Rebirth Forge Idle vs EmberForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rebirth Forge Idle
An idle progression game where you forge rare swords through luck-based enhancement and reforging. Automate combat while you focus on acquiring, enhancing, and selling swords to achieve higher-level blades with unique traits.
- Luck-based enhancement loop
- Random sword and trait collection
- Enhancement event choices
- Rebirth system for permanent upgrades
- Automated spectator combat
- Playful flavor text and quirky lines
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Rebirth Forge Idle is an idle progression game built around enhancement and reforging. Reforge randomly obtained swords, push through the risk of success, preservation, and destruction, and aim for higher-level blades with rare traits. Combat runs automatically in spectator mode. Turn-based auto battles continue on the side while you keep enhancing, selling, and acquiring new swords to grow stronger. Game Features - Luck-based enhancement loop: costs rise and success rates fall as you enhance. Just one more try! - Random collection: both swords and traits are random, including grade, pool, and duplicate rules. - Enhancement encounter choices: events during enhancement can change traits and stats. - Rebirth reset progression: reset your run through rebirth and spend rebirth points on permanent upgrades. Casual tone and playful flavor text: collect the forge's suspicious excuses and quirky lines. This is not an action game. Instead of fast controls, it focuses on the tension of probability-based enhancement and the thrill of growth when success lands. Step into the forge, overcome the risk about to explode, and complete your own top-grade sword!
EmberForge
Build a blacksmithing empire through tapping and strategic upgrades. Hire workers to generate gold even when offline, and unlock powerful producers to expand your business. Features a deep progression system with prestige mechanics and cosmetic customization.
- Tap-to-earn core gameplay
- Multiple tiers of producers
- Reforge and Ascension prestige systems
- Offline earnings
- Achievements and daily rewards
- Cosmetic forge skins
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Build a blacksmith empire, one tap at a time. EmberForge is a classic idle tycoon and incremental clicker with a forge theme: tap the forge to earn gold, hire Apprentices and Blacksmiths to keep it flowing while you're away, and unlock ever more powerful producers as your empire grows all the way up to the legendary Eternal Crucible. FEATURES • Simple, addictive tap-to-earn core loop • 13 tiers of producers with deep upgrade paths • Reforge system — prestige for permanent Ember Shard bonuses • Ascension — a second prestige layer for players who've maxed out Reforging • Achievements and a daily reward streak • Game Center leaderboards — compare gold and Reforges with everyone else • Unlockable cosmetic forge skins • Offline earnings — your forge keeps working while you're away FAIR MONETIZATION EmberForge never locks gameplay behind a paywall. Every producer and upgrade is earnable through play. In-app purchases are limited to cosmetics and optional convenience (including an optional Ember Shard Pack), never pay-to-win. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in. Start forging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EmberForge at 50% against Rebirth Forge Idle's 33%. Rebirth Forge Idle's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 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
Both are free to download. Rebirth Forge Idle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and EmberForge sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rebirth Forge Idle ships an update weekly, EmberForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rebirth Forge Idle | EmberForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 684 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YangJin Lee | BRAXTON REED CHANDLER |
Customer experience
Rebirth Forge Idle
EmberForge
In-app purchases
Rebirth Forge Idle
- 100 Diamonds$0.99
- 1 Random Artifact$0.99
- Daily Dungeon Progress Reset$3.99
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- Remove Ads$6.99
- Rebirth Points x2$9.99
- Game Speed x3$9.99
- 10 Random Artifacts$9.99
- 1300 Diamonds$14.99
- 25 Random Artifacts$22.99
EmberForge
- Auto Tapper$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Obsidian Skin$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Efficient Offline$2.99
- Gilded Skin$2.99
- Dragonfire Skin$4.99
- Ember Shard Pack$4.99
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