Comparison

Cosmic Forge vs Fairway Fortune

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

Head to head
About

Cosmic Forge

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Cosmic Forge is a deep offline idle game about turning a single iron vein into an interstellar mining empire. START SIMPLE Tap rocks. Upgrade your shaft. Automate with a baseline foreman. Watch a transporter shuttle ore from the mine to the refinery, then to the warehouse, where it sells for Coins. Every component — shaft, transporter, refinery, warehouse — has its own milestone multipliers every 10 levels, so progression keeps unlocking speed and capacity spikes. UNLOCK THE COSMOS Beyond Alpha Asteroid there are comet clusters, planets, moons, anomalies, and singularity zones. Each location type has its own production multipliers and warehouse sell rates — anomaly-grade minerals pay poorly per second but richly per sale. HIRE MANAGERS Common managers enable auto-mining; bonus managers stack passive multipliers and trigger powerful active abilities (instant trips, production boosts, free upgrades). Assign them per mine. Some managers survive prestige. RESEARCH TREE 50+ research nodes across multiple branches — economy, production, transport, offline efficiency, stock capacity, coin multipliers, prestige. Queue active research in parallel slots (expand via Galactic Research). Every tier you complete compounds. PRESTIGE FOREVER Perform a Stellar Reset when the cosmos is ready. Earn Stardust based on your total iron-equivalent across every resource. Spend Stardust on permanent upgrades that carry across runs. Eventually unlock Galactic Ascension — a meta-prestige layer with its own research tree and Dark Matter currency. DAILY CHALLENGES Three challenges per day with streak rewards at 7 and 14 days. Missed days reset the streak but the game doesn't punish absence. OFFLINE EARNINGS Step away for up to a week — Cosmic Forge continues mining at a tapered efficiency schedule and rolls a summary up on your return. Research that was in flight completes while you sleep. COMPLETELY OFFLINE No account required. No internet required. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. No tracking. No analytics. No SDKs phoning home. GOD MODE (OPTIONAL) Want to test builds, skip a grind, or just play sandbox? God Mode is free for everyone — a one-tap toggle in Settings (behind a "this may corrupt your save" warning, because it really can). First public release — 0.19.0. Thanks for playing through 100+ pre-release builds with us.

About

Fairway Fortune

Develop a golf course empire by upgrading facilities, hiring automated managers, and unlocking new worlds. Earn rewards offline and reinvest profits for long-term progression. Optimize your business strategy for quick check-ins or extended planning sessions.

Highlights
  • Upgrade golf facilities
  • Automate operations with managers
  • Unlock new courses and milestones
  • Earn offline rewards
  • Prestige for permanent progression
  • Optional rewarded ads for bonuses
Features
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Build your own golf course empire in Fairway Fortune, an idle management game about growing small facilities into a thriving portfolio of courses. Start with simple course attractions, then reinvest your earnings into bigger upgrades, automated managers, new worlds, and long-term Legacy progress. Your course keeps working while you are away, so every return gives you another chance to claim earnings and decide what to build next. • Upgrade golf facilities and grow cash flow • Hire managers to automate course operations • Unlock milestones, achievements, and new courses • Earn offline rewards when you return • Use optional rewarded ads for bonuses when available • Spend Golden Balls on boost upgrades through Apple In-App Purchases • Prestige into Legacy upgrades for permanent progression Fairway Fortune is designed for quick check-ins and longer planning sessions. Optimize your next purchase, push toward the next course, and build a stronger golf business one upgrade at a time.

Screenshots

Cosmic Forge4 screens
Fairway Fortune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cosmic Forge at none against Fairway Fortune's 5. Cosmic Forge also leads on ads (none vs shown). Fairway Fortune's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fairway Fortune sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cosmic Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosmic Forge ships an update every 5 weeks, Fairway Fortune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cosmic Forge versus Fairway Fortune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic ForgeFairway Fortune
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQUALITY CAT SP Z O OZACHARY D TAYLOR

In-app purchases

None

Cosmic Forge

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Fairway Fortune

One-time5
  • 100 Golden Balls$0.99
  • 550 Golden Balls$4.99
  • 1200 Golden Balls$9.99
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  • 2600 Golden Balls$19.99
  • 7000 Golden Balls$49.99

Questions

Is Cosmic Forge free?
Cosmic Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fairway Fortune free?
Fairway Fortune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cosmic Forge or Fairway Fortune have ads?
Fairway Fortune shows ads; Cosmic Forge does not.
Which is updated more often, Cosmic Forge or Fairway Fortune?
Cosmic Forge ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fairway Fortune every 5 days. Most recently, Cosmic Forge was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fairway Fortune on October 18, 2026.

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