Comparison

Journey Forge vs Stormglass

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

Head to head
About

Journey Forge

Embark on real-time missions across diverse sci-fi and historical settings. Build a hero, bond with a companion, collect artifacts, and conquer leaderboards in this adventure game.

Highlights
  • Hero and companion building
  • Real-time missions
  • Diverse sci-fi and historical settings
  • Artifact collection
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Build a hero, bond a companion, and embark on real-time missions across sci-fi frontiers, wild west trails, pirate seas, sunken shipwrecks, gold-rush tundra, and neon-soaked cyberpunk streets. Collect rare artifacts. Conquer leaderboards.

About

Stormglass

Embark on a story-driven hidden-object adventure on a mysterious island. Explore detailed scenes, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets across 10 chapters. Your observation skills are key to finding hidden objects and progressing through the narrative.

Highlights
  • Story-driven adventure
  • Hidden object scenes
  • 10 chapter narrative
  • Mystery solving
  • Detailed environments
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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A mysterious discovery. A remote island. An expedition filled with secrets. The Secret of Stormglass Island is a story-driven hidden-object adventure where observation is your greatest tool. Travel across stormy seas, explore abandoned outposts, descend into glowing caves, investigate forgotten workshops, and uncover the mystery surrounding the legendary Northstar Compass. SEARCH BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED SCENES Explore richly detailed environments packed with cleverly hidden objects, expedition gear, clues, and mysterious discoveries — every one placed by hand. EXPERIENCE A 10-CHAPTER ADVENTURE Follow an expedition from its first mysterious message through dangerous storms, hidden passages, mechanical chambers, flooded archives, and a long-lost discovery beneath Stormglass Island. SOLVE MYSTERIES AND FOLLOW CLUES Search for important objects, examine unusual machinery, uncover hidden symbols, and use your powers of observation to progress deeper into the mystery. EXPLORE UNIQUE LOCATIONS Visit a cozy explorer’s workshop, bustling harbor, storm-tossed ship, abandoned weather station, crystal-lined caves, mechanical galleries, flooded libraries, and secret underground chambers. RELAXING HIDDEN-OBJECT GAMEPLAY Take your time and explore each scene at your own pace. Use hints when you need a little help and enjoy the satisfaction of completing every collection. A CINEMATIC STORYBOOK WORLD Warm, atmospheric environments, evocative music, and an adventurous mystery combine to create a hidden-object experience filled with wonder and discovery. Can you uncover the secret of Stormglass Island and discover the truth behind the Northstar Compass?

Screenshots

Journey Forge4 screens
Stormglass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Journey Forge at none against Stormglass's shown. Journey Forge also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). Stormglass's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Journey Forge against 5.0 for Stormglass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Journey Forge versus Stormglass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourney ForgeStormglass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOvilius StudiosFourth Funnel Games LLC

Customer experience

Journey Forge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stormglass

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Journey Forge

No in-app purchases

None

Stormglass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journey Forge free?
Journey Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stormglass free?
Stormglass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Journey Forge or Stormglass?
Journey Forge and Stormglass are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Journey Forge or Stormglass have ads?
Stormglass shows ads; Journey Forge does not.

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