Comparison

CrestForge vs Capybara Arena

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

Head to head
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.

About

Capybara Arena

Assemble a squad of adorable capybaras and their friends in this cozy auto battler. Draft, merge, and strategically place your units to outwit opponents in a series of increasingly challenging rounds. Climb the ranks and enjoy a relaxing yet strategic gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Draft and merge capybara units
  • Utilize family synergies for buffs
  • Climb through multiple game leagues
  • Engage in endless wave challenges
  • Challenge friends with squad codes
  • Playable in 18 languages
Features
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Build a squad of cute capybaras and animal friends, merge three into one stronger friend, and watch them battle on their own. Your first win takes about a minute. Capybara Arena is an auto battler with real strategy. Each turn you buy friends in the shop and set your battle line, then the fight plays out automatically against a rival squad. Quick rounds, smart choices, lots of capybaras. • BUILD YOUR TEAM — Draft from 48 animal friends: capybaras, a toucan, a caiman, a sleepy sloth, even a jaguar. Order matters: your front friend attacks first. • MERGE 3 INTO 1 — Three copies of the same friend merge into a bigger, much stronger one with a sharper ability. • THE CLOUD FOREST — 16 more friends from the misty cloud forest bring new team ideas to your shop. • CLIMB THE LADDER — Win 10 battles before you run out of hearts and rise through six leagues, from Sandbank to the Golden Onsen and the open-ended Legend League. • ENDLESS CHALLENGE — Wave after wave, each one stronger than the last. How far can one squad go? Climb the season rankings. • SNACKS AND GEAR — 16 picnic snacks and items that change the math of every fight. • GOLDEN ONSEN THEME — Steam, paper lanterns and floating yuzu across the whole arena. • CHALLENGE A FRIEND — Share your squad as a code; your friend pastes it in and battles your team. • PLAY ANYWHERE — Plays offline, no account needed. Short rounds made for one hand, in 18 languages. The whole game is playable from start to finish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CrestForge4 screens
Capybara Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CrestForge at 15.0 against Capybara Arena's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CrestForge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Capybara Arena sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrestForge ships an update fortnightly, Capybara Arena every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CrestForge versus Capybara Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrestForgeCapybara Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB28 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJeffrey DiMarcoNeobile LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CrestForge

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

Capybara Arena

One-time3
  • Squad Supporter$1.99
  • Golden Onsen Theme$1.99
  • Cloud Forest Friends$2.99

Questions

Is CrestForge free?
CrestForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Capybara Arena free?
Capybara Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CrestForge or Capybara Arena have ads?
Neither CrestForge nor Capybara Arena shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrestForge or Capybara Arena?
CrestForge ships an update fortnightly, and Capybara Arena every 3 weeks. Most recently, CrestForge was updated on October 19, 2026 and Capybara Arena on October 10, 2026.

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