Comparison

Infinite Loop vs Salvage Forge

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

Head to head
About

Infinite Loop

A minimalist pixel-art idle game where you optimize a computer loop to generate resources. Reinvest earnings to boost performance, unlock permanent upgrades, and enjoy endless progression with offline earnings.

Highlights
  • Endless idle progression
  • Offline earnings
  • Pixel-art aesthetic
  • Calm and clean UI
  • One-hand friendly
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Infinite Loop is a minimalist, pixel-art idle game about running a computer forever. Watch your loop generate Cycles automatically, then reinvest them to push performance higher: • Clock Speed for raw throughput • Optimization to squeeze more from every loop • Parallel Threads to scale endlessly Come back anytime to claim offline earnings, then keep tuning your build. When you’re ready, Reboot to earn Kernels and unlock permanent boosts for your next run. Features • Endless idle progression with satisfying upgrades • Offline earnings when you’re away • Pixel-art aesthetic, calm and clean UI • One-hand friendly, perfect in short sessions • Optional iCloud sync (if enabled) No pressure. No deadlines. Just the loop.

About

Salvage Forge

Merge parts to create better items, from scrap to advanced technology. Earn coins even when offline and return to a growing pile of passive income. Progress through multiple tiers of gear and enjoy weekly season passes.

Highlights
  • Merge matching parts to create better items
  • Offline earnings and passive income
  • Eight tiers of gear to unlock
  • Weekly season pass with free and premium rewards
  • Prestige system for permanent earning multipliers
  • Contracts, crates, and daily bonuses
Features
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The forge never stops. Even when you do. Merge two matching parts and they fuse into something better — scrap into bolts, bolts into circuits, all the way up to the Nexus. Every merge pays out, and the game keeps banking coins while you're away. Come back to a pile of offline income. Spend it. Watch the numbers climb. Do it again. WHY PLAYERS KEEP COMING BACK: • Eight tiers of gear to chase, from Scrap to Nexus Core • Colossal Dreadnought Titan Raids — breach compartments for Titan Cores • Autonomous Drone Fleet — send probes on deep-space salvage expeditions • Offline earnings and passive income that reward you for logging in • Dynamic Anomaly Storms triggering cosmic nova chain reactions • Weekly season pass — free and premium reward tracks • Prestige mechanics for permanent multipliers on all salvage yields • Contracts, syndicate black market tech, and daily bonuses always stacking • Upgrades that make every single coin and merge worth more No energy meters. No timers between merges. Tap, fuse, grow. Free to play. Rewarded ads are optional and only ever boost your coins.

Screenshots

Infinite Loop2 screens
Salvage Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Salvage Forge at 100% against Infinite Loop's 0%. Salvage Forge also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Infinite Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Salvage Forge is free to download; Infinite Loop costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Salvage Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Infinite Loop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Salvage Forge's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Infinite Loop versus Salvage Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfinite LoopSalvage Forge
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaptiste DAJONMurat Surenler

Customer experience

Infinite Loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Salvage Forge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Infinite Loop

No in-app purchases

None

Salvage Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Infinite Loop free?
Infinite Loop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Salvage Forge free?
Salvage Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Infinite Loop or Salvage Forge?
Salvage Forge is rated higher. Infinite Loop averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Salvage Forge averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Infinite Loop or Salvage Forge have ads?
Salvage Forge shows ads; Infinite Loop does not.

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