Comparison

Cosmic Forge vs Vornhold

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

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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.

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Vornhold

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Enter Vornhold, a medieval fantasy strategy game where your kingdom begins as a small settlement and grows into a powerful realm. Build your city, upgrade key structures, manage resources, train troops, unlock research, and expand your influence across the world map. Every decision shapes your rise — from strengthening your economy to preparing your army for war. In Vornhold, your kingdom is more than a base. It is your seat of power. Features: • Build and upgrade a medieval kingdom • Manage resources such as wood, stone, iron, food, coal, and gems • Train troops and prepare for future battles • Explore a world map filled with rival kingdoms and strategic opportunities • Unlock research to improve your economy, army, and defenses • Progress through levels and grow your power over time • Experience a dark medieval fantasy atmosphere designed for mobile strategy fans Whether you focus on growth, defense, or conquest, your path belongs to you. Raise your banners. Defend your honor. Build the realm of Vornhold.

Screenshots

Cosmic Forge4 screens
Vornhold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cosmic Forge at none against Vornhold's shown. Vornhold's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosmic Forge ships an update every 5 weeks, Vornhold every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Cosmic Forge versus Vornhold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic ForgeVornhold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB423 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQUALITY CAT SP Z O OABDULLAH Semi GUNDOGDU

In-app purchases

None

Cosmic Forge

No in-app purchases

None

Vornhold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cosmic Forge free?
Cosmic Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vornhold free?
Vornhold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cosmic Forge or Vornhold have ads?
Vornhold shows ads; Cosmic Forge does not.
Which is updated more often, Cosmic Forge or Vornhold?
Cosmic Forge ships an update every 5 weeks, and Vornhold every 2 months. Most recently, Cosmic Forge was updated on October 25, 2026 and Vornhold on October 25, 2026.

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