounce's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and 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
Both are free to download. Grim Bounce sells 10 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.
Grim Bounce ships an update every 8 days, CrestForge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grim Bounce | CrestForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 547 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED | Jeffrey DiMarco |
In-app purchases
Grim Bounce
- Diamond*60$0.99
- First Pack$0.99
- Diamond*300$4.99
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- Monthly Card$6.99
- Diamond*680$9.99
- daily Pack$9.99
- Battle Pass$12.99
- Diamond*1280$29.99
- Diamond*3280$49.99
- Diamond*6480$99.99
CrestForge
- Training Dummy$0.99
- Confetti Cannon Emote$0.99
- Lovely Leah$2.99
