Whispers of the Forest vs Devil's Blackjack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whispers of the Forest
Build a powerful forest defense against endless enemy waves in this idle tower defense RPG. Collect cards, summon pets, and upgrade gear to progress through challenging boss battles and compete on leaderboards. Enjoy offline rewards and long-term progression.
- Idle tower defense RPG gameplay
- Endless waves and boss battles
- Offline rewards and progression
- Card, spell, and pet collection
- Extensive skill tree and build crafting
- Prestige and permanent upgrades
- Ranked leaderboards and events
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One archer. One forest. A defense that keeps growing. Whispers of the Forest: Idle is an idle tower defense RPG about building your own path to power. Hold back waves of enemies, harvest souls and turn each run into lasting progress. Collect cards, summon spells and pets, and combine upgrades to take on tougher bosses. BUILD YOUR DEFENSE Upgrade your archer, bow and armor. Combine spells, companions and legendary affixes to shape a build around damage, speed, survival or soul gain. Experiment with new combinations as your collection grows. MAKE EVERY RUN COUNT Earn offline rewards, explore the skill tree and unlock permanent upgrades. Return to earlier worlds to farm resources, then push forward when your defense is ready. TAKE ON ETERNAL CHALLENGES Face Eternal Wave runs, choose your path and climb the leaderboards. Manage your cards and resources, refine your loadout and see how far you can go. COLLECT AND GROW - Cards with powerful stats and legendary affixes - Spells, pets, bows and armor to collect and upgrade - Boss battles, event portals and Eternal Wave challenges - Offline rewards and long-term progression - Quests, milestones and daily rewards - Optional rewarded ads for extra rewards Play actively to fine-tune your build, or return later to spend your rewards. Harvest souls. Find your next upgrade. Protect the forest. Optional WotF Pass subscription The WotF Pass is an optional monthly auto-renewing subscription. Each paid purchase or renewal provides 30 calendar days of daily claims with 100 Diamonds per claim. Missed claims expire. While active, the Pass adds one reroll per offered Eternal Path card. New Pass purchases do not include castle or banner cosmetics. The localized monthly price is displayed before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore purchases is available in the WotF Pass panel and in-game Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://udecidestudios.itch.io/whispers-of-the-forest Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Devil's Blackjack
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Play the first circle of hell for free. Unlock the full game with a one-time purchase to continue cheating the devil. Devil’s Blackjack is a roguelike blackjack deckbuilder where cheating is the only way to escape from hell. Play as Vane Brimstone — gambler, con artist, and professional liar — trapped in hell after finally cheating the wrong people. To escape eternal damnation, Vane challenges the devil himself to a blackjack tournament across the 9 circles of hell. There’s only one problem: the devil makes the rules. Manipulate your deck, forge illegal cards, rig probabilities, collect cursed Jokers, and rewrite the rules of blackjack itself. Every run becomes a dangerous battle of greed, bluffing, and strategic cheating. FEATURES • Roguelike blackjack gameplay. Classic blackjack transformed into a strategic deckbuilding roguelike. • Cheat to survive! Swap cards, manipulate draws, palm hidden cards, swipe bad hands, and pressure the devil into mistakes. • Build devastating decks! Buy new cards, forge illegal modifiers, burn weak cards, and create broken synergies. • Unique Joker cards! Collect powerful Jokers with special abilities, personalities, and game-changing effects. • Infernal rule system. Every stage introduces new devil rules that twist blackjack into dangerous new forms. • Multiple devils and playstyles. Battle through the 9 circles of hell against opponents with unique decks, personalities, and cheating styles. Good gamblers play cards. Great gamblers cheat.
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Verdict
Whispers of the Forest and Devil's Blackjack are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Whispers of the Forest sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Devil's Blackjack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Whispers of the Forest ships an update every 2 days, Devil's Blackjack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whispers of the Forest | Devil's Blackjack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 506 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 12+ |
| Developer | Martin Mairhofer | Matthias Isenmann |
In-app purchases
Whispers of the Forest
- Daily Spin Tickets x3$0.99
- Daily Diamond Pack$0.99
- Artifact Cards x10$1.99
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- Loadout Tabs x3$2.99
- Stackable Quests +3$4.99
- 600 Diamonds$4.99
- Weekly Diamond Pack$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Supporter Pack$6.99
- Epic Diamond Pack$9.99
- Mythic Diamond Pack$14.99
- Ultra Diamond Pack$29.99
- DiamondLargePackMAX$49.99
Devil's Blackjack
- Unlock Full Game$2.99
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