Comparison

Line Forge vs AstroKnot

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

Head to head
About

Line Forge

This numberlink puzzle game allows you to draw lines between matching pairs to fill a grid. It offers a vast catalog of puzzles with customizable difficulty and grid sizes, playable on any device. Enjoy a daily ritual or a weekly challenge with optional hints and no timer pressure.

Highlights
  • 19,414 puzzles across 39 grid sizes
  • Daily and Weekly challenges
  • Filter by difficulty
  • Choose grid dimensions
  • Sync across devices
  • Adjustable sound settings
  • Free hints available
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Line Forge is a numberlink puzzle game built around one idea: the puzzle should bend to you, not the other way around. Draw a line between every matching pair until each cell of the grid is filled. The rule is simple. What's different is everything around it. Forge your line. Your way. Most numberlink games push you through one linear progression. Line Forge gives you the whole catalog and lets you choose what to play, how to play, and where. A new puzzle every day if you want a daily ritual. One large puzzle per week if you want a fight. - 19,414 verified puzzles across 39 grid sizes — squares from 5×5 to 20×20, plus 26 rectangular shapes - Daily Puzzle — a new fixed puzzle every day, the same grid for everyone; build a streak - Weekly Challenge — one large puzzle per week from the heavy-end pool (16×16 and up) - Filter by difficulty — pick what fits your mood, not what the game decides for you - Pick your dimensions — small grids for a quick reset, mid-size grids when you want to settle in - iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape — every device and orientation built as first-class, not retrofitted. 20×20 grids fit on iPhone SE; 5×5s feel right on iPad Pro - Zoom and pan — see the whole board or focus where you're thinking - Sync across your devices — start on your iPhone, finish on your iPad. Streaks, completions, and your spot in the catalog follow you - Set the sound — a metal track forged for the game, an ethereal alternative if you want quiet focus, or no music at all; mute is a first-class choice, not a buried setting - Hints when you need them — first one each day is free; no manufactured paywalls Independently forged. Line Forge is built by Red Beard Foundry — a solo indie studio in Indiana making software with deliberate craft. Every puzzle in the catalog has been solved and verified before it ships. The forge is the point. No ads between puzzles. No timer pressure outside the weekly challenge. No dark patterns. Remove ads with a one-time purchase if you want, or play free with light banner support. Forge your line.

About

AstroKnot

Features
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A puzzle a day keeps the brain in shape. Your brain is like any muscle: it stays sharp when you challenge it. AstroKnot gives you one fresh logic challenge every day, a Star Battle puzzle that can only be solved by reasoning, never by guessing. Ten focused minutes with a real deduction puzzle is a workout for attention, working memory and logical thinking, and it's a lot more fun than it sounds. THE PUZZLE Place the stars. Every row, every column and every region gets exactly the same number of stars, and no two stars may touch, not even diagonally. That is the whole rule set. The depth comes from the logic, and every puzzle has exactly one solution. YOUR DAILY WORKOUT • A new daily puzzle, the same for everyone, with streaks to keep you coming back • A weekly rhythm that mixes quick 7×7 boards with classic 10×10 ones, easy through master • A daily speed leaderboard through Game Center, with fair-play protection TRAIN, DON'T GUESS • Every puzzle is generated and graded by a solver that only uses human techniques • Five difficulty levels graded by the hardest technique the puzzle needs • Hints that teach: the board highlights what to look at, names the technique and explains why it follows • Undo, check, auto-marking of blocked cells, and a timer you can ignore WHEN YOU WANT MORE • Thousands of puzzles in three sizes: 7×7 with one star, 10×10 with two, 14×14 with three • Challenge a friend: share a puzzle with your time and see if they can beat it • Progress and settings sync across your devices with iCloud PAY ONCE The first 25 puzzles are free. After that the daily puzzle and one puzzle of your choice stay free, every day. A single purchase, Unlimited Puzzles, unlocks every puzzle and the full daily archive forever. No ads, no subscription needed, no energy meters. WORKS OFFLINE All puzzles are on your device. Train your brain on the train, on the moor, anywhere.

Screenshots

Line Forge4 screens
AstroKnot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AstroKnot at none against Line Forge's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Line Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AstroKnot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Line Forge versus AstroKnot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine ForgeAstroKnot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Beard FoundryTarsoul AB

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Forge

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

AstroKnot

One-time1
  • Unlimited Puzzles$2.99

Questions

Is Line Forge free?
Line Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AstroKnot free?
AstroKnot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Line Forge or AstroKnot have ads?
Line Forge shows ads; AstroKnot does not.

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