Comparison

Grim Hand vs Batter Forge

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

Head to head
About

Grim Hand

Features
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Your weapon is your deck. Carry a sword and your hand fills with sword cards. Switch to a bow and everything you can do changes with it. Grim Hand is a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder for phones, made by one person over two years. A blacksmith loses his family. What follows is not a triumph โ€” it is four acts of trying to live with it. EVERY CARD IS A DECISION Enemies strike after every single card you play, not once per round. There is no safe turn. Read the board, choose, and live with it. DEATH IS FINAL Every run deals a different deck across a different map. No checkpoints, no continues. You start again, and you start smarter. FOUR ACTS, HAND DRAWN Camps to rest at, a forge to upgrade at, curious events that can save a run or end it, and bosses that will end it more often. A bestiary fills in as you meet what lives down there. SOULS THAT CHANGE THE RUN Earn souls between runs and equip them to reshape the next one. None of them is a flat damage bonus. Each asks you to play differently. NOTHING TO GRIND No packs. No duplicates. No energy timers. No daily login. No loot boxes. No ads. No subscription. A complete single player game that works with no connection at all. TRY IT FIRST The demo is free up to the first mini-boss. One purchase unlocks everything after that โ€” all four acts, every boss and legendary, every soul and forge upgrade. Bought once, yours permanently. If you like turn-based deckbuilders, tactical card games and dungeon crawlers where one misplayed card ends a two-hour run, this was built for you.

About

Batter Forge

Features
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Auto swings. Your upgrades. Craft bats, helmets, and uniforms. Compare new gear, build your batter, and take on tougher pitchers in Batter Forge, an idle baseball RPG where every upgrade gives you a new choice. EQUIP IT OR SELL IT? Check each new item against your current gear. Equip an upgrade or sell what you don't need. Mix equipment and set bonuses to find a build that works for your batter. UNLOCK AUTO BATTING AND CRAFTING Unlock auto batting and auto crafting as you progress. Set gear filters to review the items that matter to you, and collect offline rewards when you return. YOUR BATTER. YOUR BUILD. Train for more power or better contact. Combine training and equipment, then scout coaches to strengthen your batter. STEP UP TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE Take on tougher pitchers as you advance through the stages. Test your progress in Home Run Derby and dungeons. What will your next piece of gear change? Craft your first bat and find out.

Screenshots

Grim Hand4 screens
Batter Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Batter Forge at none against Grim Hand's 1. Grim Hand's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Grim Hand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Batter Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Grim Hand versus Batter Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim HandBatter Forge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size249 MB293 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrey RubshteinSOLMATTER Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grim Hand

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
None

Batter Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grim Hand free?
Grim Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Batter Forge free?
Batter Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grim Hand or Batter Forge have ads?
Batter Forge shows ads; Grim Hand does not.

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