Comparison

Forge Clicker vs Drill Baron

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

Head to head
About

Forge Clicker

Features
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Your forge starts with one anvil and one pair of hands: yours. TAP TO EARN Tap the anvil for gold. Spend it on upgrades: hire apprentices, stoke hotter coals, and turn a village smithy into a gold machine. IDLE INCOME Apprentices keep earning gold while the game is closed. Minions you have bound keep fighting the dungeon, so you come back to XP as well. DELVE THE DUNGEON Clear the cellar under your forge and fight down through slimes, rats and slag golems, every floor on a timer. A boss waits on every fifth, and from floor 10 down it heals to full if you run out of time. Floors ending in 7 run under a weekly Aspect: one element hits hard, everything else is resisted. CRAFT YOUR ARSENAL Bosses drop ore and embers. Forge them into weapons and gear, equip them, and hit harder than a plain hammer ever will. Infuse a blade with an element, and reforge it on the Grand Anvil when the fight needs a different edge. BIND A PARTY Bind minions to fight beside you. Level them, upgrade them, then splice two maxed minions into one of 15 hybrids that outgrows both parents. CLIMB THE TOWER When raw damage stops working, climb the Tower instead. Each floor demands one element and gives you twenty seconds, so how high you reach depends on your elemental range, not your attack number. Your best height banks permanent attack power. ASCEND AND BEGIN AGAIN Trade a run for permanent power: prestige points, a shop that carries across runs, heirlooms you bind for lasting bonuses, and the Crucible, which burns leftover ore and embers into Deepsteel. QUESTS TO GUIDE THE WAY A quest chain leads you from your first taps to the Rat King's hoard, with daily bounties, challenge floors and a raid along the way. FAIR BY DESIGN - No forced ads. Watch one only if you want the bonus, or buy Remove Ads once and take the same bonuses without one. - One-time purchases only. No subscriptions, no energy, no paywalls. - No account needed. Your save stays on your device.

About

Drill Baron

Pilot a drill pod deep underground to mine ore, gems, and treasures. Sell your findings, upgrade your equipment, and explore seven unique worlds with their own dangers. Build your base, manage miner bots, and participate in seasonal events for rewards.

Highlights
  • One-finger drill pod control
  • Sell ore and gems at trade post
  • Upgrade drill, cargo, and other parts
  • Explore seven distinct worlds
  • Build and upgrade base structures
  • Miner bots dig while you're away
  • Participate in seasonal events
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Below the surface lie ore, gems and ancient treasures – and the deeper you drill, the more everything is worth. But watch out: gas explodes, lava burns, and your tank won't refill itself. DRILL, SELL, UPGRADE • Steer your drill pod through the ground with one finger. • Get your ore back up in time and sell it at the trade post. • Upgrade drill, cargo hold, tank, hull, engine, cooler, light and rock breaker in the workshop – every part shows on your pod. SEVEN WORLDS, ONE CORE EACH • Rubra, Glacia, Ignis, Toxa, Abyssa, Voltra and Prisma: each world has its own ground and dangers, from frost gas to lightning veins. • At the very bottom a guardian protects the core. Beat it and earn a world star. • Even deeper, the deep zone hides secret chambers and deep oil. • On the way, surprises await, from treasure finds to a race against the lava. YOUR BASE GROWS WITH YOU • Upgrade buildings to unlock stronger parts. • Miner bots keep digging for you, even while you're away. • Bid for oil fields, fill your museum with rare finds and solve riddles. • Contracts, daily missions and ranks all the way up to Drill Baron. SEASONAL EVENTS • At Halloween and during Winter Wonder the portal opens a seasonal world of its own. • Collect seasonal finds, trade them for boosts and win the event skin. FAIR AND RELAXED • No account, no internet needed to play. • Watch videos only if you want to – for a reward. • Gems and looks are optional in the shop. Buying needs a press-and-hold. • Game Center leaderboards, achievements and challenges. Progress saved in iCloud. In English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. For iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Forge Clicker4 screens
Drill Baron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drill Baron at daily against Forge Clicker's every 10 days. Forge Clicker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Forge Clicker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Drill Baron sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge Clicker ships an update every 10 days, Drill Baron daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Forge Clicker versus Drill Baron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForge ClickerDrill Baron
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB13 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer17476388 Canada Corp.TreeSolid Systems GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forge Clicker

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Supporter's Crest$6.99
  • Prospector's Charter$19.99
3 purchases

Drill Baron

One-time3
  • Remaining Pack$1.99
  • Remaining Pack5 variants$2.99
  • Remaining Pack4 variants$3.99

Questions

Is Forge Clicker free?
Forge Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drill Baron free?
Drill Baron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forge Clicker or Drill Baron have ads?
Both Forge Clicker and Drill Baron show ads.
Which is updated more often, Forge Clicker or Drill Baron?
Forge Clicker ships an update every 10 days, and Drill Baron daily. Most recently, Forge Clicker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Drill Baron on November 1, 2026.

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