Comparison

PotatoArena vs Deepforge

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

Head to head
About

PotatoArena

Features
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POTATO ARENA · 500-wave thumb-controlled survival shooter A roguelike shooter built for mobile. Drag with one hand to move; your weapon auto-aims — you focus on dodging, positioning, and knowing when to retreat. [Features] 500 waves · 10-Act campaign From the W1 sparrows to the W500 endgame, every Act brings new bosses, biomes, and enemy mixes — 14 enemy types + 13 bosses (9 Act bosses + 4 commanders). 27-node skill tree · 6 independent branches Economy / Ranged / Explosion / Melee / Survival / Speed. Each node has 6 ranks (Iron → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond → Rainbow). Build your own playstyle. 4 hidden build paths - Lightning Hunter (R+P maxed) → Twin SMG + permanent +20% crit - Iron Wall (M+S maxed) → Rune Greatshield + ignore one lethal hit per wave - Munitions Engineer (G+E maxed) → Gold Bomb (damage = gold × 0.5) + 30% bonus kill gold - Potato God (T6 maxed) → +30% to all stats 55 collectable skins 24 themes across 6 tiers: starter foods, advanced foods, meme faces, animal costumes, professions, ultimate rare. Earn 1 Star per level — permanent unlocks kept across runs. Boss prep system Before every Act boss, choose: pay gold for a king shield, OR empty your wallet for a legendary weapon + free shield. 16 weapons · each with its own playstyle Pistol, SMG, shotgun, sniper, throwing knife, longsword, rocket, railgun, flamethrower, chain lightning, homing missile, boomerang, holy cannon... [Why play?] - True one-hand gameplay — commute, lunch break, before bed. - Pure technical depth — positioning + build + skill tree path decide everything. - Death is not the end — continue from the previous Act. - Collection goals — 55 skins waiting to be unlocked. [About in-app purchases] All paid content is purely cosmetic. Stars only buy skins; they do not affect combat. Free players can unlock everything over time. Support the dev and make the potatoes cuter.

About

Deepforge

Embark on a relaxing idle mining adventure. Dig through endless layers, hire and upgrade miners, and grow a vast skill tree to earn riches even while offline. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and play your way with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Endless mining layers
  • Hire and assign miners
  • Extensive 538-skill tree
  • Offline earnings
  • Ascend for permanent boosts
  • Optional ads for boosts
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Grab a pickaxe and start digging. Deepforge is a relaxing idle mining game where every tap, every miner and every upgrade takes you deeper. DIG DEEPER Break through layer after layer of an endless mine, from topsoil to granite, basalt and beyond. Every layer has its own ore, and deeper ore is worth more. Watch for rich veins and Motherlodes worth three times as much. BUILD YOUR CREW Hire miners and put them to work where they earn the most, or let Auto Assign do it for you. Unlock more slots and watch your crew swing away. GROW A HUGE SKILL TREE Spend your cash on a 538-skill tree with six branches: miner speed, ore value, tap power, dig speed, offline earnings and more. Unlock keystones for big permanent jumps. EARN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Your miners keep digging when you close the game. Come back to a pile of cash waiting for you. ASCEND Reset your mine for permanent Paragon levels that make every future run faster. PLAY YOUR WAY Ads are always optional: watch one only if you want a boost, a bigger ore cart haul or double offline earnings. Or get the one-time Foreman Pass to skip every ad and earn 50% more offline.

Screenshots

PotatoArena4 screens
Deepforge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PotatoArena at none against Deepforge's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. PotatoArena sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Deepforge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PotatoArena ships an update every 3 days, Deepforge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PotatoArena versus Deepforge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotatoArenaDeepforge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer培元 蔡10XGames LLC

In-app purchases

8 purchases

PotatoArena

One-time8
  • 薯星補給包$0.99
  • 金幣補給包$0.99
  • 薯星禮盒$4.99
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  • 金幣禮盒$4.99
  • 薯星寶箱$9.99
  • 金幣寶箱$9.99
  • 薯神禮包$19.99
  • 金幣聖物$19.99
1 purchases

Deepforge

One-time1
  • Foreman Pass$4.99

Questions

Is PotatoArena free?
PotatoArena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deepforge free?
Deepforge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PotatoArena or Deepforge have ads?
Deepforge shows ads; PotatoArena does not.
Which is updated more often, PotatoArena or Deepforge?
PotatoArena ships an update every 3 days, and Deepforge every 2 days. Most recently, PotatoArena was updated on October 12, 2026 and Deepforge on October 24, 2026.

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