Comparison

Impulse vs ChainForge

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

Head to head
About

Impulse

Features
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Twelve games, twelve ways to surprise you. Raw speed, precision, inhibition, anticipation, attention: each game measures something different. Tap Zero for raw reaction time. The Gauge for millisecond precision. Red Light for holding back a movement. Stroop for resisting what you read. And eight more. TODAY'S TRIAL Three games, three constraints, one score. The same three legs for everyone, everywhere, drawn from the date itself. Turbo, reversed instructions, sudden death, fog, eclipse: the constraint changes the rules, not just the difficulty. One attempt a day. Being decent everywhere beats being brilliant at one thing. WARE MODE All twelve games back to back, faster and faster, until your five lives are gone. One round, one game, no pause. Or pass the phone around with up to eight players — last one standing wins. TIERS TO CLIMB Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond on every game. Every game is scored on the same 0–100 scale, which finally makes a precision, a reaction time and a streak length comparable. A tier once earned is never lost. YOUR PROGRESS, IN NUMBERS Your best reaction time, your curve run after run, your streak of consecutive days. Everything stays on your iPhone: no account, no sign-up, no server. IT WORKS OFFLINE On the subway, on a plane, at the cabin. Only Game Center leaderboards need a connection. BUILT TO BE FAIR Every game is calibrated to the millisecond and measured on a continuous clock: your score depends on neither your iPhone model nor its refresh rate. iOS Reduce Motion is respected, and sound and haptics turn off separately. Impulse is free. A one-time purchase removes the ads. — Studios Raxoon inc. Support: https://apps.raxoon.com/impulse/support Privacy: https://apps.raxoon.com/impulse/privacy

About

ChainForge

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A rune drops. A link forms. Then the whole Forge erupts. ChainForge is a fast, tactical cascade puzzler where every placement can ignite a spectacular chain reaction. Connect 3 or more matching runes, bend the queue to your plan, and survive rising pressure as each arena changes the board beneath you. • Ten distinct arenas, ending in the permanent Ultimate Forge • Daily challenge with a streak worth protecting • Prisms, bombs, lightning, volatile runes and sealed hazards • Mid-run upgrades that reshape your strategy • Game Center leaderboards for endless and daily scores • Shareable score cards built for friendly rivalries • Haptics, sound controls and an illustrated rules guide Levels 1–3 are completely free. Unlock the full game once to enter levels 4–10 forever. No ads. No subscription. Your progress stays on your iPhone. The Forge rewards nerve, timing and one more perfect cascade. How long can your chain survive?

Screenshots

Impulse4 screens
ChainForge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChainForge at none against Impulse'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. Impulse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ChainForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Impulse versus ChainForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpulseChainForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSTUDIOS RAXOON INCEmmanuel BORGES

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Impulse

Subscriptions2
  • Impulse - Monthly support$1.991 Month
  • Yearly support$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • No ads$2.99
1 purchases

ChainForge

One-time1
  • Full Forge$4.99

Questions

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

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