Sparkforge vs Dive Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkforge
Engage in fast-paced roguelite battles with elemental synergies and strategic upgrades. Master tight controls and minimalist visuals for endlessly replayable runs. Lose, reforge, and try again to unlock devastating abilities.
- Fast 2-3 minute runs
- Six elemental upgrade paths
- Powerful synergy bonuses
- Tight, responsive mobile controls
- Minimalist visuals
- Unlock late-run abilities
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SPARKFORGE Enter the arena. Build something dangerous. See how far it takes you. Sparkforge is a fast-moving arena roguelite built around one question: What happens when the right abilities collide? Fight through increasingly strange arenas, draft abilities as you level, discover cross-tree synergies, and turn a modest starting build into something wonderfully unreasonable. Every run is an opportunity to forge a different answer. FORGE YOUR BUILD Choose from a growing catalog of abilities spanning distinct combat identities. Burn enemies down. Freeze the battlefield. Chain electricity through crowds. Bleed your targets dry. Build an unbreakable defense. Bend reality with the Void. Let the arena itself grow around you. Individual cards matter. What they become together matters more. Abilities combine into deeper synergies, capstones, and unexpected interactions that can completely change how a run plays. MASTER THE ARENAS Each arena brings its own enemies, hazards, geometry, and combat rhythm. Learn what survives there. Then build something that doesn’t merely survive. Boss encounters push your build in different ways, while secrets, unusual encounters, and increasingly strange mechanics reward experimentation. BUILD. BREAK. REBUILD. Sparkforge is designed for experimentation. Some runs become precise machines. Some become walking disasters. Some somehow involve a panda. We recommend respecting the panda. VERSION 2.2: CLAIM THE CROSSING Defeat Marchwarden to unlock Arena 7: The Twin Channels, a battlefield of split lanes, machinery islands, and contested crossings. Face the Tollkeeper and Railspike, then challenge the Switchwarden, a relentless boss with rotating crossing attacks and punishing charges. Build bigger chaos with nine reworked Neutral upgrades across 30 total tiers. Unleash piercing chaos beams, wider volleys, branching shots, and cascading explosions. Pair XP collection with speed bursts through Magnetic Core, turn level-ups into bursts of power with Overclock, and max out XP Boost to raise your run's level cap from 15 to 20. A refreshed title screen, gold-trimmed buttons, roomier menus, and a clear PLAY NOW! button get you back into the action. Rebalanced level-up stat growth and refined ability interactions keep every build a new experiment. Fire feels like Fire. Blood wants aggression. Guard can turn you into a fortress. Void starts bending the rules. And the combinations between them are where things get interesting. THE FORGE IS STILL GROWING Sparkforge is being built for the long haul. The road ahead climbs toward a 100-level arena campaign, with new arenas, enemies, abilities, bosses, secrets, and systems forged along the way. Version 2.2 is not the finish line. It’s where the next climb begins. Enter the arena. Forge your build. Break something beautiful.
Dive Master
Engage in fast-paced 2D underwater combat, hunting marine life and collecting loot to upgrade your diver. Explore new maps, battle bosses, and customize your abilities for a rewarding progression loop.
- Fast-paced 2D underwater combat
- Explore 12 new maps
- Challenging Dungeon system
- 12 unique boss fights
- Deep diver customization
- RPG-style stat upgrades
- Talent tree and special abilities
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Dive deep. Hunt hard. Build the ultimate diver. The ocean just got a lot bigger. Dive Master is a fast-paced 2D underwater action game where every dive makes you stronger. Cut through dangerous marine life, collect your haul, sell it for gold, and invest in powerful upgrades to push deeper into the sea. Explore 12 brand-new maps and test your limits in the perilous new Dungeon system. Each run is part of your climb toward the next epic encounter. This is not just about survival. It’s about building the perfect diver. Upgrade your core stats, unlock powerful special diver abilities, and shape your unique playstyle using the all-new talent tree. Decide exactly how you want to fight: more damage, more range, more oxygen, more lifesteal, or dominating the depths with new skills. Why you’ll keep diving: -Expanded World: Explore 12 brand-new maps and conquer the challenging new Dungeon system. -Epic Boss Fights: Test your skills against 12 unique bosses, each armed with deadly special abilities. -Endless Hordes: Slash through 54 new enemy types in fast-paced 2D combat. -Deep Customization: Upgrade 12 RPG-style stats, master the talent tree, and unlock special abilities to create your ultimate build. -Rewarding Loop: Sell your catch, claim daily gifts, collect new currencies, and turn every run into permanent progress. -Addictive Gameplay: Simple to play, satisfying to grind, hard to put down. Whether you like survival games, grind-heavy progression, or stat-building action, Dive Master - Action Survival delivers a rewarding loop of fighting, upgrading, and coming back stronger. Dive in, gear up, and prove you have what it takes to become the true Dive Master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sparkforge at 5.0 against Dive Master's 3.9. Sparkforge also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Dive Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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. Sparkforge sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dive Master sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sparkforge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Sparkforge ships an update weekly, Dive Master every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sparkforge | Dive Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 446 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Blaisdell | PlayWill |
Customer experience
Sparkforge
Dive Master
In-app purchases
Sparkforge
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Spark - Prime Ember$4.99
- Spark - Star-Crossed Prime$4.99
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- Spark - Flame Panda$9.99
Dive Master
- Gem Pack - 1$0.99
- Gem Pack - 2$1.99
- No Ads$6.99
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- Gem Pack - 3$7.99
- No Ads Bundle Pack$7.99
- Gem Pack - 4$14.99
- Gem Pack - 5$29.99
- Gem Pack - 6$54.99









